[OSM-talk-be] Mapping and tagging of railways.

[Karel Adams]

Further to Gauthier's message relating to Belgian Railways: it seems 
obvious to me that LINE NUMBERS should be published, not train 
indicators. Compare to bars/cafés: we should mention the NAME of the 
place, not what beers are on tap or what food they serve.

After all, services offered on a railroad may change with time. And on 
one line, sveral services may be offered (line 25/27 is used by 
NMBS/SNCB but also by Thalys, for just one example. Another is ICE on 
L36). Also, where does it stop? Must we then mention the indications of 
cargo trains also? Of course not. We are working on a map, or better on 
an atlas, not on an index of services. Such an index could be a nice 
side-project, but for me the main job comes first.

And indeed there is some work left to be done about the Belgian railroad 
infrastructure. I once suggested obtaining the geographical data from 
NMBS themselves (they have it, for their ATLAS project, and I still have 
some relations there) but there was no enthusiasm so I didn't pursue the 
idea.

My 0.02 € ...