[Talk-GB] railway=rail + oneway?

[Martin Wynne]

On 15/01/2021 13:14, Mark Goodge wrote:

> 
> Where are we going to get the information from, though? It's not 
> something you can reliably tell just by looking at the track. And even 
> where you can tell, the track often isn't accessible to the general 
> public. So it's not amenable to on-the-ground mapping.

If there are fixed signals, you can tell on the ground by looking at the 
layout of the signals. But some lines use radio-signalling with no fixed 
signals.

> it's logically impossible for a terminus track to be one-way.

It depends what you mean by one-way. Some long-distance terminal 
platforms are for arrivals only. So in effect the track is one-way as 
far as passengers are concerned. After they have all got off, the empty 
train is quickly moved to the sidings for cleaning/preparation for its 
next journey, leaving the platform clear for the next arrival. Sometimes
this applies for only part of the working day.

> So, while this might be something that some rail enthusiasts might like 
> to put into OSM, I really don't think that OSM is an appropriate 
> repository for it.

But OSM has lots of stuff that serves little purpose for the general 
public (the location of broadband cabinets?), or is difficult to 
establish on the ground (the voltage of overhead power lines?). But it's 
useful information if someone needs to know.

Martin.