[OSM-talk] railway=narrow_gauge

[Andrew Loughhead]

Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
> On 6/16/07, Mike Collinson <mike at ayeltd.biz> wrote:
>   
>> I suggest a similar definition for narrow gauge:
>>
>> "Passenger or freight train track in a gauge smaller than the standard for the country or state, typically less than 4'  8 1/2"   "
>>
>> Sorry for the archaic units of measurements!
>>     
>
> But why do we care at all about the gauge? Do you want to render it differently?
>   
I guess narrow gauge is generally incompatible with "standard" rail
within a region / state / country, so being able to distinguish it from
standard will help people or software understand that you can't catch a
standard train along it - its not really part of the rail network.