[OSM-talk] railway=narrow_gauge

Nick usenet at tenhairypenguins.co.uk
Tue Jun 19 18:11:37 BST 2007


In article <200706191814.22549.adrian at frith.co.za>,
Adrian Frith  <adrian at frith.co.za> wrote:
>The problem with that solution is that not all countries have 4ft 8.5in as 
>their standard gauge. In South Africa, for example, the standard gauge is 3ft 
>6in. So, you cant set up rules that say "Everything with gauge_mm=1435 draw 
>as standard railway; everything with gauge_mm<1435 draw as narrow-gauge 
>railway", because it'll be wrong in many cases.

We are getting tangled up in semantics!

In South Africa, the standard gauge is 3ft 6in but it is called "Cape
Gauge" or "Cap Gauge". "Standard Gauge" or "Stephenson Gauge" is always
4ft 8.5in.

see http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_gauge

Nick





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