[OSM-talk] RFC: Miniature railway

[Tom Chance]

Hello,

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:33:13 +0100, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk>
wrote:
> Tom Chance wrote:
>>
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Miniature_railway
>>
>> A railway value for miniature railways, of the kind you sometimes find
>> in parks, public/private gardens, etc.
> 
> Assuming 'Map_Features#Railway' is the definitive reference for these key
> values, then a little expansion on definition is required. Some
> 'miniature' railways are actually 'narrow_gauge' and I presume you are
only referring
> to passenger carrying tracks?

Not being a railway buff, I was thinking more of the toy and touristy
things such as the one mentioned in the wiki page rather than the gauge of
the track. I wouldn't call them passenger tracks, unless you commute to
work down to the end of your garden and go on holiday across the park :-)

Kind regards,
Tom