[OSM-talk] railway=incline?

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

Robert (Jamie) Munro wrote:
>Sent: 25 March 2008 4:21 PM
>To: Sven Geggus; Talk Openstreetmap
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] railway=incline?
>
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>Sven Geggus wrote:
>| Hello,
>|
>| I just want to ask whats the State of "railway=incline"?
>|
>| While it does not apear on map-features ist seems to be in use, as it
>can be
>| found on the "TIGER to OSM Attribute Map".
>
>What does it mean? Is that like a funicular railway?
>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Funicular_railway
>
>I'd prefer railway=funicular than railway=incline. Incline sounds like
>it's just a railway on a slope.

Absolutely right. There are still some rail inclines where wagons are
winched rather than under their own steam but on the whole nowadays the
power is on-board and some form of rack and pinion is in use.

Cheers

Andy

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>Robert (Jamie) Munro
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