[OSM-talk] [tagging] RFC: railway=incline

[Robert Vollmert]

On Mar 26, 2008, at 00:24, Alex Mauer wrote:
> Sven Geggus wrote:
>> Alex Mauer <hawke at hawkesnest.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I've written up a proposal here:
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Incline_railway
>>
>> I don't like this! It is often impossible to differeciate between
>> incline railways and ordinary railways, esecially in countries like
>> Switzerland.
>>
>
> If it's impossible to differentiate, then how do you know how to tag  
> it?


So far, different railway tags have described different networks. A  
railway=rail doesn't suddenly change into a a railway=subway. But a  
part of a railway might go over a bridge (bridge=yes) or have a rack  
(rack=yes for that segment).

Cheers
Robert