[OSM-talk] Mapping disused railway lines

[Craig Wallace]

On 26/02/2012 11:57, Philip Barnes wrote:
> My problem is that where one of these roads crosses the path of the
> disused Wellington to Market Drayton railway, there is a stone bridge
> over the road with a height restriction. For a working railway this is
> easy, but the disused railway tag seems to have no bridge attributes. I
> have added them, but no bridge has appeared on the map.
>
> Apart from the lack of rails, this line is very much in existence on the
> ground, with embankments and bridges still in place.
>
> The bridge in question is here
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.78617&lon=-2.55434&zoom=18

That bridge is tagged as "bridge=generic bridge".
If it is a generic bridge, then just tag it as "bridge=yes". Then it 
will be rendered correctly on Mapnik.

Plus I'd agree with what Chris says - if its possible to walk/drive 
along it, then also tag it as a path or track etc.

Craig