Proposal:Railway:switch:lock
| railway:switch:lock | |
|---|---|
| Proposal status: | Draft (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Natfoot footnat |
| Tagging: | railway:switch:lock=dispatcher |
| Applies to: | node |
| Definition: | This is a switch lock. In North America most switches have switch locks. In some situations the dispatcher has control of the switch lock even though the switch is thrown manually. |
| Statistics: |
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| Rendered as: | hidden under switch render |
| Draft started: | 2022-05-11 |
Proposal
This proposal proposes the following tags:
- railway:switch:lock
- railway:derail:lock
- *=yes
- *=no
- *=dispatcher
These will be in addition to a railway:switch or railway:derail tag to designate if a lock is present or if a dispatcher needs to unlock.
Rationale
The Main reason why this proposal was started is that I have started to use this and had another editor make the same request in conversation. We both have railroad knowledge and experience and know the differences this provides. currently there is no way to map lock features in OSM.
Tagging
To map a switch lock place a node 
you would be adding railway=switch: and then adding railway:switch:lock=* to an existing switch. or adding railway:derail:lock=* to an existing derail.
- railway:switch:lock=yes: There is a switch lock present
- railway:switch:lock=no: There is not a switch lock present
- railway:switch:lock=dispatcher: The switch lock is managed by the dispatcher
- railway:derail:lock=yes: There is a derail lock present
- railway:derail:lock=no: There is not a derail lock present
- railway:derail:lock=dispatcher: The derail lock is managed by the dispatcher
Examples
In the table below, some examples are illustrated In the table below, some examples are illustrated.
| Tagging | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| railway=switch | the dispatcher switch lock is next to the switch stand.
If the dispatcher stand was not here you could also list this as railway:switch:lock=yes as the switch lock is also visible. | |
| railway=switch | no switch lock is present. There is a pin that keeps the switch from throwing but there is an additional hole for a lock. | |
Features/Pages affected
The following pages are affected by this proposal:
Potentially, more pages need to be edited to include references to this new tag.
External discussions
March 2020 Slack USA https://osmus.slack.com/archives/C6MBWSE14/p1585004277003900
April 2022 Slack USA https://osmus.slack.com/archives/C6MBWSE14/p1650685190803679
Comments
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