RMweb Gold tractionman Posted December 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 hi folks just come across this online rail map: http://www.openrailwaymap.org/ it shows active as well as disused lines and has OpenStreetMap (OSM) in the background, so very useful for planning visits to the lineside or railway archaeology/fieldwork/walks etc, as well as modern-era modelling of course! you can change the background mapping to show hillshading for relief/topography. inf about it is here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenRailwayMap coverage is global - the UK and Europe look particularly detailed. hope it's of some interest. all the best, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arun Sharma Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 That looks like a very useful facility - I've just had a look at the [now, cycle/walking] route along the Test Valley from Fullerton Junction to Stockbridge and it seems very accurate. Interestingly, I found the page/map segment that opened by default was centred on my computers location so presumably it picks up on a computer's GPS location data. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Curates egg..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 There's a similar site here. This one's been around a while. http://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted December 11, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 There's a similar site here. This one's been around a while. http://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php Similar but different! Open Railway Map shows current status whereas rail map online appears to be the UK historic network with ownership of lines, still very useful of course. All the best, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted December 11, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 Curates egg..... The contents are crowdsourced so plenty of scope for revisions and updating by us, the user community. Cheers, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 Curates egg..... Very much so - a rather peculiar mix of what's there now, what used to be there but isn't there now, and what was never there at all (and that's just Reading!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold imt Posted December 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 Curates egg..... The "signalling" seems to be German or Finnish(?). And the lines around Newcastle seem to meet the Stationmaster's description. That doesn't mean it isn't a good resource for starters - but it won't replace Quail anytime soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterfgf Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 All I want for Christmas is an electronic version of Cobb's Atlas so that I can look at it on my iPad or laptop whilst travelling around. I'm not holding my breath though. I hear that the latest paper version hasn't changed significantly but has tripled in price from the first edition. Peterfgf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted December 11, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2016 A couple of omissions in my part of the world, the Selsey Tramway is missing for a starter... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 .....and most of Coventry loop line, Morris sidings, Bell Green and Gosford Green! I guess if registering makes things better I'd better get my backside in gear! Regards Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted December 11, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 .....and most of Coventry loop line, Morris sidings, Bell Green and Gosford Green! I guess if registering makes things better I'd better get my backside in gear! Regards Guy It appears to be 'underneath' Phoenix Way, other disused lines also seem to disappear under road schemes. It's a bit misleading. Cheers, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted December 11, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 A couple of omissions in my part of the world, the Selsey Tramway is missing for a starter... Yes, some work still to be done. As with OSM the detail coverage will vary depending on the level of input from the user community. All the best, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2016 Of former lines, Cheshire Lines Godley to Apethorne and Bredbury to Cheadle missing as is Waterside Branch from Gamesley to Tintwistle. Not much shown for the Earl of Dudley network and masses not shown aroung the Black Country. For the current railway this is a much better resource for speeds, signalling methods, etc. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/10563.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Godley to Apethorne is shown, so is Romiley Jn to Bredbury Jn, you have to look hard for the second. What isn't shown is the Hooley Hill line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 The problem with OSM is that it doesn't have an aerial view option. For something that comes and goes over time, something that allows you to input dates as well as locations is good, then you can see not only what was there, but also when. Google KML files allow this, but it's a lot of work. https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/41347876@N00/4248759774/in/set-72157623021590285/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2016 Godley to Apethorne is shown, so is Romiley Jn to Bredbury Jn, you have to look hard for the second. What isn't shown is the Hooley Hill line The part of the CLC around Stockport appears to have been added since I posted. The Apethorne section is only shown as the cycle track, not the disused railway. I don't know whether it is to do with the layering but the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple disappears under the Silk Road and around Tesco car park at the southern end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I don't knoe wheter it is to do with the layering but the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple disappears under the Silk Road and around Tesco car park at the southern end. It does that, doesn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stadman Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Some (one) of the connections were a bit vague. Namely a quick view of the old Exe Valley line at Stoke Canon. That said I'm sure it'll be a useful tool for research as well as anyone out looking at today's lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thanks for the link Keith. I should have been putting up Egg & Dart coving in the dining room this morning, but you obviously had other ideas! DIY. Humbug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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