Modelling of a car ramp
Description
How to model a car ramp? A car ramp is a facility at the end of the track, where cars can be loaded/unloaded at/from a train.
Which of the existing elements can be used?
Background
tbd
Links
- Forum discussion:
- Torben Brand, 03.06.2019: [https://www.railml.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=669&start=0&]
- Christian Rahmig, 22.03.2012: [https://www.railml.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=122&%20amp%20;goto=283&#msg_283]
- Trac tickets:
- #362
- Wiki documentation:
- IS:serviceSection: [https://wiki.railml.org/index.php?title=IS:serviceSection]
- IS:propService: [https://wiki.railml.org/index.php?title=IS:propService]
Proposed solution in railML 2.5
A car ramp shall be modelled using the existing railML element together with boolean attribute @ramp="true".
A car ramp at the side of a track should be described with @length > 0, a @pos between 0 and length of track and a @side={"left", "right"}.
A car ramp at the end of a track should be described with no @length, a @pos of either "0" or the length of track (depending if the car ramp is at the trackBegin or at the trackEnd) and no @side.
A car ramp that is situated both, at the side and at the end of a track, shall be modelled with two elements:
- one with @length > 0, a @pos between 0 and length of track and a @side={"left", "right"}, and
- one with no @length, a @pos of either "0" or the length of track (depending if the car ramp is at the trackBegin or at the trackEnd) and no @side.
A new optional attribute @rampType can be used to specify the specific construction of the ramp with possible values "flat" and "metalBridge"... (extendable enumeration)
Proposed solution in railML 3.2
tbd