Trackcentreline API

Malcolm Bovey

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Jan 4, 2022, 3:54:01 AM1/4/22

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I've noticed the following intriguing statement on the open data area of the Network Rail website (https://www.networkrail.co.uk/who-we-are/transparency-and-ethics/transparency/open-data-feeds/)

"Network Rail intends to publish Trackcentreline data via API."

Does anyone know what this is?

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Ashley Pinner

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Jan 5, 2022, 10:22:27 AM1/5/22

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A Track Centreline is a way to describe the middle point of a set of rails. You plot these on a map to show where the rail lines run.

If NR publishes this data, you should be able to describe any specific pair of rails as a spatial object (a line with multiple points!) on a map.

Peter Hicks

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Jan 5, 2022, 10:26:30 AM1/5/22

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I'm going to make an educated guess that this is the data at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/the_networklinks_dataset?unfold=1 - plus some more. Although with documentation, hopefully!

Peter Hicks

Director

OpenTrainTimes Ltd.

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