User:Pete Hobbs/Westbahn BS-map-v2

I'm updating the route template map used by English page article Western Railway (Austria). The original template is at Template:Western Railway (Austria).

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Updating RDT of Western Rly, Austria (Oct 2016) - First half

Updated using German article version at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbahn (Österreich) as the German hardcoded map is more up-to date than the English template which is unrevised since 2009 and badly out of date for details of the "new Western Railway" improvements. Also used http://www.oebb.at/infrastruktur/en/Servicebox/Brochures_and_Folders/2009_04_Wien_-_St._Poelten_englisch.pdf as information source for improving some old/new line references.

• Removed duplicates of 41.461 Ollersbach, 43.558 Kirchstetten and 49.076 Böheimkirchen.
• Corrected 49.846 Tullnerfeld 4 crossover and Sieberg Tunnel positions.
• Then amended or added lines as per the German version.
• Also added Wienerwald Tunnel west portal kilometrage and moved its position (shortening its length on the map).

Revision tested and fully checked here. All shows okay for the first half, ie. lines 0.000 Vienna West through to 107.137 Ybbs an der Donau.

Updating RDT of Western Rly, Austria (Oct 2016) - Second half

SECOND HALF of MAP (lower down) revised, tested and checked here as a separate second "BS-map" of 110.887 Neumarkt an der Ybbs-Karlsbach to Salzburg Hbf. But hit a problem with both BS-maps on the same page. Kept getting a resulting "Warning: Template include size is too large. Some templates will not be included.". So I shortened the overall text size by using the abbreviated "ÖPNV Wien" template instead of the default "Public transport Vienna" template (and similarly changed "Public transport Vienna" to "ÖPNV Wien" usage). But still too big, over the limit when attempting to include the last 4 lines ("Salzburg-Tyrol Railway from Wörgl" to "0.000 Salzburg Bhf"). Therefore I can only test that the whole revised BS-map will display okay (ie. is below the template include size limit) by now deleting the "first half" and "second half", and testing all lines together as a single BS-map (ie. text size will be reduced because I won't be duplicating the BS-map header line).

Updating RDT of Western Rly, Austria (Oct 2016) - The whole map

Result is still "all bar last 4 lines" (anything more invokes a template include size warning). Maybe it won't allow more than 290 lines max? The map is composed of 294 lines...

Ongoing: The German page version has about 312 lines, so there's no line max - just a text size max (although the German version is hardcoded in, rather than being called as a template). Ah! Abbreviating "old/new Western Railway" to "old/new Western Rly." enables 291 lines to show (leaving 3 to go).

Ongoing: Abbreviating blank cells (by shortening "|}}" to "}}") should help further (38 instances), but doesn't help enough. Still 291 lines max.

Ongoing: Annoying! 291 lines show okay in "preview", bu when saved NONE show and instead the result is a link to the Template:BS-map page (where it incidentally suggests using a superceding Template:routemap as it will load quicker and be a shorter text-size). What? Start all over again? I'm saving as 290 lines (leaving the final 4 excluded) while I have a rethink about whether this updating is a waste of time!

Pershling Bridge

Added Pershling Bridge because:

• It helps to explain why the 3 tunnel chain (Reiserberg, Stierschweiffeld and Raingruben) is also known as "Tunnelkette Pershling" (lit: the Pershling Tunnel chain).
• Other new bridges/viaducts are included on the map, with their metre spans.
• Source http://www.oebb.at/infrastruktur/en/Servicebox/Brochures_and_Folders/2009_04_Wien_-_St._Poelten_englisch.pdf states "In the open air section between the Stierschweiffeld and the Raingruben Tunnel, the route crosses the river Perschling with a 117 m long and 13.1 m wide prestressed concrete bridge." I checked on a map and it's between the Stierschweiffeld and the Tullnerfeld 4 junction.
• The only drawback is that adds an extra line (leaving now final 5 excluded).
• Added Perschling Bridge to the German article map, and it seems to have been viewed/accepted okay.

Other notable improvements

• Swapped positions of "old/new (Loosdorf bypass) line" and "(76,946/76,951) break in Km", and then reduced the 76.946 two-rail markers to just a single rail marker, as German version states the Km break applies to old Western Rly. only. All to aid clarity.
• Amended all 19 instances of "break in kilometrage" to state "chainage break" instead. Austrians and Swiss engineers call them "Errorprofil" markers on the rail line, and Germans use the term "Kilometerwechsel", "Kilometersprung" oder "Kilometrierungssprung". The French use the term "Kilométrage". British construction engineers use the term "chainage" and "chainage break". Saves 19 x 6 characters = 101 characters shorter. It should enable the addition of an extra line (as still too big to include last four), and the next line is only 89 characters long. But it doesn't - it still won't take an extra line without warning template is too big!
• Also moved a second chainage break at (91,925/92,230) and narrowed track, so that the break shows as one pair against two parallel lines (instead of two pairs against separated lines. I checked a satellite view of the location (1km east of Pöchlarn) first, and it confirms the lines return to running side-by-side for some distance before that point.

Altitude of Wienna West Bahnhof

English page version says station is at 167m above the Adriatic. German page version says it is at 198 m above the Adriatic. Which one is correct? http://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=2761369 has an elevation map of Vienna generated using elevation data from NASA's 90m resolution SRTM data. The station is at Funfhaus district, an area that the floodmap shows as being between 194m and 223m above sea level. The English version seems to match the city's lowest point (the Danube river). The German version seems more accurate for the station, so I've amended the English page altitude to match the German one (ie. 198m altitude).

BS-map-v2: Reduced Tullnerfeld section from 8 lines to 6 lines

Stored "BS-map-v1" and created "BS-map-v2" subpage. Reduced the section so as to save 2 lines, enabling the addition of 2 more lines (leaving just 3 lines excluded as "over the limit"). Results as below:

Section between Salzburg Gnigl and Knoten Kasern

Reduced from 4 rows to 3 rows without loss of information, enabling the addition of 1 more row (leaving just 2 lines excluded as "over the limit") for the whole. Results as below:

Neukirchen bei Lambach section: as parallel (instead of separated) lines

Amended to parallel (not separated) lines, and reduced from 6 rows to 5 rows. The company isolated the branch-off and then upgraded the existing 2-track line to high speed running. They plan to complete the development by turning the stretch into a 4-track section of line, and the revised layout shows this more clearly than before. It doesn't enable addition of 1 more line however. Still 2 lines excluded as "over the limit". Results as below:

113.607 Hubertendorf + Burgstaller Tunnel

• Overlaid disused stn on left curve of diverging parallel lines, saving a row.
• Overlaid single marker on reconverging left curve (double marker gets part-hidden), saving another row.
• Total reduction from 6 rows to 4 rows without loss of information, enabling the addition of 1 more row to whole (leaving just 1 line excluded as "over the limit").

147.230 chainage break nr. St. Peter in der Au

Saved a row by combining 2 markers (left line) from one row and curves (left/right lines) from second row. Overlaid single marker on reconverging left curve, as a double marker over the left curve gets part-hidden. Also saves 8 characters (158>150), and enables the final "over the limit" row to show.

Directions of three state borders after 275.637

Cosmetic change (visual improvement only).

84.665 Melk - Pöchlarn

Enhanced spacing of tunnels, and combined 2 rows by overlaying KMW markers oover converging lines.

After 275.637: Three state borders linked up

Eliminates the need to describe them 3 times, and saves 2 rows.

264,050 Vöcklamarkt: corrected station

Deutsch and English stn layouts differed, so checked on maps, using notably http://doris.ooe.gv.at/viewer/(S(rxara3sekl0fehbaoimzwyrw))/init.aspx?hotspot=alk%7cstadtplan%7c1%3a3000%7c71137%7c350696%7chotspot3.gif%7cHauptbahnhof&t=636136454470621135. The German lay6out is correct, except that the station layout is too wide. Now corrected.

163.043 chainage break (3 rows >2)

Reduces 3 rows to 2, although it increases the text-volume slightly (147>152 chars.).

54.445 Pottenbrun to 75.100 Rohr Junction (incl. St. Polten)

Enhanced/clarified connecting railway branch lines. Clarified Wigram junction (ie. it includes a through tunnel underneath, visible on Google map). The only "downside" of the enhancement is that it increases the text-volume (1425>1516 = 91 chars extra) so that I've got to drop a row from the whole again.

Legend
Operating points and lines
0.000 Vienna West 198 m (AA) 1.013 Wien West freight yard Suburban line ("Vorortelinie") from Wien Heiligenstadt 2.553 Wien Penzing Southern Railway from Vienna Hbf S-Bahn trunk line from Wien Praterstern, Wien Floridsdorf 3.437 Vienna Meidling 210 m above sea level (AA) Pottendorf Line to Ebenfurth, Wr. Neustadt Hbf 3.967 Penzing 1 crossover Southern Rly. to Graz Hbf connecting railway Danube Lands Railway 4.607 0,000 km-change 0.071 Lainz Tunnel east portal (L 12.8 km) 0.215 start of ETCS L2 Danube Lands Rly. connecting loop from Wien Zvbf 0.679 Hetzendorf junction 2.022 Hetzendorf 1 crossover junction 5.200 Wien Hütteldorf freight train group 5.846 Wien Hütteldorf 7.151 Hetzendorf 4 crossover junction old Western Rly. / local transport track 8.112 Weichenhalle (switch hall) portal 7.885 Wien Wolf in der Au () Lainz Tunnel west portal new Western Rly. from Vienna Meidling 9.362 Hadersdorf junction (switch hall) new / old Western Rly. 9.238 Wien Hadersdorf () 10.164 Wienerwald Tunnel east portal (L 13.35 km), start of HSL 9.940 Wien Weidlingau () 10.546 Hadersdorf 1 crossover junction State border Vienna / Lower Austria 10.952 Purkersdorf Sanatorium () old Western Rly. (switch hall) / local transport track 11.091 11.750 chainage break (−659 m) 11.839 Unter Purkersdorf () 243 m above sea level (AA) 12.889 Purkersdorf Gablitz 16.014 Unter Purkersdorf 1 crossover 16.865 Unter Tullnerbach 19.970 Tullnerbach-Pressbaum 317 m above sea level (AA) 21.283 Pressbaum 337 m above sea level (AA) 22.532 Dürrwien 23.540 Wienerwald Tunnel west portal 24.809 Rekawinkel 360 m above sea level (AA) 25.173 Rekawinkl Tunnel (307 m) 307 m above sea level (AA) 26.491 Kleiner Dürreberg Tunnel (247 m) Eichgraben Viaduct (81 m) 29.931 Eichgraben-Altlengbach 31.120 Hutten passing loop 32.334 Unter Oberndorf 285 m above sea level (AA) 34.300 Maria Anzbach 35.814 Hofstatt 256 m above sea level (AA) 36.865 Neulengbach Stadt Laabenbach Viaduct (187 m) 38.006 Neulengbach Tullnerfeld Railway east loop to Tulln Tullnerfeld Rly. from Tulln / industrial siding 29.855 Tullnerfeld () Michelhausen Tullnerfeld Rly. to Herzogenburg former route of Tullnerfeld Rly. 35.840 Atzenbrugg Tunnel (2.460 m) 41.461 Ollersbach 38.441 Hankenfelder Tunnel (663 m) 40.171 Saladorf Tunnel (729 m) 41.335 Tullnerfeld 2 crossover 42.683 Reiserberg Tunnel (1,370 m) 43.558 Kirchstetten 45.660 Stierschweiffeld Tunnel (3,293 m) 49.076 Böheimkirchen Perschling Tunnelkette Bridge (117m) 49.846 Tullnerfeld 4 crossover 50.775 Raingruben Tunnel (2,775 m) 51.510 Schildberg (abandoned) 54.199 54.267 chainage break (−68 m) 54.445 Pottenbrunn 266 m above sea level (AA) new Western Rly. from Tullnerfeld 55.400 Wagram junction freight bypass to Rohr junction (in construction) Tullnerfeld Railway from Herzogenburg 60.563 St. Pölten Hbf 273 m above sea level (AA) Leobersdorf Railway to Hainfeld 61.262 St. Pölten freight yard 62.025 62.031 chainage break (−6 m) 62.070 Eisberg Arch Tunnel (460 m) 63.720 St. Pölten 1 turnout Pummersdorf Tunnel (3.485km, in construction) Mariazell Railway to Mariazell 67.611 67.806 chainage break (-195 m) 68.664 Prinzersdorf 256 m above sea level (AA) 70.831 Markersdorf an der Pielach 72.525 Prinzersdorf 2 crossover Radlleiten Tunnel (350m, in construction) 74.035 Groß Sierning Bründlkapellen Tunnel (900m, in construction) freight bypass from Wagram junction (in construction) 75.100 Rohr junction old / new (Loosdorf bypass) line 75.428 Rohr Tunnel (258 m) 76.946 76.951 chainage break (-5 m) 77.550 "Green" Tunnel 1 (250 m) 78.131 Loosdorf 79.923 Rohr 3 crossing old / new (Melk bypass) line 81.683 Wachberg Tunnel 2 (1,001 m) 82.434 Wachberg Tunnel 1 (292 m) 83.930 Melk Tunnel (1,845 m) 84.665 Melk 86.182 86.370 chainage break (−188 m) 86.436 Rohr 6 crossing 91.925 92.230 chainage break (-305 m) 93.914 Pöchlarn 214 m above sea level (AA) Erlauf Valley Railway to Kienberg-Gaming (old / new line) 97.300 Sittenberg Tunnel (4,692 m) 98.220 Krummnußbaum 99.368 Pöchlarn 2 crossing 99.465 Pöchlarn 12 crossing 102.632 Säusenstein 102.448 104.752 chainage break (−2,304 m) 107.137 Ybbs an der Donau 226 m above sea level (AA) 110.887 Neumarkt an der Ybbs-Karlsbach 113.607 Hubertendorf (abandoned) 113.400 Burgstaller Tunnel (2,250 m) 115.776 115.795 chainage break (−19 m) 117.076 Blindenmarkt 248 m above sea level (AA) 124.558 Amstetten 273 m above sea level (AA) 127.287 Amstetten 11 turnout to Waidhofen an der Ybbs Rudolfsbahn to Kleinreifling 129.880 Amstetten 2 crossover 131.146 Mauer-Öhling 134.975 Amstetten 14 crossing 135.595 Aschbach 140.180 Krenstetten-Biberbach 141.579 141.586 chainage break (-7 m) (new / old line) 144.245 St. Peter-Seitenstetten 145.269 "Green" Tunnel St. Peter (404 m) 147.230 147.428 chainage break (−198 m) 147.900 St. Johann-Weistrach 153.018 Sieberg Tunnel (6,480 m) 147.979 147.982 chainage break (-3 m) 150.651 Haag 154.038 Stadt Haag 157.498 Haag 2 crossing 160.026 162.161 chainage break (−2,135 m) 161.578 161.567 chainage break (+11 m) 163.043 163.057 chainage break (-14 m) Rudolfsbahn from Steyr, Kleinreifling 164.100 St. Valentin 268 m above sea level (AA) 165.840 St. Valentin Enns canal bridge 166.180 new (Enns bypass) / old line Danube Bank Railway - Ennsdorf loop 167.736 St. Valentin 11 turnout to Krems a. d. Donau 168.737 Ennsdorf Enns (river), State border Upper/Lower Austria 170.973 Enns 172.649 St. Valentin 3 crossing 173.675 Asten-Fisching 174.300 173.736 chainage break (+564 m) 175.640 176.378 Asten-St. Florian 178.030 Linz-Pichling 179.513 Asten-St. Florian 1 turnout 180.655 Linz Ebelsberg  2  to Linz Vbf East and Linz Stahlwerke (Steel mill) 182.349 Linz Kleinmünchen to Linz Vbf West Summerau Railway from České Budějovice 188.051 188.000 chainage break (-51 m) 188.440 Linz Hbf  <LILO>   1   2   3  Pyhrn Railway to Selzthal local railway to Peuerbach 190.540 start of LZB line control 192.020 Leonding 194.162 Linz 2 crossing 195.902 Pasching 198.043 Hörsching 295 m above sea level (AA) 201.347 Oftering Marchtrenk loop to Pyhrn Railway 206.185 Marchtrenk 307 m above sea level (AA) Overpass to Wels Vbf 208.811 Marchtrenk 1 turnout to Traun Wels Vbf 212.815 Wels Hbf 316 m above sea level (AA) Wels–Passau railway to Passau Alm Valley Railway to Grünau im Almtal 220.017 Gunskirchen 345 m above sea level (AA) new (Lambach bypass) / old line 225.672 Kalvarienberg Tunnel (1,410 m) local railway to Vorchdorf-Eggenberg   and Traun Valley Railway to Gmunden 226.109 Lambach 307 m above sea level (AA) 227.200 227.503 chainage break (-303 m) 227.633 Lambach Markt Neukirchen b.L. line improvement 230.454 Neukirchen bei Lambach 230.556 former "Haager Lies" rly. to Haag am Hausruck (line disused/isolated since October 2012) 233.498 Breitenschützing 235.120 Römerberg Tunnel (710 m) 236.662 236.940 chainage break (-278 m) 237.442 Schwanenstadt 240.330 end of LZB line control Salzkammergut Railway from Schärding 243.292 Attnang-Puchheim 415 m above sea level (AA) Salzkammergut Rly. to Stainach-Irdning 247.966 Vöcklabruck 435 m above sea level (AA) 250.233 Vöcklabruck 1 junction Vöcklabruck–Kammer Railway to Kammer-Schörfling 252.182 252.200 chainage break (-18 m) 253.317 Timelkam 450 m above sea level (AA) Ampflwang Railway to Ampflwang 257.090 Neukirchen-Gampern 435 m above sea level (AA) 259.723 Redl-Zipf 472 m above sea level (AA) 264,050 Vöcklamarkt 489 m above sea level (AA) Local railway (aka. Attergaubahn) to Attersee 268.785 Frankenmarkt 511 m above sea level (AA) 274.577 Frankenmarkt 2 crossing 275.637 Pöndorf 562 m above sea level (AA) State border Salzburg / Upper Austria 278.440 Ederbauer passing loop (ceased 2010) 601 m above sea level (AA) 281.916 Oberhofen-Zell am Moos 571 m above sea level (AA) 285.216 Straßwalchen 542 m above sea level (AA) Mattig Valley Railway from Braunau am Inn 287.427 Steindorf bei Straßwalchen 542 m above sea level (AA) 289.174 Neumarkt-Köstendorf (passing loop) 544 m above sea level (AA) Köstendorf junction (planned) Seekirchen Tunnel east portal, 14,500m (planned) 293.807 Weng 294.305 Steindorf 2 crossover 296.136 Wallersee 299.445 Seekirchen am Wallersee 514 m above sea level (AA) Seekirchen Süd (planned) 302.782 Eugendorf 305.538 Hallwang-Elixhausen 493 m above sea level (AA) Seekirchen Tunnel west portal (planned) Fischach Leitnerbauer Tunnel east portal, 2,000 m (planned) 309.345 Hallwang-E. 2 crossover Leitnerbauer Tunnel west portal (planned) 309.933 Salzburg Kasern Salzburg-Gnigl connections (planned) 310.880 Hallwang-E. 3 junction to Salzburg Gnigl yard Kasern junction (planned) former Salzkammergut local rly.