French Railway Signalling

This repository serves as a backup of the pages, Lua modules, and templates I authored for the OpenRailwayMap wiki, focusing on French railway signalling. It ensures long-term preservation of the documentation in case of unexpected deletions or inappropriate edits on the wiki platform.

JOSM Presets

The repository includes JOSM presets specifically designed for mapping French railway signalling. These presets are aligned with the current revision of the wiki documentation.

Installation

Recommended method - Install directly from JOSM:

1. Go to Presets → Presets preferences...
2. Search for French Railway Signalling in the Available Presets search box
3. Select the matching preset and click the right-pointing arrow to add it to Active Presets
4. Click OK

Alternative method - Manual installation:

⬇️ Download the ZIP archive

This archive contains the latest preset XML files along with the required icon assets (SVG and PNG).

taginfo project

A taginfo project file is generated from the presets by the TagInfoGen tool and published at taginfo.json. It lets the French signalling tags, with their descriptions and icons, appear on taginfo. The presets are the single source of truth, so the file is regenerated automatically on every deployment and never needs manual editing.

Repository Structure

FrenchRailwaySignalling/
├── .github/
│   ├── pages/            # GitHub Pages static files
│   │   └── index.html    # Landing page
│   └── workflows/        # GitHub Actions workflows
│       ├── backup-wiki-pages.yml         # Manual backup of wiki pages
│       └── build-and-deploy-presets.yml  # Build and deploy presets (+ taginfo.json)
├── presets/              # JOSM preset files and assets
│   ├── French_Railway_Signalling.xml
│   ├── icons/            # SVG and PNG icons
│   └── font/             # SNCF font used by some icons
├── tools/
│   ├── TagInfoGen/       # C# taginfo project file generator
│   └── WikiBackup/       # C# wiki backup tool
└── wiki/
    ├── backup/           # Auto-generated wiki backups
    └── draft/            # Initial content

Status

🚧 Work in Progress

Related Links

• 🌐 Main Wiki Page – Tagging in France (EN)
• 🗺️ OpenRailwayMap
• 🚦 SNCF Signalisation Permanente – interactive map of French railway signalling based on SNCF open data

License

• Wiki Content: Available under the same license as OpenStreetMap wiki content
• JOSM Presets: GPL-3.0
• Tools (TagInfoGen, WikiBackup): GPL-3.0
• Icons: Original creations or adaptations from Wikimedia Commons and Nicolas Wurtz's signalisation-rfn-svg project