Especially in germany it's a whole branch of tourism these days. They even have solar powered electric ones. The tracks are usually former railway lines, not sure about the legal status of them, if they are all officially out of service or if they are just not used anymore (partly because there is no request and partly because neglect has rendered them unusable for locomotives). Maarten On 2020-07-02 15:08, Christopher Parker wrote: > For those wondering, like me ....  "draisine"= handcars, track cars, > putt-putts,etc (to use American language).  Little maintenance > vehicles (most often but not necessarily 4 wheels). In the past > strictly for railway service, though lately  passengers and private > users have  been using them. > > On 7/2/2020 7:31 AM, Eckhard M wrote: >> Dear all, what is the right way to tag routes where is draisine >> traffic only. Just wondering why >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/33651736 is not shown in ORM. >> >> Best, Eckhard

Is draisine a track category or a usage? In  the US context the category of track would be "out of service".  There aren't any tracks just dedicated to draisine, but there are some places where they frequently run.  So similar as you might designate that a track carries passenger and freight trains you could also designate this. On 7/2/2020 10:25 AM, Eckhard M wrote: > Thanks, Christopher, bringing up this question. There are several > disused railway tracks in Germany where these cars are used for fun > rides. Most of them are driven by pedals but a few are powered by > solar energy. Have a look at https://draisinentour.de/ or > https://www.solardraisine-ueberwaldbahn.de/technik-strecke/ > > From a formal perspective it is a normal track so my expectation would > be railway=tourism and draisine=yes. > > Best, Eckhard