Talk:Tramway (industrial)

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This appears to be somewhat mis-titled, in that, the tramway relates to a rail system used in mines, not to a "mineral." Stepp-Wulf 02:12, 7 April 2007 (UTC).

I agree. "Mineral" does not seem appropriate for many industrial tramways. For example, the majority of tramways located in New Zealand of the variety described in this article were used to carry logs (most of the rest served coal mining). I propose the article be renamed "tramway (industrial)". - Axver 04:13, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

• Still a mineral! Stepp-Wulf 01:47, 4 November 2007 (UTC).

I'm going to be bold and move it. It's been over half a year and nobody's objected to my proposed new title, so I'll take that as a mandate to make the change. - Axver 01:50, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Railway?

Someone has suggested "Where the plates span more than one supporting sleeper or stone base it its classed as a railway." Is there supporting evidence? The term was often used for plateways, and certainly for edge rail ways where fishbelly rails were used. Chevin (talk) 06:57, 6 April 2008 (UTC)