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Due to extreme spamming problems all direct email links to UrbanRail.Net have been removed from the site. Please use the new address shown above. You are, of course, welcome to send a message to UrbanRail.Net, but you'll have to type our email address manually.

In the "Subject" field use terms like 'Metro' or 'Subway' to distinguish your mail easily from spam. Your message will be answered and dealt with as soon as possible, although sometimes there may be a delay of some weeks until you'll see certain contributions reflected on the website. Sorry! Corrections and updates such as line extensions will be included immediately, whereas long-term projects may be left for later.

Before sending photos, please read the FAQ section about photo formats below, thanks!

Aufgrund der fast unerträglichen Menge an unerwünschten Werbemails sehen wir uns gezwungen, alle direkten Maillinks von der Website zu entfernen und die bereitgestellte Emailadresse von Zeit zu Zeit zu ändern. Sie sind natürlich trotzdem herzlich eingeladen, uns zu schreiben. Bitte tippen Sie unsere Emailadresse selbst ein und verwenden Sie im "Betreff"-Feld am besten die Wörter 'Metro', 'Subway' oder 'U-Bahn', um Ihre Mail einfach von Werbemails unterscheiden zu können. Sie können uns natürlich auch auf Deutsch schreiben.

A causa de un exceso de mensajes de publicidad nos vemos obligados a quitar todos los enlaces directos de correo electrónico. Estás invitado, sin embargo, a seguir enviándonos tus noticias, pero tendrás que introducir la dirección manualmente. Además te rogamos que utilices palabras como 'metro' o 'subway' en el campo de "Asunto". Puedes enviar tu mensaje en castellano e incluso en catalán si lo prefieres.

 

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 How to send photographs to UrbanRail.Net?

There are two options:

1) Photos are ready to publish
2) Photos have to be edited to be published

In any case, NEVER send us pictures taken from other websites! The copyright has to be known and shown! Do not send pictures for pages which already include a large amount of photos unless your pictures show something new or are of better quality.

1) If you are used to editing photos for the Internet, these are the parameters I use in UrbanRail.Net:
- jpg - compression factor should be 10% - 15% for best quality and minimum file size (which should not exceed 150K)
- approx. 600 x 400 (landscape) or 450 x 600 (portrait) to fit into a standard browser's window (resolution 800x600)
- the copyright should be printed on the image
- the name of the file should explain briefly the content of the image (e.g. lon-jub-waterloo1.jpg)
- a small image (thumbnail) should be provided exactly 120 pixels high and carry the same name as the large image with an "x" (lon-jub-waterloo1x.jpg)

2) If you are not familiar with photo editing but can scan them or you have a digital camera then send them as follows:
- any compatible format, preferably jpg, tif or bmp
- best possible quality (scan at 150-300 pixels resolution)
- pixel size approximately double the final size (1500 x 800 or so in jpg or tif, not more than 1000 x 650 in bmp) to allow editing and maintaining the best quality
- check in Windows Explorer to make sure the file size is not too large (maximum 1 MB per file)
- do not print your copyright onto it (has to be done in definitive size)

 

Send your pictures to but don't put too many in one message, send them in separate mails. Thanks!
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