Electrification.get_independent_lines_catalogue¶

Electrification.get_independent_lines_catalogue(update=False, verbose=False)[source]¶

Get the catalogue for the independent lines.

This method retrieves the names and features of independent lines from the local cache or the web page.

Parameters:

update (bool) – Whether to check for updates to the package data. Defaults to False.
verbose (bool | int) – Whether to print relevant information to the console. Defaults to False.

Returns:

A pandas DataFrame containing the names of independent lines, or None if the target URL cannot be resolved.

Return type:

pandas.DataFrame | None

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs.line_data import Electrification  # from pyrcs import Electrification

>>> elec = Electrification()

>>> indep_line_cat = elec.get_independent_lines_catalogue()
>>> indep_line_cat.shape
(24, 3)
>>> indep_line_cat.head()
                                             feature  ...                     heading
0                                    Beamish Tramway  ...             Beamish Tramway
1                                 Birkenhead Tramway  ...          Birkenhead Tramway
2                        Black Country Living Museum  ...  Black Country Living Mu...
3                                  Blackpool Tramway  ...           Blackpool Tramway
4  Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Rai...  ...  Brighton and Rottingdea...
[5 rows x 3 columns]