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A train going from one region to another is given the letter of the destination region in its headcode. Prior to 1967 N was used to signify trains destined for the erstwhile North Eastern region. For trains internal to a region, the remaining letters can be used to indicate either: A destination zone inside that region, or; A route within that ...
The early AC electric multiple units were referred to by a two-letter code. This was adapted for the DC third-rail system that was adopted by the Southern Railway, with units being given a three-letter code (sometimes two letters) prefixed by the number of cars in each unit, e.g. 4SUB for a four-car suburban unit.
The format of these numbers is xxxyyy, where xxx is the class number and yyy the unique identifier for that locomotive or unit. All locomotive classes have unique identifiers that commence at xx001, except classes 43 (High Speed Train power cars, originally classified as multiple-unit vehicles), 97 and 98 (departmental and steam locomotives).
Train reporting numbers are used on Australian railway networks to help network operators, and other users, coordinate train movements and identify trains. The numbers are used similarly to airline flight numbers, and enable a train to be identified to network controllers and other relevant authorities, and are also used by train operators for internal train management purposes.
Range Classes 003-005 Class 128: 012-014 / 050-062 Class 122: 021-027 Class 114: 301-315 Class 117: 316-318 Class 118: 319-342 Class 116 (Replaced 5xx/6xx Series) : 401-421 Class 115
23 train sets 1989 Last unpowered car went in 2000 About 23 (50 vehicles) Class 112: Cravens: 1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp (177 kW) 1959–1960 25 sets (50 cars) 1968–1969 All Class 113: 1 × Rolls-Royce C8NFLH 238 bhp (177 kW) hydraulic 25 sets (50 cars) Class 114: BR Derby 'Heavyweight' 2 × Leyland 230 bhp (172 kW) mechanical
The coding system had its origins in a reorganisation of locomotive operation and maintenance on the LMS in the 1933-35 period. [1] It grouped all sheds into districts with a main shed, given the district number followed by the letter A as its code, and subsidiary sheds with the same number followed by B, C, or D etc.
Reporting marks on two Canadian Pacific covered hopper cars; with the left car marked as CP 388686 and the right car marked as SOO 115239. A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks.