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Does anyone know what this train is? it runs 

 

Broxbourne Dn Tamp Sdg

Hertford East

Broxbourne

Cheshunt

Seven Sisters

Shoeburyness

Leigh on Sea

Gas Factory Loop

West Ham

Pitsea

Ockendon

Upminster

Ockendon

Grays

Barking

Seven Sisters

Chestunt

Broxbourne Dn Tamp Sdg

 

SSuX

 
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Does anyone know what this train is? it runs 

 

Broxbourne Dn Tamp Sdg

Hertford East

Broxbourne

Cheshunt

Seven Sisters

Shoeburyness

Leigh on Sea

Gas Factory Loop

West Ham

Pitsea

Ockendon

Upminster

Ockendon

Grays

Barking

Seven Sisters

Chestunt

Broxbourne Dn Tamp Sdg

 

SSuX

 

 

I think t could be a RHTT?

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I always thought that an 'S' head-code/reporting number meant an inter-regional service to Scotland??   

 

Bill

 

Bill you must be a similar vintage to me... things have changed in the reporting number department but will always be so to me too....

 

Phil

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Bill you must be a similar vintage to me... things have changed in the reporting number department but will always be so to me too....

 

Phil

 

Can't get my head round passenger being class 9 trip freights either.

Mind you, having been herded into some of the so called passenger stock these days, pick up goods is an apt description.

 

Mike.

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I always thought that an 'S' head-code/reporting number meant an inter-regional service to Scotland??   

 

Bill

 

The world has changed much.

2S13 is a Colne-Blackpool!

 

"3S" denotes a railhead treatment train using Sandite and water. "3J" is a RHTT using just water jets.

Class 3 is also used on a lot of test trains. Often 3Qxx for example.

 

Cheers,

Mick

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I always thought that an 'S' head-code/reporting number meant an inter-regional service to Scotland??   

 

Bill

 

You are right, if its an Inter-regional working heading into the Scottish Region then S is still used.

 

For internal workings, it will all depend on the specific region, for example (Western Region in the Reading area) 5S98 is an ECS move from Slough to Reading TCD.

 

As for the first number (the train classification) this is the current listing:

 

 

Class 1

 

Express passenger train

Nominated postal or parcels train

Breakdown or overhead line equipment train going to clear the line (1Z99)

Traction unit going to assist a failed train (1Z99)

Snow plough going to clear the line (1Z99)

 

Class 2

 

Ordinary passenger train

Officers’ special train (2Z01)

 

Class 3

 

Freight train if specially authorised

A parcels train

Autumn-railhead treatment train

Empty coaching stock train if specially authorised

 

Class 4

 

Freight train which can run up to 75 mph

 

Class 5

 

Empty coaching stock train

 

Class 6

 

Freight train which can run up to 60 mph

 

Class 7

 

Freight train which can run up to 45 mph

 

Class 8

 

Freight train which can run up to 35 mph

 

Class9

 

Class 373 train

Other passenger train if specially authorised

 

Class 0

 

Light locomotive or locomotives 

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Are LOROL services in the class 9 headcodes yet?  I thought they'd run out of headcodes in London?

 

Cheers,

Paul

 

 

Some LO services are running as Class 9, the other ones I've noticed are some Virgin services on the WCML.

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Here is 3W90 in Brighton this morning causing chaos alongside my humble little 313:

22549414350_a7deedc940_b.jpgGB Railfreight (GBRf) Class 73/2 73201 'Broadlands' Brighton 3/11/15 by John Upton, on Flickr

22737326475_033e011205_b.jpgGB Railfreight (GBRf) Class 73/1 73109 Brighton 3/11/15 by John Upton, on Flickr

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Lovely shots John, but showing my age, I thought that "W" was not an allowed head-code letter :O

 

Bill

As far as I remember it wasn't - because the head code blinds didn't have W (too like V?) nor Q? Once they ceased to be displayed on trains and were only on documentation and in signal boxes such limitations ceased. The limitation was then the TD displays in the box e.g WR panels prior to Westbury and Exeter could only display A B C F E M O V X Z.

 

Paul.

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Lovely shots John, but showing my age, I thought that "W" was not an allowed head-code letter :O

 

Bill

  

DBS operated infrastructure trains on the Western run as 'whiskeys', eg 6W01

Jo

More Western Region:

 

'W' head codes are also used for Paddington - Worcester/Hereford services and Slough - Windsor services.

 

As Jo mentions the infrastructure trains, Freightliner operated run under a Y head code and Colas operated run using C.

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