Pre-nationalisation Arrangements
Before nationalisation in 1948, each railway company devised its own numbering arrangements.
- The Great Western Railway and London, Midland and Scottish Railway (from 1933) adopted a system which allocated number ranges within one series for different types.
- The Southern Railway followed a similar approach, but used two series; one for passenger carriages and one for non-passenger carriages.
- The London and North Eastern Railway numbered its carriages so that the first digit indicated which area it was allocated to.
- The Great Western Railway Diagram Numbers included a letter to indicate the general layout or usage followed by a serial number issued consecutively.
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