Original Allocation of NLCs
When British Railways was created in 1948, it was split into six operating regions; these became five in the 1960s (Eastern, London Midland, Western, Southern and Scottish). The distribution of NLCs broadly followed this pattern.
| Series (and colour on map) | Geographical Area | Selected Examples | BR Regions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000-1999 | West Coast Main Line (southern section); West Midlands (north of Birmingham); Midland Main Line (southern section); London Marylebone-Aylesbury section of Chiltern line; Cumbrian Coast Line | 1127 Birmingham New Street; 1243 Crewe; 1444 London Euston; 1823 Derby | MR |
| 2000-2999 | West Coast Main Line (northern section); Merseyside; Greater Manchester; North Wales Coast Line | 2118 Carlisle; 2246 Liverpool Lime Street; 2437 Holyhead; 2968 Manchester Piccadilly | MR |
| 3000-3999 | Great Western Main Line and associated branches; Chiltern main line; South Wales and Welsh/English border area | 3087 London Paddington; 3526 Penzance; 3607 Hereford; 3899 Cardiff Central | WR |
| 4000-4999 | Lines in West of England and Wales north of those in "3000" series; ex-Great Western Railway lines in West Midlands | 4222 Swansea; 4303 Aberystwyth; 4387 Shrewsbury; 4558 Stratford-upon-Avon | WR |
| 5000-5999 | All lines south, south-east and south-west of London | See below | SR |
| 6000-6999 | East Coast Main Line (southern section); Great Eastern Main Line; lines in eastern England; suburban lines north and east of London; Midland Main Line (northern section) | 6121 London Kings Cross; 6417 Doncaster; 6691 Sheffield; 6861 Colchester | ER |
| 7000-7999 | East Anglia; East Coast Main Line (northern section); associated branch lines in North-east England | 7022 Cambridge; 7309 Norwich; 7728 Newcastle; 7929 Middlesbrough | ER |
| 8000-8999 | North and North-east England east of the Pennines, including most of Yorkshire; Highlands and north of Scotland | 8126 Hull; 8263 York; 8487 Leeds; 8976 Aberdeen | ER, ScR |
| 9000-9999 | Central and Southern Scotland, including suburban Glasgow and Edinburgh | 9039 Dundee; 9328 Edinburgh Waverley; 9555 Stranraer Harbour; 9813 Glasgow Central | ScR |
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