Train Reporting Number - Examples

Examples

  • The 06:09 Bath Spa to Glasgow Central service operated by CrossCountry is an express passenger service, so it is a class 1 train. It is going from the south-western to the Scottish region, so it is given the letter S for its destination. It is one of the first services in the day, and so its headcode is 1S35.
  • The 16:40 express London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly operated by Virgin Trains is internal to the Midland region, so it uses the Manchester letter H for its destination. As it is a late afternoon service, the two digits on the end of the headcode will be higher. Its headcode is 1H71.
  • In some areas, some services will repeat their headcodes. For example, the 05:40 Colne to Blackpool South service operated by Northern has the headcode 2S11', followed by the 06:46 service which has the headcode 2S13. This runs in a cycle until the 10:50 departure also has the headcode '2S11, as does the 15:50 departure.
  • The china clay train from Cliff Vale (Stoke-on-Trent) – St Blazey (Cornwall) is limited to 60 mph, so it is a class 6 train. It is going to the Western region, and its headcode is 6V70.
  • However, if 6V70 ran with a different, slower set of wagons restricted to 45 mph, it could run as 7V70, and if no wagons needed to be moved, it could run as 0V70 (engine only) – assuming that these do not clash with any other trains along the route, as having 2 0V70s running at the same time would not be allowed by TOPS and other systems.

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