Headcodes

[AndyHA]

Hi can anybody point me in the direction of a ''site'' on line where I may be able to obtain listings etc of Current Head Codes . I am interested in mainly
Virgin West Coast , First Great Western and Natl. Expess East Coast and East Anglia
Thanks in Advance

 

[westcoaster]

http://jplanner.travelinenortheast.info/jpclient.exe?newQuery=newQuery
does them, have a look at this thread. Mods anychance of this getting sticky'd as this comes up every few weeks.

 

[dan_atki]

Mods anychance of this getting sticky'd as this comes up every few weeks.

Indeed - was just about to do it myself!

 

[43021HST]

The thread being sticky is useful because that question is asked so often.

 

[northernbored]

http://jplanner.travelinenortheast.info/jpclient.exe?newQuery=newQuery
does them, have a look at this thread. Mods anychance of this getting sticky'd as this comes up every few weeks.

Platforms and everything wow!

 

[222001]

Some of the platforms are wrong though.

 

[Mojo]

NRES does platform numbers, but I'm not sure how they decide to display them, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, and sometimes only for one station!

 

[Z12XE]

Essex and East Anglia headcode list attached

 

[Frontera2]

NRES does platform numbers, but I'm not sure how they decide to display them, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, and sometimes only for one station!

They only show platform numbers where they get them from the TOC. Eg for those stations where they have a direct feed from the respective TOC CIS.

 

[Mojo]

They only show platform numbers where they get them from the TOC. Eg for those stations where they have a direct feed from the respective TOC CIS.

That is the case for stations on the Live Departure Boards, but I have seen trains with platforms on the LDBs but not on NREKB.

 

[43106]

I've been using this URL to get the headcodes of the 'InterCity' services (NXEC-RIP, XC, EM, VT, HT, GCR & FGW), and I've found a couple of errors, such as...
1) Some Paddington - Cardiff services (in both directions) are missing, though the Network Rail site shows them as there, and...
2) There are NO train services shown going to/from Corby. Corby Bus Station shows up as an option, but not the rail station.

Anyone else noticed any other errors?

 

[MCR247]

well it is for the NE so maybe corby & cardiff arent really their priorities

 

[thefab444]

1) Some Paddington - Cardiff services (in both directions) are missing, though the Network Rail site shows them as there, and...

Is this on weekdays or weekends... the Paddington - Cardiff services do not run on weekends, but if it's weekdays you're on about, then that's rather a mystery!

 

[First class]

Out of interest, what is it you want the head-codes for?

I mean, what good are they really? Other than for TOC control centres/signallers they're not much good to you.

If anybody wants a passenger head code lookup, I will get it for you, providing you PM your request as follows:

Date
Time of Departure (as 24hour clock 03:10, 18:39 etc)
Station of Departure (can be a CRS/NLC code)
Where the train goes to.
Operator (if known)

 

[156499]

thejunction.org.uk - Is good if you know what your looking for

 

[sheff'd victoria]

Ive got a Question that I hope you can help me answer.

How do I find out headcodes of trains from years back ?

Would love to know what the headcodes were for the Sheffield Victoria - Man Picc passgenger services from 1969 upto 5-01-70

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

Ive got a Question that I hope you can help me answer.

How do I find out headcodes of trains from years back ?

Would love to know what the headcodes were for the Sheffield Victoria - Man Picc passgenger services from 1969 upto 5-01-70

Get a Working TT that covers that route from those eras.

 

[sheff'd victoria]

Get a Working TT that covers that route from those eras.

How easy are they to find ?

 

[Crossforth]

How do we find out headcodes for freight workings? :???:

Brilliant thing with Traveline though.

 

[matt]

Please don't post the same thing in multiple threads. You can get headcodes from various yahoo groups or from http://freightmaster.net/

 

[SWT Driver]

When you say headcodes, do you mean "Route Codes" or Running/Reporting Numbers?

 

[Helvellyn]

When you say headcodes, do you mean "Route Codes" or Running/Reporting Numbers?

I think they are talking of Reporting Numbers. Route codes seem to be largely an ex Southern Region thing. Always surprised how many Drivers/Guards still manually display them on the Desiro external PIS displays. Of course the 455 units still have them on the "via" blinds, and many Drivers get those spot on from their Schedule cards too.

The attached link shows the SW Division route codes from 1961 and 1981. Many of these are still displayed on SWT Schedule Cards to show the train, e.g. 10 still identifies a Waterloo-Woking stopping service, though the headcode would be 2Fxx.

 

[royaloak]

e.g. 10 still identifies a Waterloo-Woking stopping service, though the headcode would be 2Fxx.

Except when it gets extended to Guildford and it becomes 75 but still 2Fxx, just to confuse the issue.
I do like the old codes, much better than all the up trains just saying Waterloo all the time.

 

[SWT Driver]

Really P them off and use the Martini headcode - White Blanks.

Yes folks, anytime any place, any where.. It's the right one, It's the White one, it's Martini!

[Exits stage right!]

 

[SquirrelJunction]

I think they are talking of Reporting Numbers. Route codes seem to be largely an ex Southern Region thing. Always surprised how many Drivers/Guards still manually display them on the Desiro external PIS displays. Of course the 455 units still have them on the "via" blinds, and many Drivers get those spot on from their Schedule cards too.

The attached link shows the SW Division route codes from 1961 and 1981. Many of these are still displayed on SWT Schedule Cards to show the train, e.g. 10 still identifies a Waterloo-Woking stopping service, though the headcode would be 2Fxx.

I think there is still a lot of sentiment back to the slammers which were obviously only recently withdrawn compared to the railway history of things. I think as those that remember slammers pass on to new TOCs/roles/get sacked, then that will disappear.

I do get slightly sentimental myself as I see the "51 Alton"'s fly by the window!

 

[SWT Driver]

I still alter the external PIS displays to show the right headcode & occasionally put it on the side panels too.

Eg: 51 London Waterloo, 28 Ascot via Camberley.

 

[SquirrelJunction]

and "HELLO LEARNER"?

 

[SWT Driver]

Not Guilty M'lud...

Infinity & Beyond maybe...

 

[16CSVT2700]

Not Guilty M'lud...

Infinity & Beyond maybe...

http://50149.fotopic.net/p30781309.html

Nuff said.

 

[SWT Driver]

Not Guilty M'lud.

The only thing I plead guilty to is insanity...