Codes for Passenger Stock
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:20 am
Many keep asking about the codes used for stock, and we get little bits, well, I found Railway Magazine from April 1954 on Ebay, which has a little article on the Easingwold Railway.
In the magazine there is a full list of codes used.
Theses are the codes used in all reigions by British Railways based broadly on that used by the LNER.
Restarurant/Kitchen cars
First RF
Composite RC
Either Class RU
Third RT
Triplet RTS
Pantry Third RTP
Buffet Car RB
Kitchen Only RK
Sleeping Cars
First Class SLF
First Class (Twin) - Twin SLF
Composite SLC
Composite (Twin) - Twin SLC
Third Class SLT
Saloons
First Class SF
Third Class ST
Invalid Saloon SI
Open Stock
First Class FO
Composite CO
Third Class TO
Third Class Brake BTO
Semi-Open First - Semi FO
Second Class SO
Tourist Stock (Bucket Seats)
Third Open TTO
Brake Third Open TBTO
Corridor Stock
First Class FK
First Class Brake BFK
Second Class SK
Composite CK
Composite Brake BCK
Third Class TK
Third Class Brake BTK
Non Corridor Stock (bogiees)
First Class F
First Class (Lavatory) FL
First Class Brake BF
First Class Brake (Lavatory) BFL
Composite C
Composite (Lavatory) CL
Composite Brake BC
Composite Brake (Lavatory) BCL
Third Class T
Third Class (Lavatory) TL
Third Class Brake BT
Third Class Brake (Lavatory) BTL
Articulated Stock is indicated by the word 'Twin' 'Triple' 'Quad' or 'Quint' according to the number of vehicles in the set, the number being shown when necessary and the letters ART
Post Office Vehicles
Post Office Sorting Van POS
Post Office Tender POT
Brake Vans
4-Wheeled BY
6-Wheeled (without Gangways) BZ
6-Wheeled (With Gangways) BGZ
Bogie (without Gangways) B
Bogie (with Gangways) BG
Pigeon Van (Braked) BP
Milk Van (Brake) BM
Miscellaneous Traffic Vans
Parcels and Motor Van PMV
Horse Box HB
Special Cattle Van SCV
Open Carriage Truck CTO
Covered Carriage Trucks CCT
Hope this helps
In the magazine there is a full list of codes used.
Theses are the codes used in all reigions by British Railways based broadly on that used by the LNER.
Restarurant/Kitchen cars
First RF
Composite RC
Either Class RU
Third RT
Triplet RTS
Pantry Third RTP
Buffet Car RB
Kitchen Only RK
Sleeping Cars
First Class SLF
First Class (Twin) - Twin SLF
Composite SLC
Composite (Twin) - Twin SLC
Third Class SLT
Saloons
First Class SF
Third Class ST
Invalid Saloon SI
Open Stock
First Class FO
Composite CO
Third Class TO
Third Class Brake BTO
Semi-Open First - Semi FO
Second Class SO
Tourist Stock (Bucket Seats)
Third Open TTO
Brake Third Open TBTO
Corridor Stock
First Class FK
First Class Brake BFK
Second Class SK
Composite CK
Composite Brake BCK
Third Class TK
Third Class Brake BTK
Non Corridor Stock (bogiees)
First Class F
First Class (Lavatory) FL
First Class Brake BF
First Class Brake (Lavatory) BFL
Composite C
Composite (Lavatory) CL
Composite Brake BC
Composite Brake (Lavatory) BCL
Third Class T
Third Class (Lavatory) TL
Third Class Brake BT
Third Class Brake (Lavatory) BTL
Articulated Stock is indicated by the word 'Twin' 'Triple' 'Quad' or 'Quint' according to the number of vehicles in the set, the number being shown when necessary and the letters ART
Post Office Vehicles
Post Office Sorting Van POS
Post Office Tender POT
Brake Vans
4-Wheeled BY
6-Wheeled (without Gangways) BZ
6-Wheeled (With Gangways) BGZ
Bogie (without Gangways) B
Bogie (with Gangways) BG
Pigeon Van (Braked) BP
Milk Van (Brake) BM
Miscellaneous Traffic Vans
Parcels and Motor Van PMV
Horse Box HB
Special Cattle Van SCV
Open Carriage Truck CTO
Covered Carriage Trucks CCT
Hope this helps