LB&SCR Steam Locomotive Headcodes

The headcodes detailed on this page are those used by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway from 1881. The majority of routes had two sets of headcodes, the Ordinary for timetabled trains and the Special for others. Either no discs or various disc combinations were shown during daylight hours, with green and white lamps used during darkness, to designate the following routes:- (N.B. Nº67 has "London and New Cross" which would appear to be a mistake, surely it should be: "London Bridge and New Cross".
Day Ordinary	Day Special	Night Ordinary	Night Special
1. London Bridge, Willow Walk and Brighton (Main Line)
2. London Bridge, Willow Walk, West Croydon, Epsom, Dorking, Horsham and Portsmouth (Local Line between B. Arms Junction and Norwood Junction)
3. London Bridge, Willow Walk, West Croydon, Epsom, Dorking, Horsham and Portsmouth (Main Line between B. Arms Junction and Norwood Junction)
3a. London Bridge, Willow Walk and Portsmouth (via Main Line and Three Bridges)
4. London Bridge, Willow Walk and Hastings (via Keymer Line and from Polegate direct)
5. London Bridge and Victoria (via Crystal Palace)
6. London Bridge and Victoria (via Norwood Junction)
7. London Bridge and South Croydon (via Local Line) Trains running on Main Line to Norwood Junction to carry same Boards or Lights as section 3 and change according to route.
8. London Bridge and Portsmouth (via Peckham Rye)
9. London Bridge, Willow Walk and East Grinstead (via Oxted)
10. London Bridge and Victoria (via South London Line)
11. London Bridge and Clapham Junction (via Tulse Hill) Trains going to Victoria by this route must carry these Boards or Lights to Streatham Hill, and there change to same as London Bridge Trains via the Crystal Palace. Trains starting from Victoria via the Tulse Hill route to carry same Boards or Lights as Trains starting from Clapham Junction for Tulse Hill.
12. London Bridge and Crystal Palace (via Tulse Hill to South or Croydon side of Crystal Palace Station) Trains going beyond to change Boards or Lights according to route.
13. London Bridge and Crystal Palace (via Tulse Hill to East or London Bridge side of Crystal Palace Station) Trains going beyond to change Boards or Lights according to route.
14. London Bridge and Streatham Common (via South London Line and Streatham Spur Line) and Streatham Common and London Bridge (via Norwood Junction)
15. London Bridge and Wimbledon (via Upper Loop) Returning by Lower Loop.
16. London Bridge and Wimbledon (via Lower Loop) Returning by Upper Loop.
17. Victoria, Battersea Yard and Brighton (via Balham Lane)
18. Victoria, Battersea Yard, Mitcham, Sutton, Epsom, Dorking, Horsham and Portsmouth
19. Victoria, Battersea Yard and Portsmouth (via Main Line and Three Bridges)
20. Victoria, Battersea Yard and Streatham Hill
21. Victoria, Battersea Yard, West Croydon and Sutton (via Balham Line)
22. Victoria, Battersea Yard, Crystal Palace, West Croydon, Sutton, Horsham and Portsmouth
23. Victoria, Battersea Yard and Hastings (via Balham Line, Keymer Line and direct from Polegate)
24. Victoria, Battersea Yard and East Grisntead (low Level) (via Oxted Line)
25. Oxted and East Grinstead (High Level)
26. Victoria, Battersea Yard and Edenbridge or Tunbridge Wells
27. Victoria, Battersea Yard and South Croydon (via Crystal Palace) Trains from South Croydon to Victoria (via Crystal Palace), to carry same boards or lights as Trains from West Croydon by same route.
28. Kensington and Brighton (via Balham Line)
29. Kensington to Brighton (via Crystal Palace)
30. Kensington and New Croydon (via Crystal Palace), also short trains to and from Kensington and Clapham Junction.
31. Three Bridges and Portsmouth
32. Horsham and Brighton (via Shoreham) Trains going to or from London by this route to carry north of Horsham, same as Portsmouth Trains.
33. Brighton and Portsmouth
34. Worthing and Haywards Heath (via Preston Park Spur Line
35. Brighton and Littlehampton direct
36. Horsham and Littlehampton direct
37. Ford and Littlehampton
38. Fratton and Southsea
39. Brighton and Uckfield
40. Brighton and Hastings (direct from Polegate)
41. Lewes to Eastbourne, also between Eastbourne and Hastings via the Spur Line each way. Up train from Eastbourne to London or Brighton to carry same boards or lights as Trains Hastings to London or Brighton Direct.
42. Eastbourne and Polegate (Hailsham Line Trains).
43. Sutton and Epsom Downs.
44. Lewes to Newhaven Harbour Up Trains, Newhaven to London or Brighton, to carry same boards or lights as Trains from Hastings to London or Brighton direct.
45. Brighton and East Grinstead via Haywards Heath and Horsted Keynes.
46. Shoreditch and Brighton. (Main Line to and from New Cross). All Trains from East London Line going beyond New Cross to any place except Brighton by Main Line or to New Croydon by Local Line must change Head Boards or Lights at New Cross according to route. All Trains starting from any part of the system to East London Line via New Cross by Main Line from Norwood Junction must carry same Boards or Lights as Trains starting from Brighton for East London Line, and if by Local Line from Norwood Junction must carry same Boards or Lights as Trains starting from New Croydon for East London Line.
47. Shoreditch and Central Croydon (Local Line to and from New Cross) (Carried by GE Company's Trains).
48. Shoreditch and New Cross (GE Trains only).
49. Shoreditch and New Cross (Ordinary Trains only).
50. Shoreditch and Peckham Rye(Ordinary Trains only).
51. Shoreditch and the Crystal Palace via Peckham Rye. (Ordinary Trains only).
52. Shoreditch and Liverpool Street. (All Trains).
53. Deptford Road to Whitechapel Sidings. (Ordinary Trains only). All Trains starting from Whitechapel must carry the same Boards or Lights as Trains from Shoreditch.
54. All Special Trains to East London from any part of the system. (Via Peckham Rye).
55. Victoria and Brighton. (Via Crystal Palace) Specials only.
56. Crystal Palace and Hastings. (Special only).
57. Kensington and Portsmouth. (Via Mitcham Junction). Specials only.
58. Victoria and Wimbledon. (Upper Loop). Ordinary Trains only.
59. London Bridge to Crystal Palace. (Via Main Line to Forest Hill). Specials only.
60. London Bridge and Epsom Downs. (Via Main Line between B. Arms Junction and Norwood Junction). Specials only.
61. London Bridge and Epsom Downs. (Via Local Line between B. Arms Junction and Norwood Junction). Specials only.
62. Victoria and Epsom Downs. (Via Mitcham Junction). Specials only.
63. Kensington and Epsom Downs. (Via Mitcham Junction). Specials only.
64. London Bridge and Epsom Downs. (Via Peckham Rye). Specials only.
65. London Bridge to New Cross. Empties. (Via Old Kent Road).
66. London Bridge and New Cross. Empties. (Via South Bermondsey Spur Line).
67. London and New Cross. Empties. (Via Local Line, Blue Anchor route).
68. London Bridge and New Cross. Empties. (Via Main Line, Blue Anchor route).
69. London Bridge to Peckham Rye. Empties for Sidings.
70. Royal Special Trains and Breakdown Van Trains.
71. Engineers' Inspection Engine. Any part of Line up to and including Norwood Junction and Mitcham Junction.
72. Victoria and South Croydon. (Via Balham Line) Ordinary Trains only.
73. Victoria and Battersea Yard. (Empties)
74. Victoria and Kensington. (Via Stewart's Lane).
SINGLE LINES
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
75. West Croydon and Wimbledon.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
76. Pulborough, Midhurst and Chichester.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
77. Barnham Junction and Bognor.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
78. Havant and Hayling.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
79. Deptford Lift Bridge and Old Kent Road.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
80. Deptford Wharf and Deptford Lift Bridge.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
81. Brighton and Kemp Town.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
82. Uckfield and Eridge.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
83. Eridge and Tunbridge Wells. (For Uckfield Line Trains)
84. Tunbridge Wells (L. B .& S. C) and Tunbridge Wells (S. E. R.)
85. Newhaven and Seaford.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
86. Eridge and Polegate.
87. Eridge and Tunbridge Wells. (For Eastbourne Line Trains).
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
88. Horsham and Guildford.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
89. Three Bridges and Tunbridge Wells.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day between Culver Junction and Horsted Keynes.)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night between Culver Junction and Horsted Keynes.)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day between Culver Junction and Horsted Keynes.)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night between Culver Junction and Horsted Keynes.)
90. Brighton and East Grinstead via Lewes.
(When carrying Train Staff by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
(When carrying Train Ticket by Day)		(When carrying Train Staff by Night)
91. Brighton and the Dyke.

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This page was last created 31 August 2011