Rail Data Article List

The articles listed below provide current and historical background information on UK rolling stock, its numbering and classification, and related topics.

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ID	Title	Summary	Added	Edited	Notes	Latest

1	Stock Numbering - The Current Scene	An overview of the numbering systems currently in use on UK rolling stock.	31/12/2019	n/a	0
2	Stock Numbering - Locomotives	Details of the numbering of locomotives from 1948 to the present	31/12/2019	n/a	0
3	Stock Numbering - Coaches	Details of the numbering of coaching stock from 1948 to the present	31/12/2019	n/a	0
4	Stock Numbering - Multiple Units	Details of the numbering of multiple units from 1948 to the present	31/12/2019	n/a	0
5	Stock Numbering - Wagons	Details of the numbering of wagons from 1948 to the present	In Preparation	n/a	n/a	n/a
6	Stock Numbering - Departmental	Details of the numbering of departmental stock from 1948 to the present	In Preparation	n/a	n/a	n/a
7	Stock Numbering - Other	A look at some of the other numbering systems in use in the UK	31/12/2019	n/a	0
8	Stock Classification - An introduction	An overview of the classification systems currently in use on UK rolling stock.	In Preparation	n/a	n/a	n/a
9	Stock Classification - Locomotives	Details of the classification schemes used for locomotives from 1948 to the present	In Preparation	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	Stock Classification - Coaches	Details of the classification schemes used for coaching stock from 1948 to the present	31/12/2019	n/a	0
11	Stock Classification - Multiple Units	Details of the classification schemes used for multiple units from 1948 to the present	In Preparation	n/a	n/a	n/a
12	Stock Classification - Wagons	Details of the classification schemes used for wagons from 1948 to the present	11/02/2021	12/02/2021	0
13	Stock Classification - Departmental	Details of the classification schemes used for departmental stock from 1948 to the present	In Preparation	n/a	n/a	n/a
14	RIV/UIC numbers and codes	An explanation of the 12-digit RIV numbering system and some of the associated codes	16/10/2019	17/11/2021	0
15	Steam behind the Iron Curtain - East German Railways in the 1980s	Slightly off-topic, this article recounts several expeditions made by my father and I to see steam trains at work in East Germany in the mid-1980s.	11/10/2022	n/a	0