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Various series have been used for the numbers of UK railway rolling stock, and any given number can appear in more than one series. For example 5001 could refer to a Class 24 loco, a Mark 1 coach, a class 415 EMU or a POA scrap wagon. It was also carried by an ex-GWR loco, an ex-GWR coach and an ex-LMS coach. Prefixes and/or suffixes sometimes help distinguish similar numbers but they are not completely consistent.
The database that runs this website includes a series prefix to each number, to enable differentiation and sorting. So, taking the examples of 5001, these would be listed as LD-5001, CB-005001, MS-5001 and WP-05001 respectively. The further examples are not currently in the database but would be LB-05001, CW-05001 and CM-05001. The series prefix is not routinely shown but I thought it would be useful to list those which have been created.
The description of each number series given below covers the majority of items numbered in each series. Exceptions and seeming anomalies (such as the numbering of departmental coaches and locos in the ' Wagons - B/DB prefixed' series) will be noted in the Additional Information column.
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Code Description Additional information Qty ?Shows how many numbers in this series are in the LTSV database. As the database is not exhaustive, this may not be the same as the total quantity of numbers used Notes ?Shows how many notes about this series have been added Latest ?Shows when the most recent note was added
CB Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - BR 52574 0
CE Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - LNER 530 0
CM Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - LMS 1005 0
CP Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - Pullman 73 0
CS Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - SR 2733 0
CU Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - Eurostar 736 0
CW Magnifying glass Coaching Stock - GWR 447 0
DB Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR pre-CEPS Only for items not in the B/DB-prefixed wagon series. 66 0
DC Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR CEPS 1995 0
DE Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR Eastern 190 0
DM Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR Midland 312 0
DS Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR Southern 202 0
DT Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR Scottish 5 0
DW Magnifying glass Departmental Stock - BR Western 83 0
EV Magnifying glass RIV/EVN International Numbers 18101 0
IU Magnifying glass Internal Users 2398 0
LB Magnifying glass Locos - BR Pre-TOPS Un-prefixed For steam and early-diesel locos 726 0
LC Magnifying glass Locos - BR E-prefixed Electric 291 0
LD Magnifying glass Locos - BR D-prefixed Diesel D-prefix was later dropped 4937 0
LE Magnifying glass Locos - LNER 2 0
LM Magnifying glass Locos - LMS 0 0
LS Magnifying glass Locos - SR 0 0
LT Magnifying glass Locos - BR TOPS 6640 0
LW Magnifying glass Locos - GWR 0 0
MD Magnifying glass Multiple Units - BR depot set numbers 0 0
MS Magnifying glass Multiple Units - SR/BR series 3939 0
MT Magnifying glass Multiple Units - BR TOPS 6849 0
MW Magnifying glass Multiple Units - BR Western series 331 0
NB Magnifying glass Containers - BR 290 0
NE Magnifying glass Containers - LNER 0 0
NF Magnifying glass Containers - Freightliner 0 0
NM Magnifying glass Containers - LMS 0 0
NS Magnifying glass Containers - SR 0 0
NW Magnifying glass Containers - GWR 0 0
OE Magnifying glass Other Users - Eurotunnel 0 0
OI Magnifying glass Other Users - Industrial 0 0
OM Magnifying glass Other Users - MoD 0 0
TB Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Blackpool 0 0
TC Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Croydon 0 0
TD Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Docklands 0 0
TE Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Edinburgh 0 0
TG Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Glasgow 0 0
TL Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - London 20 0
TM Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Manchester 0 0
TN Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Nottingham 0 0
TS Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Sheffield 0 0
TT Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - Tyne and Wear 0 0
TW Magnifying glass Trams/Light-Rail - West Midlands 0 0
WA Magnifying glass Wagons - BR Air-braked 32550 0
WB Magnifying glass Wagons - BR B/DB prefixed Included some departmental coaches and locos 114870 0
WE Magnifying glass Wagons - LNER 143 0
WM Magnifying glass Wagons - LMS 197 0
WN Magnifying glass Wagons - BR Nationalised Private Owners 0 0
WO Magnifying glass Wagons - BR Pre-TOPS Private Owner 0 0
WP Magnifying glass Wagons - BR TOPS Private Owner Included privately owned coaches 25196 0
WR Magnifying glass Wagons - BR Pre-TOPS Private Owner Registrations 0 0
WS Magnifying glass Wagons - SR 112 0
WW Magnifying glass Wagons - GWR 202 0
XX Magnifying glass Unknown 1 0
Code Description Additional information Qty ?Shows how many numbers in this series are in the LTSV database. As the database is not exhaustive, this may not be the same as the total quantity of numbers used Notes ?Shows how many notes about this series have been added Latest ?Shows when the most recent note was added