Hi all

Was thinking about taking some photos of the east coast mainline near my house in Darlington and was just wondering if there was a website where I would find the headcodes of trains

Many thanks

Stuart

(08 Jun 2020, 8:25 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote Hi all

Was thinking about taking some photos of the east coast mainline near my house in Darlington and was just wondering if there was a website where I would find the headcodes of trains

Many thanks

Stuart

Rtt is the place to go. Has headcodes listed on there.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/DAR

(08 Jun 2020, 8:45 pm)Andreos1 wrote Rtt is the place to go. Has headcodes listed on there.

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/DAR

I use that one all the time I didn’t even realise it had them on there

(08 Jun 2020, 9:03 pm)Stuartphin1639 wrote I use that one all the time I didn’t even realise it had them on there   

Aye, just make sure you click 'detailed'.

(08 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm)Andreos1 wrote Aye, just make sure you click 'detailed'.

It won't necessarily have the headcodes for freight services - many operators do not provide full data, so RTT "invents" a code for the train.  However, knowing the scheduled train times, you can always have a rummage in the WTT to find the actual identity of the train.

GBRf is one of the few freight operators for which correct headcodes are provided.  You'll also find that, for GBRf, RTT will give you the identity of the loco working the train in most cases!