Original Vehicle Codes
Code | Meaning |
B | Ballast |
C | Cattle |
(C) | Composite vehicle |
E | Employees accommodation van |
G | Goods (open) |
L | Louvre |
(N) | Narrow gauge |
P | Explosives |
R | Flat top |
S | Sheep |
(S) | 4 wheel stock |
T | Tank |
V | Covered goods |
W | Wooden vehicle |
This table contains a list of the original meaning of the freight vehicle classification codes. Items in "()" are used as a suffix only. |
Freight vehicle classifications
Code | Description |
B | Ballast hopper wagon |
BAS | Ballast hopper wagon (4 wheel steel, complete self discharging) |
BS | Ballast hopper wagon (4 wheel steel, partial self discharging) |
BSC | Ballast hopper wagon (4 wheel steel composite) |
BWS | Ballast hopper wagon (4 wheel wood) |
BP | Ballast spreader |
BPS | Ballast spreader (4 wheel steel) |
BPWS | Ballast spreader (4 wheel wood) |
C | Cattle wagon with roof |
CA | Cattle wagon with roof |
CB | Cattle wagon with roof (partitioned) |
F | Refrigerator van |
FA | Butchers refrigerator van |
FS | Refrigerator van (4 wheel) |
G | Open goods wagon |
GS | Open goods wagon (4 wheel) |
L | Louvre wagon |
LA | Louvre wagon |
LS | Louvre wagon (4 wheel) |
P | Explosives wagon |
PS | Explosives wagon (4 wheel) |
PWS | Explosives wagon (4 wheel wood) |
R | Flat top, 33 and 35ft |
RA | Flat top, 45ft |
RB | Flat top, 45ft |
RC | Flat top |
RS | Flat top (4 wheel) |
S | Sheep wagon |
SA | Butchers van |
TA | Tank wagon 2,000 to 3,000 gallons |
TB | Tank wagon 3,000 to 5,000 gallons |
TC | Tank wagon 4,000 to 7,000 gallons (wood) |
TD | Tank wagon 8,000 gallon (steel) |
TE | Tank wagon 8,000 gallon (steel, cylindrical) |
TF | Tank wagon 9,000 gallon (steel, cylindrical) |
TG | Tank wagon 9,000 gallon (steel, cylindrical) |
TSA | Tank wagon 2,000 to 4,000 gallon (4 wheel steel) |
TSB | Tank wagon 3,000 to 5,000 gallon (4 wheel steel) |
TOS | Oil tank wagon |
V | Covered goods wagon |
VA | Covered goods wagon |
VB | Covered goods wagon |
VP | Covered goods wagon (covered) |
VS | Covered goods wagon (4 wheel) |
W | Well wagon (bogie) |
X | Breakdown van |
XS | Breakdown van (4 wheel) |
XSA | Breakdown van (4 wheel) |
Note: When a new vehicle was introduced and the
classification had already been used, a suffix letter would be attached to the coding. The first suffix used would be "A" the next "B" and so on. |