Key to Tables

The following conventions are used throughout FMonline:

Times

Split into columns for North/South; East/West, etc., with the following codes:

Time format	means
14:40	passing time (train not booked to stop)
14c40	stops for crew change(arrival time given unless otherwise noted)
14L40	stops for loco change(arrival time given unless otherwise noted)
14R40	stops to reverse/run round
14T40	stops for traffic(arrival time given) - mail trains only
14D40	stops to set down wagons
14U40	stops to pick up wagons

Please note that brackets around originating times are used where a train runs consistently
very early, which would otherwise make the originating time look incorrect, eg:

West	East	h/code	runs	train	traction	type of train
14:40	-	6A99	MWFO	(14:52) Origin-Destination	EWS 66	empty widget carriers

Headcodes

These are used by Railtrack to keep track of trains. The full 'Train i.d.' used by
the 'TOPS' computer actually consists of ten characters, but for everyday use,
a shortened, four character version is normally used:

The first character is a number which denotes the train type:

first character	train type
0	light engine
1	Mail(& express passenger)
2	stopping passenger train
3	90 m.p.h. freight(rarely used)
4	75 m.p.h. freight(e.g. Freightliners)
5	empty mail vans/empty stock
6	60 m.p.h. freight
7	45 m.p.h. freight
8	35 m.p.h. freight(rarely used)
9	Eurostar passenger services

The second character is a letter which represents train's destination Railtrack zone:

second character	destination zone
E	Eastern
L	Anglia
M	Midland
O	Southern
S	Scottish
V	Western

Other letters are used where the train remains within a former region for its whole journey;
while one-off or short term special workings use a 'Z' code (G in the North East & South West),
which is used where the train does not have a regular, 'validated' path with Railtrack.

Finally, the last two characters of the headcode are numbers identify the particular train,
e.g. 1V64, 6S75, 4M30.

Please note that it is possible (although fairly rare) for more than one freight service to
apparently share the same headcode, although in reality their headcodes *are* different,
but the difference is contained within the 'hidden' six characters!

Days

For ease of use, each table is split into three sections: Mondays-Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

In the Mondays to Fridays section, this column indicates the days each train is booked to run...

For example:

Days	means the train...
(blank)	Mondays to Fridays
TThO	Tuesdays and Thursdays Only
MX	Mondays eXcepted (i.e. Tuesdays to Fridays)
W/FO	Wednesdays or Fridays Only(but not both days)

Trains which run 'as required' are denoted by the suffix -Q:

Days	means the train...
FO-Q	Runs on Fridays, but only as reQuired
TThO-Q	runs on Tuesdays or Thursdays or both or neither!
MX-Q	can run any day(s) between Tuesday and Friday inclusive

Finally, (Q) on its own means the train can run on any or all days (or not at all!).
(Q) is also used in the 'Saturdays' and 'Sundays' section to denote as required services.

Type of Train

1. for Trainload freight services, the type of wagons (and whether loaded or empty)
is given. Most are self-explanatory, but there are a few less obvious ones:

type of train	Description
MGR	Merry Go Round coal train using traditional (HAA, etc) hoppers
Binliner	containerised domestic waste
cartics	articulated car carriers(open)
car carriers	articulated car carriers(completely enclosed)
s.d. train	self-discharge train (used by Lefarge aggregates)
nuclear flasks	huge white armoured boxes carried on well wagons

2. for Wagonload/network freight services, the train title is given:

type of train	Description
Enterprise	EWS's wagonload freight network
Intermodal	containers, etc. which swap between road and rail 'modes'
Freightliner	deep sea container network
Departmental	infrastructure service (sleepers, spoil, rails, etc.)
Mail	van trains or 325 emus used to convey bagged mail