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Title: Class 9 Headcode, Taunton to Cardiff Post by: LawrenceHillbilly on January 02, 2018, 17:05:43 Was browsing Open Time Trains and bored a Class 9 headcode running through Filton
RTT states these are for the Taunton to Cardiff circuit, this week only http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/BRI/from/TAU/to/CDF/2018/01/02/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt So why Class 9? To differentiate services operated by Cl. 166 Turbos? Title: Re: Class 9 Headcode, Taunton to Cardiff Post by: bradshaw on January 02, 2018, 17:09:24 Might it be related to the need to draw the attention of the signallers to it, in case of restrictions through certain platforms.
Title: Re: Class 9 Headcode, Taunton to Cardiff Post by: IndustryInsider on January 02, 2018, 17:09:49 Yes, they're not cleared for one of the platforms at Newport yet, so have been coded '9' to draw the attention of that fact to the signaller.
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