Below Is a quick guide to the loco lamp classifications of BR.

This was changed in 1968 when steam had gone to:

1 Express passenger or mail, breakdown train en route to a job or a snow plough going to work.
2 Ordinary passenger train or breakdown train not en route to a job
3 Express parcels permitted to run at 90 mph or more
4 Freightliner, parcels or express freight permitted to run at over 70 mph
5 Empty coaching stock
6 Fully fitted block working, express freight, parcels or milk train with max speed 60 mph
7 Express freight, partially fitted with max speed of 45 mph
8 Freight partially fitted max speed 45 mph
9 Unfitted freight (requires authorisation) engineers train which might be required to stop in section.
0 Light engine(s) with or without brake vans

The second character, a letter, indicated the destination of the train. The regions each had their own codes but inter-regional trains use following letters:

• E     Train going to       Eastern Region
  M         "     "     "         London Midland Region
  N         "     "     "         North Eastern Region (disused after 1967)
  O         "     "     "         Southern Region
  S          "     "     "         Scottish Region
  V         "     "     "         Western Region

The last two numbers identified the actual working involved.

In 1976 British Railways decided that these codes were no longer to be displayed on the locomotive and they were all set to read OO OO with the exception of the Western Region Class 50's which had them set to display the locomotive running number. Eventually the code boxes were painted over, some were later used to house a high intensity white headlight intended to help people avoid being run down on the line by the fast moving but quiet diesel and electric trains.

The four character codes, although not displayed on the locomotive, are still in use today to describe specific diagrammed workings.

We can fit working oil lamps to most models (controlled by F0/ Light function)
Prices below include the additional fitting charge (£36) Lamps are £6 Each.

Class 0 Lamp:   Light Engine. Cost £42.
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Class 1 Lamp: Express Passenger. Cost £42

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Class 2 Lamp:  Stopping Passenger/ Branch Line. Cost £42.
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Class 3 Lamp:  Parcels/ Fish. Cost £48.

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Class 4 Lamp:  Express Freight. Cost £48.

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Class 5 Lamp:  Partly Fitted Freight. Cost £48.

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Class 6 Lamp:  Through Mineral/ Empty Freight. Cost £42.

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Class 7 Lamp:  Through Freight. Cost £48.

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Class 8 Lamp:  Unfitted Express Freight. Cost £48.

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Class 9 Lamp:  Ballast/ Stopping Freight. Cost £42.

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Royal: Royal Train. Cost £60.