On 19-11-19 12:25, Tony OSM wrote:
Hi Janko
In my experience all railway companies give a journey a reference
Headcode like that, though the format differs. In Great Britain the
format used is ncnn, so for example 2P44 is a train from Manchester
Victoria to Preston departing 10:05. the next service will be issued a
different Headcode. The Headcode is usually used internally within the
railway; some GB trains show a reference number on the doors and
announcement system - this is not the headcode but the train number and
is different for each service, look at https://traksy.uk/live to get
unofficial service data and train locations in GB.
Personally I am not convinced that the headcode or train number is
useful as a reference, they change every 6 months when the timetable
changes (most of Europe) - so a maintenance nightmare.
I think that a service reference which every train on a route uses and
is shown on the vehicle is useful - such as the service number for a
tram or bus - like you have created for the service 150 Garaža Tuškanac
- Gornji grad.
I agree with you.
In the Netherlands, there are no train route numbers like this.
Internally (and among hobbyists) we speak of a "series 2900" train which
goes from Enkhuizen to Maastricht, but those train numbers are somewhat
hidden to the public - they aren't on the timetable boards or digital
board, available only on a mouseover in the train planner.
Only some regional trains are starting to get an S-number (like german
S-bahns), but these numbers can overlap in different parts of the
country, i.e. an S21 in both the south and north of the country.
Tijmen
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