headcode
English
A four-lamp headcode was only used on royal trains.
Etymology
From head + code
Noun
headcode (plural headcodes)
- (rail transport, Britain, obsolete) A code used to distinguish classes of train for the benefit of signalmen, by using white oil lamps (or white discs) placed on brackets on the front of the locomotive. The various lamp positions defined the class of train.
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