4-character Train Reporting Numbers

Second Position

The second position identified the destination division for trains local to the region, or destination region for inter-regional trains. Details are given for the London Midland Region for 1961 (when the scheme was introduced) and 1976.

Destination Indication Letters - 1961

Letter	Destination Division	Letter	Destination Region	Letter	Other Type
A	Euston	E	Eastern	L	Special train within division
B	Euston / Rugby	M	London Midland	T	Passenger Local to LMR
C	St Pancras / Marylebone / Manchester North	N	North Eastern	T	(Freight) Trip
D	Chester / Nottingham	O	Southern	X	Inter-regional Passenger and Freight
F	Leicester	S	Scottish	Z	Passenger and Freight Local to LMR
G	Birmingham	V	Western
H	Stoke-on-Trent / Manchester South
J	Manchester North
K	Crewe / Liverpool Lime St / Liverpool Central
L	Preston (Excluding Fylde) / Barrow / Carlisle
P	Blackpool and Fylde / Derby

Destination Indication Letters - 1976

Letter	Destination Division	Letter	Destination Region	Letter	Other Type
A	London	E	Eastern	L	Special train within division
B	London	M	London Midland	T	(Passenger) Special train within division
C	London	O	Southern	T	(Freight) Trip Working
D	Stoke-on-Trent / Nottingham	S	Scottish	X	Royal trains and Out-of-Gauge Loads
F	Nottingham / Liverpool	V	Western	Z	Special train outside division
G	Birmingham
H	Birmingham / Manchester
J	Stoke-on-Trent / Manchester
K	Stoke-on-Trent
P	Nottingham / Preston