Brockley Whins three letter code

[adrock1976]

Unsure if best fit here or in the Fares Advice and Policy section.

While looking on the Resl Time Trains website, I have noticed that the three letter code for Brockley Whins is BNR.

I get the first two letters, but am puzzled by the R.

Was the R for County DuRham at the time three letter codes for stations were designed, as before 1974 everywhere in Tyne & Wear that is south of the Tyne was in County Durham?

 

[The Quincunx]

Unsure if best fit here or in the Fares Advice and Policy section.

While looking on the Resl Time Trains website, I have noticed that the three letter code for Brockley Whins is BNR.

I get the first two letters, but am puzzled by the R.

Was the R for County DuRham at the time three letter codes for stations were designed, as before 1974 everywhere in Tyne & Wear that is south of the Tyne was in County Durham?

It retains the code for its prevous name, Bouldon Colliery.

 

[bluenoxid]

I note that the station was known as Boldon Colliery for a good six decades. I don’t know how long these codes have been around for.

 

[adrock1976]

It retains the code for its prevous name, Bouldon Colliery.

I note that the station was known as Boldon Colliery for a good six decades. I don’t know how long these codes have been around for.

Thanks both.

 

[pdeaves]

Thanks both.

You will find other apparent oddities on http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/stations/stationb.shtm and related pages

 

[AutoKratz]

Unsure if best fit here or in the Fares Advice and Policy section.

While looking on the Resl Time Trains website, I have noticed that the three letter code for Brockley Whins is BNR.

I get the first two letters, but am puzzled by the R.

Was the R for County DuRham at the time three letter codes for stations were designed, as before 1974 everywhere in Tyne & Wear that is south of the Tyne was in County Durham?

RealTimeTrains must be out-of-date as the station code is BYW

 

[swt_passenger]

RealTimeTrains must be out-of-date as the station code is BYW

Those are separate metro internal codes, I think. They’re all different in NR systems.

 

[adrock1976]

Those are separate metro internal codes, I think. They’re all different in NR systems.

I thought that myself regarding it being a separate code for the Metro when I saw UNI.

For National Rail, UNI is the code for Birmingham University, which is a proper university unlike the recently branded Birmingham City Uni which was the former polytechnic when based at its previous site in Perry Barr.

 

[Royston Vasey]

Those are separate metro internal codes, I think. They’re all different in NR systems.

Definitely not NR codes, yes. Seaburn was always SEB as a BR station and still is as far as NR is concerned (you can find live arrivals and departures information on the National Rail app for SEB and other stations on the shared part of the Network (either ex-BR stations or otherwise, even new ones such as Fellgate Metro FEG).

This ends at Pelaw Metro Junction to the north and Park Lane Junction to the south, with the exception of Heworth which is a shared station but only shows heavy rail departures. At this point the are in effect separate and segregated stations that happen to share a concrete wall.

Newcastle Central Metro "Central Station" is an exception - NCZ in NR planners and CEN in Metro systems

 

[APT618S]

What about the 3 letter codes quoted in the Light Rail section of this forum which quotes XUR for Brockley Whins:

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[Saj8]

Those are separate metro internal codes, I think. They’re all different in NR systems.