70000 on the Royal Train - 24th January.

PeterH · Post by **PeterH** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:16 pm

Has anyone else noticed that this was running with the incorrect Royal Headcode? It is missing the lamp on the top bracket. Major oversight from someone there!

kennyGWSR · Post by **kennyGWSR** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:44 pm

Yes i noticed, i read the caption of the photo i saw it on and it said something about it, will try to find it.

Paul5337 · Post by **Paul5337** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:17 pm

I was once told that only the queen gets all 4 lamps, any other member of the royal family only has the 3 bottom lamps. Don't know how true that is. I know I wouldn't be volunteering to put a lamp on the top bracket while standing under the wires though.

PeterH · Post by **PeterH** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:15 pm

I've not heard of that before, but that would also explain why 60163 was also missing a lamp on the top bracket when she conveyed HRH Prince Charles a few years back. I thought the three bottom brackets filled meant a through freight or mineral train...

thebritfarmer · Post by **thebritfarmer** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:23 pm

It appears all the headcodes should be 4

3 along the bottom and one on top, whether diesel or steam and stayed the same up until 1977

roadie stu · Post by **roadie stu** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:37 pm

6024 only had 3 lamps on the bufferbeam when it hauled the royal train on the Severn Valley a few years back, but it did have the Prince of Wales headboad hung on the top lamp bracket

hope this helps

Cheers

Stu

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