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Headcodes are a very important aspect of Stepford County Railway. A headcode is composed of four characters, three of them numerical and one alphabetical. The purpose of headcodes are to identify each train with a unique code and using them to smooth out communications between driversdispatchers, guards and signallers. Headcodes were introduced in V1.0 which made it easier to communicate.

Formation[]

First digit[]

The first digit indicates what type of service the train is operating.

First Digit Service Type Use Dispatch Priority[note 1]
1.0.0 - 1.4.0 1.4.1 - 1.7.4 1.8.0~
9 1 1 Semi-Fast AirLink and Stepford Express services with more stops 3
- 9[note 2] Skipping Stepford Connect services 4
2 Stopper/Local Local Stepford Connect and all Waterline services 5
5 3 Empty Coach Stock Not in service - Given while the train moves from the depot to the next station 6
1 9 Fast AirLink and Stepford Express services with fewer stops, as well as AirLink Shuttle services 1
Exclusive Stepford Connect services (R026 and R036) and R009 2
  1. Late trains take priority over on-time trains. Stepford Express takes priority over AirLink, AirLink over Stepford Connect and Stepford Connect over Waterline.
  2. Semi-Fast Stepford Connect services (eg. R005) have always used 9 as their first digit since headcodes were introduced (until Version 1.8), and the 9 headcode was given to semi-fast services before Version 1.4.1, which means they are not classified as express; however, they are still treated as 9 headcode trains, so it has priority over 1XXX AirLink and Stepford Express trains.

Second digit[]

The second digit is alphabetical and indicates the train's destination.

Letter Destination Previously used for
A Stepford Airport Central
B Benton
C Beechley 1.0 - 1.0.22: All Connect services

1.1 - 1.5.1: Connolly

D Willowfield
E Edgemead
F Whitefield
G Greenslade
H Newry Harbour
I St Helens Bridge
J Farleigh 1.1 - 1.9.7: James Street
K Leighton West
L Llyn-by-the-Sea 1.1 - 1.3.29: Leighton Stepford Road
M Morganstown
N Newry
O Connolly
P Port Benton (Stepford Connect)

Stepford Airport Parkway (AirLink)

1.1 - 1.9.7: Port Benton only
Q Esterfield
R Leighton Stepford Road
S Stepford Central
T Leighton City 1.1 - 1.7.4: St Helens Bridge
U Stepford United Football Club
V Stepford Victoria
W Westwyvern 1.0 - 1.0.22: All Waterline services

1.2 - 1.3.29: Whitefield

X Airport Terminal 2
Y Berrily
Z Airport Terminal 3

Last two digits[]

The last two digits are numerically ordered, increasing from xx00 to xx98, and then returning to xx00. However, a headcode will not overlap with another one in service.

Examples of headcodes:

Trivia[]

  • Headcodes directly affect train priority, which goes as follow: fast services (9XXX), semi-fast services (1XXX), stopping services (2XXX), services from the depot (3XXX).
  • When Stepford Express was first added, R075 and R078 were the only Stepford Express routes using the 9XXX headcode.
  • In V1.4.1, the first digit of Stepford Express services' headcode (formerly 1) and Semi-Fast services' (formerly 9) switched places. Because of this, every AirLink route had its headcodes changed, initially causing lots of confusion to players.
  • In real-life, a headcode is also known as the train reporting number, with 9XXX trains being used for trains with special routing instructions, an example would be Eurostar trains.
  • Stepford Connect kept the 9-headcode services in V1.4.1, but not classified as express although these services skip some stations. This is believed to be due to Stepford Connect only operating local services.
  • Before V1.4.1, delayed trains used to have priority regardless of the headcode - however, that has changed and the headcode table displays the correct priority order.
  • After the opening of the Llyn Extension in V1.4, Llyn-by-the-Sea took over the L headcode and Westwyvern took over the W headcode. As a result, Leighton Stepford Road and Whitefield changed their headcodes from L and W to R and F respectively.
  • After the opening of the Willowfield Extension in V1.6, Beechley took over the C headcode. The headcode of Connolly changed from C to O.
  • In V1.8, the K headcode was assigned to the new station, Leighton West, as well as the T headcode transferred over to Leighton City from St Helens Bridge, which has the I headcode now.
    • In the same update, Stepford Connect started using the 1 priority headcode on most routes, the Class 68 and Class 444 exclusive routes still have the 9 priority headcode. R009 also has a 9 priority headcode despite no longer being exclusive to the Class 68.
  • P is the first letter headcode to be shared between 2 stations, being Port Benton and Stepford Airport Parkway.
  • In V1.10, the Q headcode was assigned to Esterfield, while the J headcode was transferred from James Street to Farleigh. With this change, all letters of the alphabet have been assigned to a terminus, with the letter P now being shared by 2 stations.
  • Stepford Connect is currently the only operator that uses every first headcode digit, as Waterline does not use 9 or 1 headcodes, while Stepford Express and AirLink do not use a 2 headcode.
  • There are simple methods to identify whether or not a service with the headcode P terminates at Port Benton or Stepford Airport Parkway.

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