I was just thinking about the way in which trains are laid out in the UK and it got me thinking, why is the lettering of coaches on a train rarely/never actually alphabetical? There are often letters missed out or inexplicable gaps in the lettering and I cannot think of a valid reason why this is being done. Some examples:
Letters in brackets are skipped over when naming coaches.
Bold letters are simply out of place
Avanti:
390/0: A B C D E F (G) H (I) J K
390/1: A B C D E F U G H (I) J K
221: A B C D E (F) G H (I) J K L
LNER:
Azuma (10 Car): A B C D E F G H (I) (J) K (L) M
Azuma (9 Car) : A B C (D) (E) (F) G H (I) J K L M
CrossCountry:
Voyager: A B C D (E) F
Is there any reason why letters are skipped, to me it would seem logical to name the coaches alphabetically, and it would make it easier for most passengers to understand too. I notice the letter I is always left out of naming coaches, is there any specific reason for this?
Letters in brackets are skipped over when naming coaches.
Bold letters are simply out of place
Avanti:
390/0: A B C D E F (G) H (I) J K
390/1: A B C D E F U G H (I) J K
221: A B C D E (F) G H (I) J K L
LNER:
Azuma (10 Car): A B C D E F G H (I) (J) K (L) M
Azuma (9 Car) : A B C (D) (E) (F) G H (I) J K L M
CrossCountry:
Voyager: A B C D (E) F
Is there any reason why letters are skipped, to me it would seem logical to name the coaches alphabetically, and it would make it easier for most passengers to understand too. I notice the letter I is always left out of naming coaches, is there any specific reason for this?