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I was wondering if anyone has some good online references for train headmarks used on named expresses. I did find this earlier thread alongside the website and the book linked in it, but the website seems to mainly focus on contemporary trains and I wanted to see if I somebody knew a better online resource for earlier JNR-Era headmarks (). To be more specific, I am looking for reference photos/diagrams for the headmarks. While I don't have a specific reason/need right now, I thought it would be useful in the future for a couple of projects I have on my radar. I did contemplate buying a book, but me being broke kinda put that idea on hold for now, which is why I wanted to ask here

Nice layout which is a very nice representation of Saga Station in 1967. The station model as per the prototype at the time is a ground level layout, arranged in the standard JNR style of three platform faces (1 ban sen to 3 ban sen) as well a bay platform (0 ban sen). Most excellently the platform length seems to be near scale prototype length, and there is a telfer gantry for parcels traffic modelled. Very much the atmosphere of a provincial city JNR station is conveyed. Also modelled are prototypical passenger train consists, most notably the numerous loco-hauled long distance expresses/sleeper expresses, which are some of the most interesting trains of the JNR era. Note the adjacent large yard is taken from a separate location and added to the model scene, the protoype was in a more restricted location.