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It's a good question, but I've heard and read old steam drivers say that they knew the roads well enough that they knew every inch in the dark, and didn't need a headlamp.
Here's a good link that gives details of the RCH (Railway Clearing House) lamp codes that were almost, but not quite, universal. (The Highland Railway did things its own way, and perhaps others did too). Scroll down to read the headcode section. The illustration doesn't show the Royal Train headcode, which has lamps in all four positions at the front end.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/3-sigs/bellhead.htm
Modelling the lamps convincingly in 00 is difficult, giving me yet another excuse to make the shift to Gauge 1 one of these days.
Here's a good link that gives details of the RCH (Railway Clearing House) lamp codes that were almost, but not quite, universal. (The Highland Railway did things its own way, and perhaps others did too). Scroll down to read the headcode section. The illustration doesn't show the Royal Train headcode, which has lamps in all four positions at the front end.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/3-sigs/bellhead.htm
Modelling the lamps convincingly in 00 is difficult, giving me yet another excuse to make the shift to Gauge 1 one of these days.
