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Not everyone knows all the hundreds of rail-specific acronyms and initialisms, so if any pop up in conversation on the Discord server, add them and their meaning below so others can look them up.

Please keep these in alphabetical order so it is easy to find a specific term.

0-9

4LM: Four Lines Modernisation programme
4 Foot The space between the two running rails on a section of track
6 Foot The area between a pair of running lines
10 Foot The area between two pairs of running lines

A

File:London Overground Class 710.jpg

London Overground Class 710

ABCL: Automatic Barrier Crossing, Locally Monitored
ACOA: Adverse Change Of Aspect
AHB: Automatic Half-Barrier Crossing
AHBC: Automatic Half-Barrier Crossing
AOCL: Automatic Open Crossing, Locally Monitored
ARL: Arriva Rail London
ARS: Automatic Route Setting
ASC: Area Signalling Centre
ATC: Automatic Train Control
ATO: Automatic Train Operation
ATOC: Association of Train Operating Companies
ATP: Automatic Train Protection
ATW: Arriva Trains Wales
AWC: Avanti West Coast
AWS: Automatic Warning System

B

BML: Brighton Main Line
BR: British Rail
BTP: British Transport Police

C

C+H: Circle and Hammersmith & City lines
CAPE: Cancelled At Point of Entry
CAWS: Continuous Automatic Warning System
CBTC: Communications Based Train Control
Cess: The area along either side of a railway line which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.

CIS: Customer Information System
CM: Coded Manual
CoT: Close of Traffic
CR: Chiltern Railways
CRS: Computer Reservation System
CS: Caledonian Sleeper
CSA: Customer Service Assistant
CSDE: Correct Side Door Enable
CSL2: Customer Service Level 2
CSR: Cab Secure Radio

D

DCO: Driver Controlled Operation
DCV: Door Closed Visual
DDA: Disability Discrimination Act
DLR: Docklands Light Railway
DOO: Driver Only Operation
DRA: Driver Reminder Appliance
DSD: Driver's Safety Device
DTG-R: Distance to Go Radio
DVA: Digital Voice Announcer

E

E*: Eurostar
ECML: East Coast Main Line
EMR: East Midlands Railway
EMT: East Midland Trains
EP: Entry Point
EPH: Electric Point Heater
ERTMS: European Rail Traffic Management System
ERU: Emergency Response Unit
ES: Eurostar
ESDC: Emergency Saloon Door Control
ESR: Emergency Speed Restriction
ETCS: European Train Control System

F

FGW: First Great Western
FOC: Freight Operating Company
FLIRT: Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train
FTDotYotYDPMTTASSBBS: The Former Tram Driver of the Year of the Year Daniel Patterson Memorial Tramway Tramcar Arrestor System Stop Block Buffer Stop.

G

GA: Greater Anglia
GC: Great Central
GN: Great Northern
GoA (0-4): Grade of Automation
GSM-R: Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway
GTR: Govia Thameslink Railway
GWML: Great Western Main Line
GWR: Great Western Railway
GX: Gatwick Express

H

File:Hull Trains Class 802.jpg

A Hull Trains Class 802 at St Pancras

HEX: Heathrow Express
HML: Highland Main Line
HS1: High Speed 1
HS2: High Speed 2
HST: High Speed Train
HT: Hull Trains

I

IC: Intercity
IECC: Intergrated Electronic Control Centre
IEP: Intercity Express Program
IET: Intercity Express Train
IMR: Interlocking Machine Room
IoW: Isle of Wight

J

Canada Water station on the Jubilee Line Extension including Platform Edge Doors

JLE: Jubilee Line Extension

K

KYT: Know Your Train

L

LM: London Midland
LNER: London North Eastern Railway
LNR: London Northwestern Railway
LO: London Overground
LOM: Limit of Movement
LOROL: London Overground Rail Opration Ltd.
LOS: Limit of Shunt
LPTB: London Passenger Transport Board
LRT: London Regional Transport
LSL: Locomtive Services Limited
LT: London Transport
LTM: London Transport Museum
LTP: Long Term Plan
LUL: London Underground Ltd.

M

MDR: Metropolitan District Railway
MENTOR: Mobile Electric Network Testing Observation and Recording
MML: Midland Main Line
MOM: Mobile Operations Manager
MR: Metropolitan Railway
MTR: Mass Transit Railway (Hong Kong Subway)

N

NLC: National Location Codes
NLE: Northern Line Extension
NMT: New Messurement Train
NR: Network Rail
NR: Northern Rail
NRM: National Railway Museum
NRN: National Radio Network
NSE: Network South East
NTCO: Not To Call Order

O

OA: Open Access
OCS: Overhead Contact System
OLE: Overhead Line Equipment
ORR: Office of Rail and Road
OOL: On Our Lines (This project)
OPO: One Person Operation

P

PDL: Portsmouth Direct Line
PEA: Passenger Emergency Alarm
PED: Platform Edge Doors
PEP: Prototype Electro Pneumatic Train
PIS: Passenger Information System
PLPR (1-4): Plain Line Pattern Recognition
PM: Protected Manual
PoSA: Proceed-on-Sight Authority
PRM: Persons with Reduced Mobility
PSA: Passenger Service Agent
PSB: Power Signal Box
PSD: Platform Screen Doors
PSR: Permanent Speed Restriction
PTI: Platform Train Interface
PTS: Personal Track Safety

Q

Q Code train: A train that runs as required

R

RAIB Rail Accident Investigation Branch
RAT: Rail Adhesion Train
RDG: Rail Delivery Group
REC: Railway Emergency Call
RGI: Rail Gap Indicator
RHTT: Rail Head Treatment Train
RM: Restricted Manual
ROC (Network Rail): Rail Operating Centre
ROC (SimSig:Sessions): Railway Operating Centre
RSF: Right Side Failure
RSSB: Rail Safety and Standards Board
RTT: Real Time Trains
RVAR: Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations

S

SATS: Staff Assisted Train Services
SCAT: Speed Control After Tripping
SCC: Service Control Centre
SCL1: Service Controller Level 1
SCL2: Service Controller Level 2
ScR: ScotRail
SE: Southeastern
SMA (0.5-14): Signal Migration Area
SN: Southern Rail
SoT: Start of Traffic
SotD: Signal of the Day
SPAD: Signal Passed At Danger
SPAR: Signal Passed At Red
SPAS: Signal Passed At Stop
SPT: Signal Post Telephone
SR: ScotRail
SRAWS: Signal Repeating Automatic Warning System
SSO: Special Stop Order

SSR: Sub-Surface Railway
STANME: Station Number Names
STANOX: Station Numbers
STN: Special Train Notice
STP: Short Term Plan
SWML: South West Main Line
SWR: South Western Railway
SWT: South West Trains

T

TAS: Traction Auxillary Set
TAT: Traction Auxillary Trip
T/Op: Train Operator
TBC: Traction Brake Controller
TBTC: Transmission Based Train Control
TC: Track Circuit
TCD: Traffic Controllers Diagrams
TCF: Track Circuit Failure
TCP: Trip Cock Protection
TD (London Underground): Train Description
TD (Network Rail): Train Describer
TfGM: Transport for Greater Manchester
TfL: Transport for London
TfW: Transport for Wales
TIPLOC: Timing Point Location
TL: Thameslink
TMS: Train Management System
TOC: Train Operating Company
TOPS: Total Operations Processing System
TPE: TransPennine Express
TPS: Train Planning System
TPWS: Train Protection and Warning System
TRC: Track Recording Car
TRT: Track Recording Train

TRTS: Train Ready To Start
TRU: Track Recording Unit
TRV: Track Recording Vehicle
TS: Tube Stock
TSC: Transport Strategy Centre
TSF: Track Section Failure
TSI: Technical Specifications for Interoperability
TSR: Temporary Speed Restriction
TSW: Train Sim World
TTN: Timetable Notice
TYT: Track Your Train

U

UERL: Underground Electric Railway Company of London
UTO: Unattended Train Operation
UTU: Ultrasonic Test Unit
UWC: User Worked Crossing

V

VAR: Varied Timetable
VTEC: Virgin Trains East Coast
VOBC: Vehichle OnBoard Computer
VSTP: Very Short Term Plan
VT: Virgin Trains

W

WAML: West Anglia Main Line
WCML: West Coast Main Line
WCRC: West Coast Railway Company
WDM: Wrong Direction Move
WMR: West Midlands Railway
WMT: West Midland Trains
WSF: Wrong Side Failure
WSL: Wrong Signal Lowered
WTT: Working Timetable

X

XC: Cross Country
XR: Crossrail

Y

Z

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 *'''UERL''': Underground Electric Railway Company of London
 *'''UTO''': Unattended Train Operation
+*'''UTU''': Ultrasonic Test Unit
 *'''UWC''': User Worked Crossing