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'''ATP''': Automatic Train Protection
'''ATP''': Automatic Train Protection
'''AWC''': Avanti West Coast


'''AWS''': Automatic Warning System
'''AWS''': Automatic Warning System
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'''CIS''': Customer Information System
'''CIS''': Customer Information System
'''CR''': Chiltern Railways
'''CS''': Caledonian Sleeper


'''CSA''': Customer Service Assistant
'''CSA''': Customer Service Assistant
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'''DOO''': Driver Only Operation
'''DOO''': Driver Only Operation
'''DVA''': Digital Voice Announcer
'''ECML''': East Coast Main Line
'''EMR''': East Midlands Railway
'''EMT''': East Midnland Trains


'''ERU''': Emergency Response Unit
'''ERU''': Emergency Response Unit
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'''ETCS''': European Train Control System
'''ETCS''': European Train Control System


'''ETRMS''': European Rail Traffic Managment System
'''ERTMS''': European Rail Traffic Managment System
 
'''FGW''': First Great Western


'''FOC''': Freight Operating Company
'''FOC''': Freight Operating Company
'''GA''': Greater Anglia


'''GoA''': Grade of Automation
'''GoA''': Grade of Automation


'''GSM-R''': Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway
'''GSM-R''': Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway
'''GTR''': Govia Thameslink Railway
'''GWR''': Great Western Railway


'''HS1''': High Speed 1
'''HS1''': High Speed 1
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'''IET''': Intercity Express Train
'''IET''': Intercity Express Train
'''IMR''': Interlocking Machine Room


'''IoW''': Isle of Wight
'''IoW''': Isle of Wight
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'''KYT''': Know Your Train
'''KYT''': Know Your Train
'''LNER''': London North Eastern Railway
'''LNR''': London Northwestern Railway


'''LO''': [[London Overground]]
'''LO''': [[London Overground]]
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'''LOM''': Limit of Movement
'''LOM''': Limit of Movement
'''LOROL''': London Overground Rail Opration Ltd.


'''LPTB''': London Passenger Transport Board
'''LPTB''': London Passenger Transport Board
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'''LTP''': Long Term Plan
'''LTP''': Long Term Plan


'''LUL''': London Underground Limited
'''LUL''': [[London Underground]] Limited


'''MOM''': Mobile Operations Manager
'''MOM''': Mobile Operations Manager
'''NLE''': Northern Line Extension
'''NMT''': New Messurement Train


'''NR''': [[Network Rail]]
'''NR''': [[Network Rail]]
'''NR''': Northern Rail


'''NRM''': [[National Railway Museum]]
'''NRM''': [[National Railway Museum]]
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'''SATS''': Staff Assisted Train Services
'''SATS''': Staff Assisted Train Services
'''ScR''': ScotRail
'''SE''': Southeastern


'''SotD''': [[Signal of the Day]]
'''SotD''': [[Signal of the Day]]
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'''SPAS''': Signal Passed At Stop
'''SPAS''': Signal Passed At Stop
'''SR''': ScotRail


'''SSR''': Sub-Surface Railway
'''SSR''': Sub-Surface Railway


'''STP''': Short Term Plan
'''STP''': Short Term Plan
'''SWR''': South Western Railway
'''SWT''': South West Trains


'''TBC''': Traction Brake Controller
'''TBC''': Traction Brake Controller
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'''TOPS''': Total Operations Processing System
'''TOPS''': Total Operations Processing System
'''TPE''': TransPennine Express


'''TPS''': Train Planniong System
'''TPS''': Train Planniong System
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'''VAR''': Varied Timetable
'''VAR''': Varied Timetable
'''VETC''': Virgin Trains East Coast


'''VSTP''': Very Short Term Plan
'''VSTP''': Very Short Term Plan
'''VT''': Virgin Trains
'''WCML''': West Coast Main Line


'''WSF''': Wrong Side Failure
'''WSF''': Wrong Side Failure
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'''WDM''': Wrong Direction Move
'''WDM''': Wrong Direction Move
'''WMR''': West Midlands Railway
'''WMT''': West Midland Trains


'''WTT''': Working Timetable
'''WTT''': Working Timetable
'''XC''': Cross Country
'''XR''': Crossrail

Revision as of 03:29, 15 February 2021

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.


4LM: Four Lines Modernisation programme

ARS: Automatic Route Setting

ASC: Area Signalling Centre

ATC: Automatic Train Control

ATO: Automatic Train Operation

ATP: Automatic Train Protection

AWC: Avanti West Coast

AWS: Automatic Warning System

BR: British Rail

BTP: British Transport Police

CAPE: Cancelled At Point of Entry

CBTC: Communications Based Train Control

CIS: Customer Information System

CR: Chiltern Railways

CS: Caledonian Sleeper

CSA: Customer Service Assistant

CSDE: Correct Side Door Enable

CSR: Cab Secure Radio

DCO: Driver Controlled Operation

DCV: Door Closed Visual

DDA: Disability Discrimination Act

DLR: Docklands Light Railway

DRA: Driver Reminder Appliance

DTG-R: Distance to Go Radio

DOO: Driver Only Operation

DVA: Digital Voice Announcer

ECML: East Coast Main Line

EMR: East Midlands Railway

EMT: East Midnland Trains

ERU: Emergency Response Unit

ESDC: Emergency Saloon Door Control

ESR: Emergency Speed Restriction

ETCS: European Train Control System

ERTMS: European Rail Traffic Managment System

FGW: First Great Western

FOC: Freight Operating Company

GA: Greater Anglia

GoA: Grade of Automation

GSM-R: Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway

GTR: Govia Thameslink Railway

GWR: Great Western Railway

HS1: High Speed 1

HS2: High Speed 2

HST: High Speed Train

IECC: Intergrated Electronic Control Centre

IET: Intercity Express Train

IMR: Interlocking Machine Room

IoW: Isle of Wight

JLE: Jubilee Line Extension

KYT: Know Your Train

LNER: London North Eastern Railway

LNR: London Northwestern Railway

LO: London Overground

LOS: Limit of Shunt

LOM: Limit of Movement

LOROL: London Overground Rail Opration Ltd.

LPTB: London Passenger Transport Board

LRT: London Regional Transport

LT: London Transport

LTM: London Transport Museum

LTP: Long Term Plan

LUL: London Underground Limited

MOM: Mobile Operations Manager

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

OOL: On Our Lines (This project)

OPO: One Person Operation

PEA: Passenger Emergency Alarm

PED: Platform Edge Doors

PIS: Passenger Information System

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

REC: Railway Emergency Call

RGI: Rail Gap Indicator

ROC (SimSig:Sessions): Railway Operating Centre

ROC (Network Rail): Rail Operating Centre

RSF: Right Side Failure

RTT: Real Time Trains

RVAR: Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulation

SATS: Staff Assisted Train Services

ScR: ScotRail

SE: Southeastern

SotD: Signal of the Day

SPAD: Signal Passed At Danger

SPAR: Signal Passed At Red

SPAS: Signal Passed At Stop

SR: ScotRail

SSR: Sub-Surface Railway

STP: Short Term Plan

SWR: South Western Railway

SWT: South West Trains

TBC: Traction Brake Controller

TBTC: Transmission Based Train Control

TC: Track Circuit

TCF: Track Circuit Failure

TD: Train Describer

TD (London Underground): Train Description

TfGM: Transport for Greater Manchester

TfL: Transport for London

TfW: Transport for Wales

TMS: Train Management System

TOC: Train Operating Company

T/Op: Train Operator

TOPS: Total Operations Processing System

TPE: TransPennine Express

TPS: Train Planniong System

TPWS: Train Protection and Warning System

TS: Tube Stock

TSC: Transport Strategy Centre

TSF: Track Section Failure

TSI: Technical Specifications for Interoperability

TSR: Temporary Speed Restriction

TYT: Track Your Train

UTO: Unattended Train Operation

VAR: Varied Timetable

VETC: Virgin Trains East Coast

VSTP: Very Short Term Plan

VT: Virgin Trains

WCML: West Coast Main Line

WSF: Wrong Side Failure

WSL: Wrong Signal Lowered

WDM: Wrong Direction Move

WMR: West Midlands Railway

WMT: West Midland Trains

WTT: Working Timetable

XC: Cross Country

XR: Crossrail