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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

A London Overground class 710, operated by Arriva Rail London, at Crouch Hill.

ABCL: Automatic Barrier Crossing, Locally Monitored
ABDO: Automatic Braking and Door Opening
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
ASDO: Automatic Selective Door Opening
ATC: Automatic Train Control
ATO: Automatic Train Operation
ATOC: Association of Train Operating Companies
ATP: Automatic Train Protection
ATS: Automatic Tram Stop
ATW: Arriva Trains Wales
AWC: Avanti West Coast
AWS: Automatic Warning System

B

BML: Brighton Main Line
BR: British Rail
BTC: British Transport Commission
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
CD: Close Doors (Indication)
CDL: Central Door Locking
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
CLR: Central London Railway
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
CSLR: City & South London Railway
CSR: Cab Secure Radio
CTRL: Channel Tunnel Rail Link

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

File:374022AmsterdamCentraal.jpg

A Eurostar class 374 at Amsterdam Centraal.

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

File:Glory Mine buffer stop.jpeg

The FTDotYotYDPMTTASSBBS at the Glory Mine of Crich Tramway Village.

FGW: First Great Western
FLIRT: Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train
FOC: Freight Operating Company
FPI: Facing Points Indicator
FPL: Facing Point Lock
FRL: Fixed Red Light
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
GEML: Great Eastern Main Line
GLA: Greater London Area
GLA: Greater London Authority
GLC: Greater London Council
GN: Great Northern
GoA (0-4): Grade of Automation
GOP: Guard's Operating Panel
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

IBJ: Insulated Block Joint
IC: Intercity
IECC: Integrated Electronic Control Centre
IEP: Intercity Express Programme
IET: Intercity Express Train
IMR: Interlocking Machine Room
IoW: Isle of Wight

J

Platform Edge Doors at Canada Water station on the Jubilee Line Extension.

JLE: Jubilee Line Extension

K

KYT: Know Your Train
KVB: Contrôle de Vitesse par Balises

L

LM: London Midland
LNER: London North Eastern Railway
LNR: London Northwestern Railway
LO: London Overground
LOM: Limit of Movement
LOROL: London Overground Rail Operations Ltd.
LOS: Limit of Shunt
LPTB: London Passenger Transport Board
LRT: London Regional Transport
LRV: Light Rail Vehicle
LSL: Locomotive Services Limited
LT: London Transport
LTE: London Transport Executive
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

NCT: Non-Communicating Train
NLC: National Location Codes
NLE: Northern Line Extension
NMT: New Measurement 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

File:Townend Signal PPI.jpg

A Points Position Indicator (PPI) below a tram signal on Sheffield Supertram.

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
PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
PPI: Points Position Indicator
PRI: Preliminary Route Indicator
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

File:SYRHTT.jpg

A Rail Head Treatment Train at Sheffield station.

RA: Right Away (Indication)
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
SCD: Short Ciruiting Device
SCL1: Service Controller Level 1
SCL2: Service Controller Level 2
ScR: ScotRail
SDO: Selective Door Opening
SE: Southeastern
SMA (0.5-14): Signal Migration Area
SMD: Stratford Market Depot
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
SRA: Strategic Rail Authority

SRAWS: Signal Repeating Automatic Warning System
SSI: Solid State Interlocking
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
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
TMS: Tram Management System
TOC: Train Operating Company
T/Op: Train Operator
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
VCC: Vehicle Control Centre
VTEC: Virgin Trains East Coast
VOBC: Vehicle On Board Computer
VRS: Vehicle Recognition System
VSTP: Very Short Term Plan
VT: Virgin Trains

W

File:139002SBT.jpg

West Midlands Railway's class 139 Parry People Mover on the Stourbridge Town branch line.

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

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 == A ==
-[[File:London Overground Class 710.jpg|thumb|London Overground Class 710]]
+[[File:London Overground Class 710.jpg|thumb|A [[London Overground]] [[class 710]], operated by [[Arriva Rail London]], at [[Crouch Hill]].]]
 *'''ABCL''': Automatic Barrier Crossing, Locally Monitored
 *'''ABDO''': Automatic Braking and Door Opening
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 == B ==
-[[File:British Rail - colour reversed logo.svg|right|thumb|The British Rail '[[Arrows of Indecision]]'.]]
+[[File:British Rail - colour reversed logo.svg|right|thumb|The [[British Rail]] '[[Arrows of Indecision]]'.]]
 *'''BML''': [[Brighton Main Line]]
 *'''BR''': [[British Rail]]
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 == C ==
+[[File:Hammersmith tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) MMB 01 C-Stock.jpg|right|thumb|Hammersmith station, which is the terminus of the [[Circle line|Circle]] and [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City Lines]]]]
 *'''C+H''': [[Circle line|Circle]] and [[Hammersmith & City line]]s
 *'''CAPE''': Cancelled At Point of Entry
@@ Line 50: / Line 51: @@
 *'''CDL''': Central Door Locking
 *'''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.
-[[File:Hammersmith tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) MMB 01 C-Stock.jpg|right|thumb|Hammersmith station, which is the terminus of the [[Circle line|Circle]] and [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City Lines]]]]
 *'''CIS''': Customer Information System
 *'''CLR''': Central London Railway
@@ Line 66: / Line 66: @@
 == D ==
-[[File:Tower Gateway DLR station.jpg|right|thumb|[[Tower Gateway]] station of the Docklands Light Railway in East London.]]
+[[File:Tower Gateway DLR station.jpg|right|thumb|[[Tower Gateway]] station of the [[Docklands Light Railway]] in East London.]]
 *'''DCO''': Driver Controlled Operation
 *'''DCV''': Door Closed Visual
@@ Line 78: / Line 78: @@
 == E ==
-[[File:374022AmsterdamCentraal.jpg|right|thumb|Eurostar class 374 at Amsterdam Centraal]]
+[[File:374022AmsterdamCentraal.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Eurostar]] [[class 374]] at [[Amsterdam Centraal]].]]
 *'''E*''': [[Eurostar]]
 *'''ECML''': [[East Coast Main Line]]
@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 == F ==
-[[File:Glory Mine buffer stop.jpeg|right|thumb|The [[FTDotYotYDPMTTASSBBS]] at [[Glory Mine]] at [[Crich Tramway Village]].]]
+[[File:Glory Mine buffer stop.jpeg|right|thumb|The [[FTDotYotYDPMTTASSBBS]] at the [[Glory Mine]] of [[Crich Tramway Village]].]]
 *'''FGW''': [[First Great Western]]
 *'''[[FLIRT]]''': Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train
@@ Line 120: / Line 120: @@
 == H ==
-[[File:Hull Trains Class 802.jpg|thumb|A [[Hull Trains]] Class 802 at St Pancras]]
+[[File:Hull Trains Class 802.jpg|thumb|A [[Hull Trains]] [[class 802]] at [[St. Pancras]]]]
 *'''HEX''': [[Heathrow Express]]
 *'''HML''': [[Highland Main Line]]
@@ Line 129: / Line 129: @@
 == I ==
-[[File:Liverpool Street Interlocking Machine Room (2954778782).jpg|right|thumb|Liverpool Street Interlocking Machine Room]]
+[[File:Liverpool Street Interlocking Machine Room (2954778782).jpg|right|thumb|[[Liverpool Street]] Interlocking Machine Room on the [[London Underground]].]]
 *'''IBJ''': Insulated Block Joint
 *'''IC''': Intercity
@@ Line 139: / Line 139: @@
 == J ==
-[[File:CanadaWater-Jubileeplatforms4.jpg|right|thumb|[[Canada Water]] station on the [[Jubilee line|Jubilee Line Extension]] including Platform Edge Doors]]
+[[File:CanadaWater-Jubileeplatforms4.jpg|right|thumb|Platform Edge Doors at [[Canada Water]] station on the [[Jubilee line|Jubilee Line Extension]].]]
 *'''JLE''': Jubilee Line Extension
@@ Line 165: / Line 165: @@
 == M ==
-[[File:METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS LOCO AT THE RAILFEST YORK JUNE 2012 (7346296244).jpg|right|thumb|Metropolitan Railway electric locomotive [[Sarah Siddons]]]]
+[[File:METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS LOCO AT THE RAILFEST YORK JUNE 2012 (7346296244).jpg|right|thumb|Metropolitan Railway electric locomotive [[Sarah Siddons]].]]
 *'''MDR''': [[District line|Metropolitan District Railway]]
 *'''[[MENTOR]]''': Mobile Electric Network Testing Observation and Recording
@@ Line 174: / Line 174: @@
 == N ==
-[[File:New Measurement train Danesmoor.jpg|right|thumb|New Measurement Train]]
+[[File:New Measurement train Danesmoor.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Network Rail]] [[New Measurement Train]], formed of [[High Speed Train]] rolling stock.]]
 *'''NCT''': Non-Communicating Train
 *'''NLC''': National Location Codes
@@ Line 191: / Line 191: @@
 *'''OLE''': Overhead Line Equipment
 *'''ORR''': Office of Rail and Road
-*'''OOL''': [[On Our Lines]] (This project)
+*'''OOL''': [[On Our Lines]] (this project)
 *'''OPO''': One Person Operation
 == P ==
-[[File:4-PEP-4002.jpg|right|thumb|British Rail PEP unit]]
+[[File:4-PEP-4002.jpg|right|thumb|A British Rail 'PEP' unit.]]
+[[File:Townend Signal PPI.jpg|thumb|right|A Points Position Indicator (PPI) below a tram signal on [[Sheffield Supertram]].]]
 *'''PDL''': Portsmouth Direct Line
 *'''PEA''': Passenger Emergency Alarm
@@ Line 205: / Line 206: @@
 *'''PoSA''': Proceed-on-Sight Authority
 *'''PPE''': Personal Protective Equipment
-*'''PPI''': Points Possition Indicator
+*'''PPI''': Points Position Indicator
-[[File:Townend Signal PPI.jpg|thumb|right|PPI below a tram signal on Sheffield Supertram]]
 *'''PRI''': Preliminary Route Indicator
 *'''PRM''': Persons with Reduced Mobility
@@ Line 220: / Line 220: @@
 == R ==
-[[File:SYRHTT.jpg|right|thumb|Rail Head Treatment Train at Sheffield station]]
+[[File:SYRHTT.jpg|right|thumb|A Rail Head Treatment Train at [[Sheffield]] station.]]
 *'''RA''': Right Away (Indication)
 *'''RAIB''' Rail Accident Investigation Branch
@@ Line 237: / Line 237: @@
 == S ==
-[[File:Hugh Llewellyn 19630631832.jpg|right|thumb|A ScotRail class 320]]
+[[File:Hugh Llewellyn 19630631832.jpg|right|thumb|A [[ScotRail]] [[class 320]].]]
 *'''SATS''': Staff Assisted Train Services
 *'''SCAT''': Speed Control After Tripping
@@ Line 258: / Line 258: @@
 *'''SR''': [[ScotRail]]
 *'''SRA''': Strategic Rail Authority
-[[File:C69 Stock train at Moorgate 02.jpg|right|thumb|Moorgate Station on [[London Underground|London Underground's]] Sub-Surface Railway]]
+[[File:C69 Stock train at Moorgate 02.jpg|right|thumb|[[Moorgate]] station on [[London Underground]]'s Sub-Surface Railway]]
 *'''SRAWS''': Signal Repeating Automatic Warning System
 *'''SSI''': Solid State Interlocking
@@ Line 273: / Line 273: @@
 == T ==
 [[File:700155 Trainbow south of Balcombe.jpg|right|thumb|Thameslink's [[Trainbow]] [[700155]].]]
+[[File:London Underground 1938 Stock at Amersham 9.jpg|right|thumb|[[London Underground]]'s [[1938 stock]] at [[Amersham]] on a rail tour.]]
 *'''TAS''': Traction Auxillary Set
 *'''TAT''': Traction Auxillary Trip
@@ Line 297: / Line 298: @@
 *'''TPWS''': Train Protection and Warning System
 *'''TRC''': Track Recording Car
-[[File:London Underground 1938 Stock at Amersham 9.jpg|right|thumb|[[London Underground]] 1938 Tube Stock at Amersham on a rail tour]]
 *'''TRT''': Track Recording Train
 *'''TRTS''': Train Ready To Start
@@ Line 327: / Line 327: @@
 == W ==
-[[File:139002SBT.jpg|right|thumb|West Midlands Railway's [[class 139]] [[Parry People Mover]] on the [[Stourbridge Town]] branch line.]]
+[[File:139002SBT.jpg|right|thumb|[[West Midlands Railway]]'s [[class 139]] [[Parry People Mover]] on the [[Stourbridge Town]] branch line.]]
 *'''WAML''': [[West Anglia Main Line]]
 *'''WCML''': [[West Coast Main Line]]
@@ Line 341: / Line 341: @@
 *'''XC''': Cross Country
 *'''XR''': Crossrail
 == Y ==
 == Z ==