Bradshaw:Glossary

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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
  • ACWN: Altered Carriage Working Notice
  • AHB: Automatic Half-Barrier Crossing
  • AHBC: Automatic Half-Barrier Crossing
  • ANP: Auto Not Permitted
    An operating state on London Underground ATO lines where trains have been prevented from operating in ATO mode and must instead operate in CM or PM, normally initiated due to staff on our around the track area.
  • 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

The British Rail 'Arrows of Indecision'.

C

Hammersmith station, which is the terminus of the Circle and Hammersmith & City Lines
  • C+H: Circle and Hammersmith & City lines
  • CAPE: Cancelled At Point of Entry
  • CAWS: Continuous Automatic Warning System
  • CBTC: Communications Based Train Control
    Name given to the SelTrac installation being installed on London Underground’s SSR as part of the 4LM project to enable ATO. See also TBTC and DTG-R
  • CD: Close Doors (Indication)
  • CDL: Central Door Locking
  • CDP: Continuous Development Programme
  • 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
    A mode of operation used on London Underground’s Central and Victoria lines where the Train Operator drives the train manually at up to normal line speed using signalling information provided on an in-cab display. See also PM
  • CMS: Competency Management System
  • 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
  • CTBC: Combined Traction Brake Controller, See also TBC
  • CTRL: Channel Tunnel Rail Link
  • CWN: Carriage Working Notice

D

Tower Gateway station of the Docklands Light Railway in East London.
  • DCO: Driver Controlled Operation
    A system of operation on the National Rail Network where a train operates with both a driver and at least one other memeber of staff onboard, but where the driver is responsible for operation of the trains doors as well as driving the train.
  • DCV: Door Closed Visual
  • DDA: Disability Discrimination Act
  • DLR: Docklands Light Railway
  • DOO: Driver Only Operation
    A system of operation on the National Rail Network where the only member of operational staff onboard a train is the driver who is responsible for all aspects of the trains operation. Analagous to OPO on London Underground
  • DRA: Driver Reminder Appliance
  • DRM: Duty Reliability Manager (London Underground equivalent of MOM.)
  • DRS: Direct Rail Services
  • DSD: Driver's Safety Device
  • DTG-R: Distance to Go Radio
    ATO system in use on London Underground’s Victoria line. See also CBTC and TBTC
  • DVA: Digital Voice Announcer

E

File:374022AmsterdamCentraal.jpg
A Eurostar class 374 at Amsterdam Centraal.

F

File:Glory Mine buffer stop.jpeg
The FTDotYotYDPMTTASSBBS at the Glory Mine tram stop 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

A Greater Anglia class 745 FLIRT intercity train.

H

File:Hull Trains Class 802.jpg
A Hull Trains class 802 at St. Pancras

I

Liverpool Street Interlocking Machine Room on the London Underground.
  • 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
    The section of the Jubilee line between Green Park and Stratford, opened in 1999.

K

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

L

M

Metropolitan Railway electric locomotive Sarah Siddons.

N

The Network Rail New Measurement Train, formed of High Speed Train rolling stock.
  • NCT: Non-Communicating Train
  • NIRM: Network Incident Response Manager
  • 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
  • OHLE: Overhead Line Equipment
  • OLE: Overhead Line Equipment
  • OOL: On Our Lines (this project)
  • OPO: One Person Operation
    The term used by London Underground to describe the running of trains where the only member of operation staff required is a T/Op. Analagous to DOO on National Rail
  • ORR: Office of Rail and Road

P

A British Rail 'PEP' unit.
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
    A mode of operation used on London Underground’s Jubilee and Northern lines and the SSR where ATO is fitted. In this mode the Train Operator drives the train manually at up to normal line speed using signalling information provided on an in-cab display. See also CM
  • 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
    A train which operates across London Underground lines in the autumn, spraying sandite onto rails to improve rail head conditions. See also RAT
  • RCC: Rear Cab Clear (plunger)
  • RDG: Rail Delivery Group
  • REC: Railway Emergency Call
  • RGI: Rail Gap Indicator
  • RHTT: Rail Head Treatment Train
    A train which operates across Network Rail lines in the autumn, spraying water and sandite onto rails to remove crushed leaf debris, and to improve rail head conditions. See also RAT
  • RM: Restricted Manual
    A mode of operation used in certain failure situations on London Underground ATO lines, where the Train Operator drives the train manually under authority from the signaller
  • ROC (Network Rail): Rail Operating Centre
  • ROC (SimSig:Sessions): Railway Operating Centre
  • ROG: Rail Operations Group
  • ROGS: The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (as amended)
  • RSF: Right Side Failure
  • RSSB: Rail Safety and Standards Board
  • RTT: Real Time Trains
  • RVAR: Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations

S

A ScotRail class 320.
File:SI-CAS-SST.jpg
A Section Isolator at Castle Square on Sheffield Supertram.
  • SATS: Staff Assisted Train Services
  • SCAT: Speed Control After Tripping
  • SCC: Service Control Centre
  • SCD: Short Circuiting Device
  • SCL1: Service Controller Level 1
  • SCL2: Service Controller Level 2
  • ScR: ScotRail
  • SDC: Service Delivery Centre
  • SDO: Selective Door Opening
    An system where on-train staff select a number of doors, or carriages, to open instead of opening all doors in locations where there is a short platform. See also ASDO and UDS
  • SE: Southeastern
  • SI: Section Isolator
    A break in the overhead wires, where two sections of wire are isolated from each other allowing current to either section to be isolated for maintenance. Also called a Section Insulator.
  • SMA (0.5-14): Signal Migration Area
  • SMD: Stratford Market Depot
  • SMS: Safety Management System
  • 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
Moorgate station on London Underground’s Sub-Surface Railway

T

Thameslink's Trainbow 700155.
London Underground's 1938 stock at Amersham on a rail tour.
  • TAS: Traction Auxillary Set
  • TAT: Traction Auxillary Trip
  • TBC: Traction Brake Controller
  • TBTC: Transmission Based Train Control
    Name given to the SelTrac installation used on London Underground’s Jubilee and Northern lines. See also CBTC and DTG-R
  • TC: Track Circuit
    Part of the signalling system, where a simple electronic device is used to help detect the presence of a train. See also TCF and TSF.
  • TCD: Traffic Controllers Diagrams
  • TCF: Track Circuit Failure
    The failure of a track circuit used in signalling, giving the signaller an indication that a track circuit is occupied when there is no train present. See also TSF
  • 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
    Onboard computer on trains which monitors the status of various systems and may manage the onboard information system.
  • TMS: Tram Management System
    1. Onboard computer on trams which monitors the status of various systems and may manage the onboard information system.
    2. Signalling system used on the Manchester Metrolink.
  • TMS: Tramway Museum Society
  • TOC: Train Operating Company
  • TOD: Train Operators Display
    In cab display on 1995 & 1996 tube stock trains used to display train speed and signalling information to the Train Operator.
  • T/Op: Train Operator
  • TOPS: Total Operations Processing System
  • TPE: TransPennine Express
  • TPH: Trains Per Hour
  • TPI: Trailing Points Indicator
  • 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
    The failure of a track circuit, or axle counter, used in signalling to give the signaller an indication of where a train is located. See also TCF
  • TSI: Technical Specifications for Interoperability
  • TSR: Temporary Speed Restriction
  • TSW: Train Sim World
  • TTN: Timetable Notice
  • TYT: Track Your Train

U

  • UDS: Unit Deselect
    A form of SDO where the doors are disabled on a per-unit basis. See also ASDO and SDO
  • UERL: Underground Electric Railway Company of London
  • UTC: Urban Traffic Control
    A system that interfaces with tramway signalling to ensure balanced traffic flow and tram priority.
  • UTO: Unattended Train Operation
    A form of train operation, where trains operate automatically without any members of staff onboard.
  • UTU: Ultrasonic Test Unit
  • UWC: User Worked Crossing

V

  • VAR: Varied Timetable
  • VCC: Vehicle Control Centre
  • VIS: Vehicle Identification System
    Signalling system used on tramways, using loops resting on sleepers or underneath roads and receivers underneath trams to enable the signalling system to operate. Similar to VRS
  • VOBC: Vehicle On Board Computer
  • VRS: Vehicle Recognition System
  • VSTP: Very Short Term Plan
  • VT: Virgin Trains
  • VTEC: Virgin Trains East Coast

W

File:139002SBT.jpg
West Midlands Railway's class 139 Parry People Mover on the Stourbridge Town branch line.

X

Y

Z

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