Bradshaw:Glossary

For three-letter station codes, see CRS codes.

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

A

• ACOA: Adverse Change Of Aspect
• 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
• CBTC: Communications Based Train Control
• 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
• 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

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

• 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

• 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: Metropolitain 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

• 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
• 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

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 Regulation

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
• 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

• 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

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