Acronyms and abbreviations used by rail staff, passengers and campaigners on the web site - a mixture of railway terms and web speak - enough to confuse the newcomer! Please email any corrections or additions to graham@wellho.net
106 ... Section 106 - private developer funds for public infrastructure 121 ... Older generation train - some now being reused 125 ... Main line express trains in use on most long distance GW services, from 1970s. Also known as HST 142 ... Type of train which was in use on local services from Exeter (now transferred to the north of England) 143 ... Type of train now predominantly in use on Exeter local services 150 ... Trains used on slower routes in the West 153 ... Single coach trains intended for lighter loaded services 158 ... Trains used on Regional routes such as Cardiff to Portsmouth 159 ... Trains used by SWT on London to Salisbury and Exeter services 165 ... Trains used on commuter routes (and sometimes beyond) from Paddington 166 ... Trains used on commuter routes (and sometimes beyond) from Paddington 170 ... Turbostar trains (not in FGW area) 172 ... Trains used by London Midland, Chiltern Trains and London Overground 180 ... Main line express trains - "Adelante" - withdrawn from our area in March 2009 but now returning to strengthen Thames Valley/Cotswold Line services 1C4W ... 1 Council for Wiltshire - 2009 abolition of district councils 3rd rail ... Electrification via an additional rail, not overhead 47 ... Class of locomotive, largely retired and operating occasional specials 57 ... Class of locomotive used on the Penzance to Paddington Sleeper 67 ... Class of locomotive used on occasions where a contracted extra train is run
a ... (in timetables) arrival time AAR ... Association of American Railroads AB ... Absolute Block ABCL ... Automatic Barrier Crossing Locally monitored AC ... Alternating Current ACORP ... Association of Community Rail Partnerships Adelante ... class 180 trains, withdrawn from our area, returning Adex ... Advertised Day Excursion train AFAICT ... as far as I can tell AFAIK ... as far as I know AFK ... away from keyboard AG ... Andrew Griffiths (was Wessex staff, then FGW staff) AH ... Andrew Haines (was FGW staff) AHBC ... Automatic Half Barrier Crossing AHBCX ... Automatic Half Barrier Crossing AIUI ... as I understand it AKA ... also known as ALR ... All Line Rover AM ... Assembly Member (of the Welsh Parliament) Angel Trains ... Rolling Stock Company (ROSCO). Owned by a consortium of investors/pension funds AOCL ... Automatic Open Crossing (Locally monitored) A level crossing without barriers that is observed by the train crew before they proceed over the crossing AP ... Any Permitted (fare routining -any route permitted by routing guide) Apache httpd ... Web server software used on this forum APCOA ... Car parking company used at FGW-controlled stations in the area Apex ... Advanced Purchase Excursion (fare) APT ... Advanced Passenger Train APTIS ... All Purpose Ticket Issuing System ARM ... Asset Recovery Manager ARS ... Automatic Route Setting ASLEF ... Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen ASP (.asp) ... Active Server Page ASW ... Air South West ATC ... Automatic Train Control ATE ... Assistant Ticket Examiner ATO ... Automatic Train Operation ATOC ... Association of Train Operating Companies ATP ... Automatic Train Protection ATS ... Automatic Train Supervision ATW ... Arriva Trains Wales Avocet ... Branch line from Exeter to Exmouth AWS ... Automatic Warning System - an arrangement of permanent magnets and electro-magnets that convey information about the associated signal to the train driver AXC ... Arriva Cross Country
BCK ... Brake Composite Corridor (carriage) BCL ... Brake Composite with Lavatory (carriage) BCO ... Brake Composite Open (carriage) BCR ... Benefit Cost Ratio BF ... Brake First (carriage) BFO ... Brake First Open (carriage) BG ... Brake Gangway (carriage) B&H ... Berks and Hants - Reading to Taunton via Westbury BHM ... Birmingham New Street (not BNS, which is actually Barnes) BHX ... Bank Holiday excepted (on timetables) BIS ... Battery Isolating Switch BKF ... Brake First Corridor (carriage) Blog ... A web log Blood & Custard ... Nickname for livery applied to British Rail coaches in the 1950s / 1960s BMF ... Bristol Manor Farm (football club) BNP ... Barnstaple (in the context of this forum) BNS ... Barnes (not Birmingham New Street, which is actually BHM) Bobby ... Signalman BoA ... Bradford-on-Avon Bodysnatcher ... Nickname for class 57 as they have the bodies from class 47s BoJ ... Break of Journey Bouncy Castle ... Nickname for Pacers (class 142/143) due to ride characteristics on jointed track BPW ... Bristol Parkway BR ... British Rail BRB ... British Railways Board BRB ... be right back BREL ... British Rail Engineering Ltd Brick ... Nickname for class 153, due to their appearance BRI ... Bristol Temple Meads (formal station code - see also BTM) BRT ... Bus Rapid Transit BRUTE ... British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment BSI ... British Standards Institute BSK ... Brake Standard Corridor (carriage) BSO ... Brake Standard Open (carriage) BTM ... Bristol Temple Meads (strictly, it should be BRI, but BTM is a commonly used alternative) BTP ... British Transport Police BTW ... by the way Bubble ... A class 121 train (previous generation, in reuse in Cardiff and Aylesbury) Bustitution ... the practice of replacing trains with buses
C1 ... (on coaches) National route restriction CANBER ... Campaign Against the New Beeching Report Canned ... slang for a cancelled train CAPE ... Cancelled At Point of Entry or Cancel All Previous Entries - a cancelled train CAPTHCA ... Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart CBR ... Cost Benefit Ratio CCTV ... Closed Circuit Tele Vision CDF ... Cardiff CDL ... Central Door Locking CDM ... Construction (Design & Management) Regulations CDR ... Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day') CDS ... Off Peak Day Single [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day') CDU ... Cab Display Unit Cess ... The outside of the running lines CIE ... Coras Iompair Eireann - Irish Railways CIRAS ... Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System CIS ... Customer Information System CIV ... International Convention for the transportation of Passengers (lit. Convention Internationale pour le transport des Voyageurs) CLPG ... Cotswold Line Promotion Group COA ... Change Of Aspect CoC ... Chamber of Commerce Coffin Nail ... Single coach train COLTA ... City of Oxford Licenced Taxicab Association Connectivity ... the ability to travel between two stations or conurbations within an acceptable journey time or frequency options compared to other modes of transport CP4 ... Control Period 4 - the five year period between 2009 and 2014 CPRE ... Campaign to Protect Rural England CP5 ... Control Period 5 - the five year period between 2014 and 2019 CS ... Carriage Sidings CSD ... Carriage Servicing Depot CSM ... Customer Satisfaction Monitor (FGW Survey every quarter) CSR ... Cab Secure Radio css (.css) ... Cascading Style Sheets CTA ... Compulsory Ticket Area CTRL ... Channel Tunnel Rail Link CTSA ... Channel Tunnel Safety Authority CUI ... Capacity Utilisation Index Cummins ... Diesel engine manufacturer CW ... Christian Wolmar (rail journalist) CWR ... Continuously Welded Rail
d ... (in timetables) departure time DAB ... Delay Attribution Board DaFT ... Department for Transport - critical sounding abbreviation I discourage DAG ... Delay Attribution Guide DAS ... Driver Advisory System DaSTS ... Delivering a Sustainable Transport System (Department for Transport Strategy) DB ... Deutsche Bahn - German State Railway DBS ... Deutsch Bahn Schenker DBSO ... Driving Brake Standard Open (carriage) DC ... Direct Current DDA ... Disability Discrimination Act Deemed Minutes ... A predetermined value in delay minutes attributed to the cancellation of a train DEMU ... Diesel Electric Multiple Unit DfT ... Department for Transport Digital Doris ... Auto announcer on ex W&W (Wales and West) stations DKS ... Door Key Switch DLR ... Docklands Light Railway DM ... Dilton Marsh DMU ... Diesel Multiple Unit DNS ... Domain name service (turns a computer's address into something more relevant) Donkey ... Class 142 train (also "Nodding Donkey") DOO ... Driver-Only Operation (that is, trains which operate without carrying a guard) Down ... usually, but not always, the direction of travel away from London DPPP ... Disabled People's Protection Policy Droplight ... the window you lower to open the carriage door DRA ... Driver's Reminder Appliance - a device in the driving cab of a train that allows the driver to set a reminder when brought to a stand at a signal showing a stop aspect. When set, it prevents the driver applying power and moving off. DRS ... Direct Rail Services Ltd, a national rail freight operator providing a range of services with its head office in Carlisle and depots at the South East, York, Crewe, Sellafield, and Scotland. DSB_RC ... Disabled Railcard DSD ... Driver's Safety Device DVT ... Driving Van Trailer (carriage) DVT ... Deep Vein Thrombosis Dwell time ... the time a train is stationary at a station
Easement ... The relaxing of a fare rule for a special case EBS ... Emergency Bypass Switch ECML ... East Coast Main Line ECO ... Electrical Control Officer ECS ... Empty Coaching Stock EiP ... Examination in Public EK ... Economy Klaus (web log) ELR ... Engineers Line Reference EMS ... Engine Management System EMT ... East Midlands Trains EMU ... Electric Multiple Unit EROS ... Emergency Restriction Of Speed (more commonly used term, but see also ESR) ERTMS ... European Rail Traffic Management System. A future railway signalling system, with equipment located in the driver's cab, rather than at the lineside ESR ... Emergency Speed Restriction (see also EROS) ETB ... Electric Token Block ETCS ... European Train Control System ETS ... Electric Train Supply EU ... European Union Eversholt Rail Group ... Rolling Stock Company (ROSCO) formerly HSBC Rail. Owned by a consortium including Morgan Stanley EWS ... English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd EXD ... Exeter St Davids Express Sprinter ... Name given to British Rail class 158s
FAST ... Federation Against Software Theft FAQ ... Frequently Asked Questions FCC ... First Capital Connect FFS ... for goodness' sake (a more polite definition) FG1 ... control key for 'Blue Square' type heritage DMMU's used for switching in the drivers desk FGW ... First Great Western FK ... First Corridor (carriage) FLW ... First Late Western (critical term FGW) and a blog (now discontinued) FO ... (in timetables) Friday only FO ... First Open (carriage) FOC ... Freight Operating Company Focal ... Friends of the Atlantic Coast Line [Newquay] FOR ... (train ticket) First class anytime return FoSBR ... Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways FOS ... (train ticket) First class anytime single FOSS ... Freedom of Severn & Solent Rover FOSW ... Freedom of (the) South West Rover Fourfoot ... The space between two running rails (standard gauge) FPL ... Facing Point Lock FPM ... Freight Performance Measure, expressed as a percentage of trains running on time compared to those scheduled to run FSB ... Federation of Small Businesses FSO ... (in timetables) Friday and Saturday only FSR ... First Scot Rail FTP ... File Transfer Protocol FTPE ... First Trans Pennine Express FTR ... Fitness To Run - All locomotives or rolling stock that have been in store and need to be moved by rail need to have a 'fitness to run' test before being moved FWIW ... for what it's worth FX ... (in timetables) Friday excepted FYI ... for your information
GA ... Greater Anglia GC ... Great Central GCML ... Great Central Main Line GCR ... Gloucester GEML ... Great Eastern Main Line GF ... Ground Frame gif (.gif) ... Graphic Interchange File GKS ... Guard's Key Switch GMPTE ... Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive GNER ... Great North Eastern Railways GNN ... Government News Network GOBL ... Gospel Oak to Barking Line GOCO ... Previous name for Go-Op Train - GOSW ... Government Offices South West GPL ... Ground Position Light - used in shunting to allow a train to move forward onto a line which may already be occupied GRIP ... Guide to Railway Investment Projects - Network Rail's process for project management of schemes through development and implementation Gripper ... Nickname for ticket inspectors, due to their act of 'gripping', or stamping / punching, tickets GSM-R ... Global System for Mobile communications - Railway. A simple mobile phone that has been fitted to the turbos to allow them to operate on lines that are not covered by the cab secure radio (CSR). This allows the Network Rail control centre to send simple STOP messages to the driver or the driver to contact the controller in emergency only. When this system is in operation a guard must be provided when in passenger operation. GWML ... Great Western Main Line GWR ... Great Western Railway GWRUS ... Great Western Route Utilisation Strategy (a Network Rail document)
H&S ... Health and Safety HA ... Highways Agency HABD ... Hot Axle Box Detector HD ... High Density (configuration of 125 for shorter distances) HDTH ... haven't done their homework Headcode ... train reporting number (usually) Headway ... the minimum interval possible between trains on a particular section of track Hector ... affectionate nickname for HM Revenue & Customs (after a bowler-hatted cartoon character they used to use in publicity) Hi-viz ... High Visibilty reflective clothing, worn around railway lines and other operational areas HLOS ... High Level Output Specification - the Dft\'s High Level Output Specification, which has specified to Network Rail the outputs that need to be delivered within a Control Period (CP) HMRI ... Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate HO ... Model Railway, 3.5mm to 1 foot scale HoE ... Heart of England HOTR ... High Output Track Renewal HoW ... Heart of Wessex, or Heart of Wales, line (may also refer to Heart of Wessex Community Rail partnership) HR ... Human Resources HS ... High Speed (short for HSS High Speed Services) HS1 ... High Speed line 1 - St Pancras to Channel Tunnel HS2 ... The next High Speed line(s) HSE ... Health and Safety Executive HSM ... Hand Signal Man HSS ... High Speed Services HST ... High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units) HSTRC ... High Speed Track Recording Coach HT ... Hull Trains HTML ... Hypertext Markup Language HTRWTM5 ... Heathrow, Terminal 5 httpd ... Web server software used on this forum
IBH ... Intermediate Block Home - signal to break a long block IBJ ... Insulated Block Joint IC ... Inter City IECC ... Integrated Electronic Control Centre IEP ... Intercity Express Program / Project. This will offer more capacity on routes, save money, give a consistent and safe service and meet customer requirements. Intended to replace HSTs. IIRC ... if I recall/remember/read correctly IKB ... Isambard Kingdom Brunel IMHO ... in my humble opinion IMO ... in my opinion Intermodal trains ... freight trains which convey traffic which could be conveyed by road, rail or sea (for example, containerised traffic) IoD ... Institute of Directors IOM ... Isle of Man IP ... (as in IP Address) a computer's internet address IRSE ... Institution of Railway Signal Engineers IRUG ... Ivybridge Rail Users Group ISTR ... I seem to recall/remember IT ... Information Technology ITA ... Integrated Transport Authority ITT ... Invitation to Tender IVRS ... Interim Voice Radio System
Jacobs ... Company who produced reports on which current service level is based JCN ... Junction jpg (.jpg) ... Joint Photographic Expert Group (picture file format) JR ... Judicial Review
KISS ... keep it simple, stupid!
Laira ... Laira, Plymouth (Depot) LC ... Level Crossing LD ... Low Density (configuration of 125 for long distance) LDO ... Local Door Operation LENNON ... Latest Earnings Nationally Networked Over-Night (allocation of daily fares) LHCS ... Locomotive Hauled Coaching Stock LHS ... Locomotive Hauled Stock LIP ... Loco Inspection Point LM ... London Midland - current franchise LMD ... Light Maintenance Depot LMS ... London Midland Scottish - 1923 to 1948 LNER ... London North Eastern Railway LOL ... laughing out loud LOL ... Little Old Lady LOOU ... locked out of use LOROL ... London Overground Railway Operations Ltd LSL ... Long Swing Link Bogies (125) LT ... London Transport LT ... Leading Trackman LTP ... Local Transport Plan LTV ... or L&TV London [and] Thames Valley LUL ... London Underground Ltd
Manual (The) ... Nominally staff only online source for retail information for the rail industry Marginal Time ... a train timed to run off peak to meet the franchise, not the customer's travel needs MCB-CCTV ... Manned Controlled Barrier with Closed Circuit Television MEP ... Member of European Parliament MF ... (in timetables) Monday to Friday MFO ... (in timetables) Monday and Friday Only MG11 ... Form to take a statement for use in court MK ... Milton Keynes Mk2 ... Mark 2 coach MKM ... Melksham MOIRA ... System for modelling rail traffic flows - see http://www.deltarail.com/what_we_do/operational_planning/moira.html MML ... Midland Main Line MOM ... Mobile Operations Manager MP ... Member of Parliament MP ... Mile Post. A method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London. MPC ... Miles Per Casualty - How many miles a train manages between breakdowns MPD ... Motive Power Depot MRB ... Meal Relief Break MRDG ... Melksham Railway Development Group MSL ... Miniature Stop Lights (foot crossing) MSP ... Member of Scottish Parliament MTLS ... More Train Less Strain MTU ... Motor Traction Unit MU ... Multiple Unit MySQL ... the database software this web site uses Mystex ... - Train on which passengers don't know where they are going
NDRUG ... North Devon Rail Users Group NEC ... National Exhibition Centre (by Birmingham International) NEX ... National Express - parent company of Wessex Trains NLC ... National Location Code NPS ... National Passenger Survey NR ... Network Rail NRCoC ... National Rail Conditions of Carriage NRES ... National Rail Enquiry Service NRM ... National Railway Museum, at York NRN ... National Radio Network (as used outside the wider London area where CSR predominates) NSE ... Network South East NXEA ... National Express East Anglia NXEC ... National Express East Coast NXGW ... National Express Great Western - a bidder for 2013 franchise NYMR ... North Yorkshire Moors Railway
OEIS ... One Engine In Steam OEO ... One Engine Only (class 43 HSTs with problems) OHE ... Over-Head Electrification OHLE ... Over-Head Line Equipment (electrification via catenary) One under ... London Underground term for someone being struck by, or falling under, a train OO ... (Double O) - model railway, 4mm to 1 foot scale OOC ... Old Oak Common (depot) OOU ... out of use OP ... Original Poster / topic starter OP ... Off Peak ORCATS ... Operational Research Computerised Allocation of Tickets to Services ORN ... Overlay Radio Network ORR ... Office of Rail Regulation OS ... Ordnance Survey OTDR ... On Train Data Recorder - a data recorder fitted to traction units collecting information about the performance of the train, including speed, throttle and brake control positions, activations of horn, etc.. OTMR ... On Train Monitoring Recorder OWW ... Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Oyster ... Smartcard system used by passengers on Tfl services
PA ... Public Address PACE ... Police & Criminal Evidence Act PAD ... Paddington (London) Parly ... A "Parliamentary" or minimal train service, operated to avoid the legal closure process: usually at a very infrequent level Passcom ... Passenger Communication - the emergency handle, communication chord or chain PAO ... Passenger / As Ordered. Traincrew travelling before/after working a service. P&R ... Park and Ride PC ... Power Car pdf (.pdf) ... portable document format PERTIS ... Permit to travel PF ... Penalty Fare PHP ... The programming language used on this web site PICOP ... Person In Charge Of Possession PIS ... Passenger Information System PITA ... Pain in the A**e pm ... Personal Message PNB ... Personal Needs Break POETS ... As in "Poets day". Friday. (Push Off Early - Tomorrow's Saturday). PON ... Periodic Operating Notice (issued every 2 months, to be carried at all times), also containing updates to Sectional Appendix. Porterbrook ... Rolling Stock Company (ROSCO). Owned by a consortium which includes Deutsche Bank PPM ... Parry People Mover PPM ... Pence Per Mile PPM ... Public Performance Measure PR ... Public Relations PRIDE ... Possession Resource Information Database PSB ... Power Signal Box PSR ... Permanent Speed Restriction PSS ... Provincial Sector Services (aka Regional Railways, in the latter years of BR) PTA ... Passenger Transport Authority PTE ... Passenger Transport Executive PTS ... Personal Track Safety PTT ... Public Time-Table PU ... stops to Pick Up only PW ... Permanent Way
QA ... Quality Assurance QR ... As in QR Code - Quick Response code (2D bar code) Quail ... Track diagrams by TRACKmaps
RAIB ... Rail Accident Investigation Branch RAG ... Radstock Action Group RAVERS ... Rail Vehicle Reporting System. Used by rail staff to report defects in rolling stock RDA ... Regional Development Agency Recovery time ... extra time in schedule to allow for late running RENFE ... Spanish National Railways (Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Espanoles) RETB ... Radio Electronic Token Block - a modern development of electronic token block signalling in which the token takes the form of an encoded data message transmitted to a receiver on the train. The system ensures that only one train is in possession of any single radio token at one time. RIBA ... Royal Institute of British Architects Right-away ... Term used to inform the train driver that it is safe to proceed RIO ... Rail Incident Officer - the nominated and certificated person charged with the role of on-site command and control of all rail related organisations and their support at an incident involving train operations, lines or sidings RNIB ... Royal National Institute for the Blind RMT ... National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers Road ... In railway terms, the track, or route ROSCO ... Rolling Stock Owning Company RPI ... Revenue Protection Inspector RQ ... runs if required RSS ... Regional Spatial Strategy RSSB ... Rail Safety and Standards Board RTFM ... Read The Flipping Manual (a more polite definition) RTI ... Real Time Information (displays) RTM ... (and RTFM) Read The Manual! RUCC ... Rail Users Consultative Committee RUG ... Rail User Group
RUS / Route Utilisation Strategy
s ... (in timetables) stops to set down only S&C ... Settle and Carlisle S&DJR ... Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway S&T ... Signalling and Telegraph SB ... Signal Box SCC ... Signalling Control Centre SCWID ... Safety Critical Work Identity (card) SD ... (in timetables) stops to set down only SD ... Secure Digital (Memory card for camera) SDO ... Selective Door Opening SDR ... Anytime Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Standard Day Return') SDS ... Anytime Day Single [ticket type] (formerly 'Standard Day Single') SELAC ... Salisbury to Exeter Lineside Consortium of Authorities SEO ... Search Engine Optimisation - web site work to male your site more visible SETI ... Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence SIO ... Station Incident Officer - the person appointed by a Station Operating Company as their lead representative at an incident/accident centred at a station premises Sixfoot ... Space between two running lines (standard gauge) SLC ... Service Level Commitment SMF ... Simple Machines Forum - The software we use on this site SMIS ... Safety Management Information System - a database of incidents occuring on the national railway network, managed on behalf of the railway industry by the RSSB SMT ... Special Measurement Train SNCF ... Société Nationale des Chemins de fer français - French National Railways SO ... (in timetables) Saturday only SO ... Standard Open (carriage) SOR ... Anytime Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Standard Open Return') SOS ... Anytime Single [ticket type] (formerly 'Standard Open Single') SPAD ... Signal Passed At Danger - very bad! SPAM ... unsolicited advertising emails or forum posts, usually sent out in bulk SPM ... St Philip's Marsh (Bristol depot) SPT ... Signal Post Telephone sql ... Structured Query Language (for databases) SR ... Southern Railway / Southern Region SR ... Scot Rail / Scottish Region SRA ... Strategic Rail Authority SRB ... Short Rest Break SRO ... Standing Room Only SRUG ... Saltash Rail Users Group SSI ... Solid State Interlocking SSL ... Short Swing Link bogies (125) SSR ... Super Off Peak Return [ticket type] (formerly 'SuperSaver') SSS ... Super Off Peak Single [ticket type] (formerly 'SuperSaver') SSTC ... Strategically Significant Towns and Cities Stanox ... Station Number (5 digit code) STAG ... Severn Tunnel Action Group STT ... Save the Train SuO ... (in timetables) Sunday only SVR ... Off Peak Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Saver') SVR ... Severn Valley Railway SVS ... Off Peak Single [ticket type] (formerly 'Saver') SWL ... South Wales Line SWMBO ... She Who Must Be Obeyed (affectionate term for wife or female partner) SWML ... South Western Mail Line SWPTUF ... South West Passenger Transport User's Forum (now TWSW - Travel Watch South West) SWRDA ... South West Regional Development Agency SWRS ... Slough and Windsor Railway Society SWT ... South West Trains SX ... (in timetables) Saturday excepted
T2000 ... Transport 2000 (now Campaign for Better Transport) TAC ... Track Access Contract - between Network Rail and First Great Western Tarka ... Line from Barnstaple to Exeter TBH ... to be honest TBS ... Tokenless Block System TCA ... Track Circuit Actuator TCB ... Track Circuit Block TCF ... Track Circuit Failure TD ... Transport Direct TEE ... Trans Europe Express Tenfoot ... Space between two pairs of running lines (standard gauge) TEP ... Token Exchange Point - a location at which drivers relinquish and acquire electronic tokens in an RETB area TEP ... Train Entry Points (alternative definition) TF ... Trailer First (Mark 3 coach type) TFB ... Trailer First Buffet (Mark 3 coach type) TfL ... Transport for London TGA ... Traction Gel Application (equipment used in winter) TGS ... Trailer Guard Standard (Mark 3 coach type) TGV ... Train a Grande Vitesse Third rail ... Conductor rail which supplies power to the train TIC ... Tourist Information Centre TIF ... Transport Innovation Fund TIIS ... Train Infrastructure Interface Program Tiploc ... Timing Point Location TIR ... Travel Irregularity Report TIS ... Traction Interlock Switch TLA ... three letter acronym TLC ... three letter code (same as TLA?) TLD ... Top level domain (e.g. .info, .uk) TLDR ... Too Long - didn't read TM ... Train Manager TM ... Temple Meads (Bristol) TMD ... Traction Maintenance Depot TME ... Track Maintenance Engineer TOC ... Train Operating Company TOLO ... Train Operator Liaison Officer - the person appointed by a Train (or Freight) Operating Company as their lead representative at an accident site TOPS ... Total Operations Processing System TPD ... trains per day TPE ... Trans Pennine Express TPH ... trains per hour TPO ... Travelling Post Office TPWS ... Train Protection and Warning System Train Staff ... A tablet given to driver of all trains working a single line TransWilts ... Line from Swindon to Westbury and on to Salisbury TRFB ... Trailer Restaurant First Buffet (Mark 3 coach type) TRSMD ... Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance depot TRTS ... Train Ready To Start. A plunger/switch pressed by platform dispatch staff that informs the signaller that a train is ready to depart. TRUST ... Train Running System TOPS TS ... Trailer Standard (Mark 3 coach type) TSD ... Trailer Standard Disabled (Mark 3 coach type) TSM ... Track Section Manager TSO ... The Stationary Office (now OPSI) TSO ... Trailer Standard Open (carriage) TSR ... Temporary Speed Restriction TSSA ... Transport Salaried Staffs' Association TT ... Time Table TT ... Model railway, 3mm to 1 foot scale. "Table Top" TTBOMK ... to the best of my knowledge TUPE ... The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. In a railway context, the legislation that protects rail staff when a franchise changes hands. Turbo ... Class 165 and 166 trains used on Thames Valley services TV ... Thames Valley TVM ... Ticket Vending Machine TWAO ... Transport and Works Act Order - a Statutory Instrument under the Transport & Works Act 1992 which gives the powers required for a particular railway project to proceed TWCRP ... Trans Wilts Community Rail Partnership TWSW ... Travel Watch South West
u ... (in timetables) stops to pick up only UFN ... Unpaid Fare Notice - or until further notice UK ... United Kingdom UPFN ... Un Paid Fare Notice (used on XC) UWC ... User Worked Crossing - a level crossing where the barriers or gates are operated by the user
VAT ... Value Added Tax VMFL ... Vehicle Mounted Flange Lubricaters VSOE ... Venice Simplon Orient Express VT ... Virgin Trains VXC ... Virgin Cross Country - former franchise
WABTEC ... Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation W&S ... Wrexham and Shropshire (Open Access Operator) W&W ... Wales and West - (before Wessex Trains!) W3C ... World Wide Web Consortium WC ... Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority) WCC ... Wiltshire County Council (Until March 2009) WCML ... West Coast Main Line Wessex ... Name of franchise which used to run the regional and local trains in the West WHM ... Well House Manor (where I work - please excuse advert) WOE ... West of England WoEML ... West of England Main Line. The line from Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids via Salisbury and Yeovil Junction WON ... Weekly Operating Notice (issued to all traincrew. Must be carried at all times). Can also be known as a K2 WRT ... with regard to WS&WR ... Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway (GWR main line via Melksham, Westbury and Yeovil to Weymouth) WSMR ... Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway WTT ... Working Time-Table WWDC ... West Wiltshire District Council WWRUG ... West Wiltshire Rail Users Group WWW ... World Wide Web WYSIWYG ... What You See Is What You Get
x ... (in timetables) stops on request XC ... Cross Country franchise trains (now run by Arriva) XO ... Crossover. Pair of points that connects two parallel rail lines. Crossovers can be either facing or trailing dependent on direction of travel XR ... Crossrail
YMMV ... Your Method/Mileage May Vary YTD ... year to date
Zulu ... Special Train
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