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;F.P.L
;FPL:Facing Point Lock, equipment that physically locks points so that they cannot move.
;Fairburn:Charles Edward Fairburn, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944-1945
;FE:Footplate Experience
;Fowler:Henry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway, 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933
;GCR:Great Central Railway
;GER:Great Eastern Railway
;GRC&W
;GRCW:Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
;Gresley:Sir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941
;GUV:General Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels
;GWR:Great Western Railway
;HLF :Heritage Lottery Fund
;Hot box:A situation that occurs when an axle bearing overheats, causing damage to the axle box and the axle itself.
;Ivatt:Henry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951
;LB&SCR:London Brighton & South Coast Railway
;lever lead
;LSWR:London & South Western Railway
;Macaw:GWR telegraphic code signifying a timber truck
;Maunsell:Richard Maunsell, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway from 1913-1923, and of the Southern Railway 1923-1937.
;Mica:GWR telegraphic code signifying a meat van
;Mink:GWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van
;PTR:Port Talbot Railway & Docks Company
;Rexine:an early form of vinyl used by the LNER for wall coverings in teak coaches
;Richard Deeley:Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1904-1909
;Riddles:Robert Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives
;S&DJR:Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
;S&T:Signals & Telegraph
;S.W. Johnson:Samuel Waite Johnson, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1873-1903
;SE&CR:South Eastern & Chatham Railway
;Siphon:GWR telegraphic code signifying a milk van
;Snake:GWR telegraphic code signifying a passenger brake van
;SR:Southern Railway
;Stanier:William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
;super D:An LNWR 0-8-0 goods engine
;SVR:Severn Valley Railway
;Warwell:Telegraphic code signifying an ex War Department Well Trolley
;WCR:West Coast Railways
;Webb:Francis Webb, Locomotive Superintendant/Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Western Railway 1871-1903
;Weltrol:Telegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley
;Whale: George Whale, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Western Railway 1903-1909
