Terminology
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- GWRGreat Western Railway
- Great Western Railway
- LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway
- London Midland & Scottish Railway
- LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway
- London & North Eastern Railway
- SRSouthern Railway
- Southern Railway
- NERNorth Eastern Railway
- North Eastern Railway
- GNRGreat Northern Railway
- Great Northern Railway
- GERGreat Eastern Railway
- Great Eastern Railway
- LNWRLondon & North Western Railway
- London & North Western Railway
- LB&SCRLondon Brighton & South Coast Railway
- London Brighton & South Coast Railway
- OW&WOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
- Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
- S&DJRSomerset & Dorset Joint Railway, jointly operated by the London and South Western and Midland Railways (later Southern and London Midland and Scottish Railways)
- Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
- SE&CRSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
- South Eastern & Chatham Railway
- B&MRBrecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
- Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway
- BRBritish Rail or British Railways
- British Rail or British Railways
- BRC&WBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
- BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
- Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
- GRC&WGloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
- GRCWGloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
- Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
- SVRSevern Valley Railway
- Severn Valley Railway
- NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum
- National Railway Museum
- BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
- Woodham Brothers Scrapyard, BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation., South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
- PWPermanent Way
- Permanent Way
- S&TSignals & Telegraph
- Signals & Telegraph
- MPDMotive Power Depot
- Motive Power Depot
- C&WCarriage & Wagon
- Carriage & Wagon
- FEFootplate Experience
- Footplate Experience
- DMUDiesel Multiple Unit
- Diesel Multiple Unit
- ETTElectric Train Token
- Electric Train Token
- BulleidOliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway 1937-1948
- Oliver Vaughan Snell BulleidOliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway 1937-1948, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CMEChief Mechanical Engineer) of the Southern Railway 1937-1948
- HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948
- Frederick HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CMEChief Mechanical Engineer) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948
- CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
- Charles Benjamin CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CMEChief Mechanical Engineer) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
- ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922
- George Jackson ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CMEChief Mechanical Engineer) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922
- StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
- William StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944
- IvattHenry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951
- Henry George IvattHenry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944-1948. CMEChief Mechanical Engineer of BRBritish Rail or British Railways (London Midland Region) 1948-1951
- GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941
- Sir Nigel GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941
- 0FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 1FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 2FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 3FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 4FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 5FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 6FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 7FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 8FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 9FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 0PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 1PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 2PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 3PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 4PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 5PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 6PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 7PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 8PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 9PThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 0MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 1MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 2MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 3MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 4MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 5MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 6MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 7MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 8MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- 9MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- The British Railways system of classifying locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
- ConflatGWR telegraphic code signifying a flat wagon for containers
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a flat wagon for containers
- LoriotGWR telegraphic code signifying a machine truck
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a machine truck
- MacawGWR telegraphic code signifying a timber truck
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a timber truck
- MicaGWR telegraphic code signifying a meat van
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a meat van
- MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van
- MogoGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered motor car wagon
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a covered motor car wagon
- SiphonGWR telegraphic code signifying a milk van
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a milk van
- SnakeGWR telegraphic code signifying a passenger brake van
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a passenger brake van
- ToadGWR telegraphic code signifying a goods brake van, which became the standard design's nickname
- GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a goods brake van, which became the standard design's nickname
- ToadfitTelegraphic code signifying a vacuum brake fitted brake van
- Telegraphic code signifying a vacuum brake fitted brake van
- WeltrolTelegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley
- Telegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley
- WarwellTelegraphic code signifying an ex War Department Well Trolley
- Telegraphic code signifying an ex War Department Well Trolley
- Rexinean early form of vinyl used by the LNER for wall coverings in teak coaches
- an early form of vinyl used by the LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway for wall coverings in teak coaches
- BRUTEBritish Railways Utility Trolley Equipment, a wire caged trolley with a low floor developed by BR to replace existing luggage trucks and mail bag trolleys.
- British Railways Utility Trolley Equipment, a wire caged trolley with a low floor developed by BRBritish Rail or British Railways to replace existing luggage trucks and mail bag trolleys.
- TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock.
- Total Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock.
- CompositeCarriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard.
- Carriage having more than one class of seating, ie First and Third or latterly First and Standard.
- F.P.LFacing Point Lock, equipment that physically locks points so that they cannot move.
- Facing Point Lock
- UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR)
- In reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the SVRSevern Valley Railway)
- DownIn reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the present day SVR)
- In reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the SVRSevern Valley Railway)
- lever leadThe (usually brass) information panel on a point or signal lever informing the signalman which other levers need to be pulled to release that lever
- The (usually brass) information panel on a point or signal lever informing the signalman which other levers need to be pulled to release that lever