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.
- P.WayPermanent Way
- P.W.Permanent Way
- 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
- S.W. JohnsonSamuel Waite Johnson, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1873-1903
- Samuel Waite JohnsonSamuel Waite Johnson, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1873-1903, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway 1873-1903
- Richard DeeleyChief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1904-1909
- Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway 1904-1909
- RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives
- Robert RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives
- 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
- lever leadsThe (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
- GUVGeneral Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels
- General Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels
- GPOGeneral Post Office
- General Post Office
- TPOTravelling Post Office
- Travelling Post Office