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The 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.

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.

56xxA GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2T engine

A GWRGreat Western Railway 0-6-2T engine

57xxA GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT engine

A GWRGreat Western Railway 0-6-0PT engine

ARPSAssociation of Railway Preservation Societies

Association of Railway Preservation Societies

B&MRBrecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway

Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway

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.

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

BRCBuckinghamshire Railway Centre

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

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.

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

C&WCarriage & Wagon

Carriage & Wagon

chainAs a unit of measurement, 22 yards or 1/80th of a mile

chainsAs a unit of measurement, 22 yards or 1/80th of a mile

As a unit of measurement, 22 yards or 1/80th of a mile

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

CMEChief Mechanical Engineer

Chief Mechanical Engineer

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

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.

ConflatGWR telegraphic code signifying a flat wagon for containers

GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a flat wagon for containers

DCMSThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (Department for Culture, Media and Sport until 2017) 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

DMUDiesel Multiple Unit

Diesel Multiple Unit

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 present day SVRSevern Valley Railway)

DrummondDugald Drummond, Locomotive Engineer, later Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & South Western Railway 1895-1905

Dugald DrummondDugald Drummond, Locomotive Engineer, later Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & South Western Railway 1895-1905, Locomotive Engineer, later Chief Mechanical Engineer (CMEChief Mechanical Engineer) of the London & South Western Railway 1895-1905

DukedogA GWR 9000 Class 4-4-0 engine, rebuilt using earlier 3300 Class 'Bulldog' frame and 3252 Class 'Duke' boiler.

A GWRGreat Western Railway 3200 Class 4-4-0 engine, rebuilt using earlier 'Bulldog' frame and 'Duke' boiler.

ECSEmpty Coaching Stock

Empty Coaching Stock

ELREngineer's Line Reference, East Lancashire Railway

Engineer's Line Reference, East Lancashire Railway

ETTElectric Train Token

Electric Train Token

F.P.LFacing Point Lock, equipment that physically locks points so that they cannot move.

FPLFacing Point Lock, equipment that physically locks points so that they cannot move.

Facing Point Lock, equipment that physically locks points so that they cannot move.

FairburnCharles Edward Fairburn, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944-1945

Charles Edward FairburnCharles Edward Fairburn, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944-1945, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944-1945

FEFootplate Experience

Footplate Experience

GCRGreat Central Railway

Great Central Railway

GERGreat Eastern Railway

Great Eastern Railway

GNRGreat Northern Railway

Great Northern Railway

GNSGreat North of Scotland Railway

GNSRGreat North of Scotland Railway

Great North of Scotland Railway

GPOGeneral Post Office

General Post Office

GRC&WGloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

GRCWGloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

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

GUVGeneral Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels

General Utility Van, formerly used to transport mail and parcels

GWRGreat Western Railway

Great Western Railway

GWSGreat Western Society

Great Western Society

GWSRGloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (Commonly known as the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway)

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (Commonly known as the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway)

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

HLFHeritage Lottery Fund (National Lottery Heritage Fund from 2019) 

Heritage Lottery Fund

Hot boxA situation that occurs when an axle bearing overheats, causing damage to the axle box and the axle itself.

A situation that occurs when an axle bearing overheats, causing damage to the axle box and the axle itself.

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 1946-1948. CMEChief Mechanical Engineer of BRBritish Rail or British Railways (London Midland Region) 1948-1951

LB&SCRLondon Brighton & South Coast Railway

London Brighton & South Coast 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

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway

London Midland & Scottish Railway

LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway

London & North Eastern Railway

LNWRLondon & North Western Railway

London & North Western Railway

LoriotGWR telegraphic code signifying a machine truck

GWRGreat Western Railway telegraphic code signifying a machine truck

LROLight Railway Order

Light Railway Order

LSWRLondon & South Western Railway

London & South Western Railway

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

MOSIMuseum Of Science & Industry

Museum Of Science & Industry

MPDMotive Power Depot

Motive Power Depot

MRMidland Railway

Midland Railway

NCBNational Coal Board

National Coal Board

NERNorth Eastern Railway

North Eastern Railway

NHMFTrustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund – see HLF 

Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund – see HLFHeritage Lottery Fund (National Lottery Heritage Fund from 2019)

NRNetwork Rail

Network Rail

NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum

National Railway Museum

OW&WOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway

Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway

P.W.Permanent Way

P.WayPermanent Way

PWPermanent Way

Permanent Way

PTRPort Talbot Railway & Docks Company

Port Talbot Railway & Docks Company

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

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

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

S&TSignals & Telegraph

Signals & Telegraph

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

SE&CRSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway

South Eastern & Chatham Railway

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

SRSouthern Railway

Southern Railway

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

super D

An LNWRLondon & North Western Railway 0-8-0 goods engine

SVRSevern Valley Railway

Severn Valley Railway

TMDTraction Maintenance Depot, also referred to as Diesel Depot

Traction Maintenance Depot, also referred to as Diesel Depot

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

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.

TPOTravelling Post Office

Travelling Post Office

Type 1The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of up to 1000 bhp

The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of up to 1000 bhp

Type 2The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 1001 bhp to 1499 bhp

The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 1001 bhp to 1499 bhp

Type 3The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 1500 bhp to 1999 bhp

The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 1500 bhp to 1999 bhp

Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp

The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp

Type 5The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 3000 bhp or more

The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 3000 bhp or more

UICUnion Internationale des Chemins de fer (International Union of Railways)

Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (International Union of Railways)

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 present day SVRSevern Valley Railway)

VSOEVenice Simplon Orient Express

Venice Simplon Orient Express

WarwellTelegraphic code signifying an ex War Department Well Trolley

Telegraphic code signifying an ex War Department Well Trolley

WCRWest Coast Railways

West Coast Railways

WeltrolTelegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley

Telegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley