List of abbreviations used in railways
The use of abbreviations is widespread in the railway industry .
The German railways have special regulations for the use of abbreviations, in which the point usually used for abbreviations is generally left out. The following list contains both historical and current abbreviations from Germany and Austria.
A.
| a | Acronym in the station plans: A ufstellgleis |
| A. | Number of A chsen (abbreviation in show superfluous of trains ) (see also Ax ) |
| A. | Abbreviation for the Hamburg Railway Directorate (founded in 1884 as the Altona Railway Directorate, renamed to Rbd Hamburg in 1937) |
| A. | in Days of specifications at: on working days (see W) |
| A. | A rztwagen, former abbreviation in accident documents |
| A. | Passenger carriage - generic letter : 1st class passenger car (also in combinations such as WLA, first class sleeping car) |
| A. | as an abbreviation for a main branch of service of the Deutsche Reichsbahn: Bahn a nlagen |
| A. | A nfangsfeld, block field of the fields track block or block relay of the relay block with a comparable function |
| A. | A rbeitszug (deprecated) |
| AA | A usrundungsbogen a arly |
| AAG | A llaman- A ubonne- G imel train , ( fr. : Chemin de fer Allaman-Aubonne-Gimel) |
| AAR | Association of American Railways, engl. A ssociation of A merican R ailroads |
| AAR | A uftrags a b r echnung (accountancy term) |
| From | A bnahme b eamter |
| FROM | A ppenzeller B ahn |
| FROM | A usführungs b DENTIFICATION |
| FROM | a utomatic routes b lock |
| FROM | Passenger carriage - generic letter: seating car with 1st and 2nd class seats (also in combinations such as WLAB, sleeping cars first and second class) |
| ABA | A eneral B CONDITIONS FOR A nschlussbahnen |
| ABC | Passenger coaches - generic letter: seating coaches with seats in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class (also in combinations such as WLABC, sleeping cars in first, second and third class; 1956 not applicable) |
| ABC grid | Load limit grid on freight wagons |
| ABD | A usfuhr b egleit d DOCUMENT |
| ABE | A eneral B CONDITIONS FOR railway authorities E xpressgutbestätter |
| ABest | A usführungs best immung |
| Dep | Dep AHRT |
| Dep | Dep anufacturing |
| Departure | Dep ertigungs h ilfsstelle |
| Abfk | Dep ertigungs k asse |
| Abbr | Cast off ürzung |
| OJ | A mts bl att |
| SECTION | Upgraded line |
| Dist | distances and |
| Dept | Abt eil |
| ABW | A Ussen b ogen w oak |
| abw v | abw -calibrating v on |
| Abzw | Abzw eigstelle |
| AC | Alternating current / alternating voltage |
| ACM | A uxillary C onverter M odule (auxiliary system inverter) |
| ACTS | A broll c ontainer- T ransport s ystem |
| Adp | Field Service Post |
| A print | Expansion tank pressure |
| AE | A usrundungs s hands |
| AEG | A eneral E isenbahn- G Finances Act |
| AFB | A utomaticsearch F AhR and B remssteuerung |
| AG | A ufnahms g ebäude |
| AGAWA | A us g leichs- and A us w ertungs a mt of DR |
| Like | A onnection gl ice |
| Agla | A us gl Oak's a mt for missing and surplus shipments |
| AGS | A us g angs s chütz |
| AFZ | A utomatisches F ahrgast z ählsystem |
| AH | A bsperr h ahn |
| AISP | A TLAs I nertiales S ensor p Aket |
| AIT | A bnahme i nspektion T rubbed vehicles |
| AIW | A bnahme i nspektion W agen |
| AiZ | A utomation i m Z ug |
| AK | Automatic clutch |
| AL | A igle- L eysin train , ( fr. : Chemin de fer Aigle-Leysin) |
| ALB | A bteilungs l pus B peration |
| ALB | Hekurudha Shiquiperise , former Albanian railway administration |
| Allsta | Provision for all common railway sta tistics |
| Alv | A n l agen v erantwortlicher |
| Alwegbahn | Sattelbahn (according to the Swedish Industrial A xel L Lenard W enner- G ren) |
| aMA | a lleinarbeitender M it a rbeiter |
| AMA | A chszahl m Elde a nLocated |
| AMK | A utomaticsearch M ittelpuffer k upplung |
| Arrival | Arr ure |
| Appendix | anl age |
| Appendix | Anh nec |
| Conn | Connection ( changeover ) |
| Conn | older abbreviation for connection point |
| Rst | At closing st elle |
| AOS | Extension barrier opening switch |
| AP | A bschnitts p ERIFICATION (at the station) |
| apl | a Usser pl anmäßig |
| AQF | A ctive Q uer f fletching |
| AQZ | A ctive Q uer z entrierung |
| AR | Passenger carriage - generic letter, first class seating car, additionally with a kitchen and dining room |
| AS | A usfahr s ignal (ÖBB designation) |
| AS | Automatic pantograph lowering device |
| ASAO | A rbeits s rotection a n o rdnung |
| ASD | A igle- S épey- D iablerets-Bahn , ( French : Chemin de fer Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets) |
| ASF | A kkumulator- S chlepp f CAR |
| ASG | A Driv s expensive g et up instrument |
| Asig | A usfahr sig nal (DB identifier) |
| asm | A are S eeland m obil AG |
| ASP | A xle load s peed p rofile; ETCS term for axle load-dependent speed profile |
| ASR | A usgangs s trom r ichter |
| ASS | A utomatic S tromabnehmer s enkeinrichtung |
| at | a ußergewöhnlicher T ransport |
| AT | A usnahme t Arif |
| AT | A usschalt t aste |
| AT | A lumino t hermic welding (thermite welding) |
| AT | A kkumulator t railcars |
| ATC | A utomatic T rain C ontrol |
| ATO | A utomatic T rain O peration; ETCS term for automatic train operation |
| ATP | A utomatic T rain P rotection; ETCS term for automatic train protection system |
| ATV | A eneral T arif v REQUIREMENTS |
| ATZ | A utomatic T elephone such connotations of core |
| ouch | au ßergewöhnlich |
| Onto | again maybe |
| outgoing | au ßergewöhnliche Send ung |
| Exec | ausf AHRT |
| Extensive | Exemplary Ahr sig nal (DR) |
| Extensive | Exemplary Ahr v or sig nal (DR) |
| Auto HET | Auto mated H ILFS e inschalt t aste (automated auxiliary intervention of a Wegübergangssicherungsanlage without actual key by occupying the vehicle sensor in front of the path transition) |
| ATP | A dvanced T rain P rotection (ZugBesy control system with series 407) |
| Ausk | ausk ure |
| AV | A mts v or st and, title for the head of an office / Reichsbahn Office |
| Avsig | A usfahr v or sig nal (German Railway) |
| Avst | see AV |
| AVV | A ENERAL V profitable for the V Before Using freight wagons, valid from 1 July 2006 |
| Aw | A usbesserungs w ork |
| Awanschl | older abbreviation for A us w verifiable afterwards ussstelle |
| Awanst | A us w calibration of circuit- st elle (German railway) |
| Ax | (Number of) axles (as a measure of the train length) |
| Az | A chs such ähler |
| Az | A rbeits z ug |
| Az | A rbeits for ugführer |
| AZE | A n z EIGE e nit |
| AzFV | A PPendix z u F ahrdienst v RULES and the signal book |
| AzGrT | A chs z ähler g around posture t aste |
| AZS | A chs such ähl s ystem |
| A / Erl | Block relay with A nfangs- and Erl aubnisfeldfunktion |
B.
| b | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letter ) Carriages with handicapped accessible equipment |
| b | at (as part of the station name, e.g. Leuben b Riesa) |
| Bad.St.B. | Baden State Railways |
| B. | B efehlsstellwerk |
| B. | Abbreviation for Rbd Berlin |
| B. | Passenger carriage - generic letter seat carriage, 2nd class |
| B. | in traffic days specifications at: as needed |
| Ba | B rofessional a EPARTMENT (as part of a follow-up organization Reichsbahn Office ) |
| Ba | B efehls a bgabefeld (block field on mechanical interlocking ) |
| Ba | B efehls a bgabe |
| BA | B au a rt (of wagon) |
| BA | B rofessional a rt |
| BA | B rofessional a mt |
| BA | Kreis b ogen a arly |
| BACC | Blocco automatio a correnti codificate (Italian train control system) |
| Bath | B ahn ä rztlicher D ERVICE |
| Bafesa | Ba hn fe rnschreib s elbstanschluss a nLocation |
| BAM | B aikal- A mur- M agistrale |
| Bapo | Railway Police |
| BAR | Berlin outer ring |
| BAR | B edien- and A isplay r Fechner (Simis-C) |
| Basa | Ba hn s elbstanschluss a nLocation |
| BAGAP | B etrieblicher A larm- and G efahren a bwehr p lan |
| construction | Upper construction material wagon, former abbreviation in accident documents |
| Building wall | Build elle wall ert |
| baw | b is a uf w eiteres |
| BB | B eförderungs b CONDITIONS |
| BB | B rofessional b remsung |
| BBD | B UNDES b ahn d irektion |
| Bbf | B betriebs b ahnho f |
| BBKK | B undesbahn- B rofessional k entwine k aces, since association with the railroad-Betriebskrankenkasse ( RBKK ) only railway BKK |
| BBLDR | B au b rofessional l Zeitung the DR |
| BbOR | Title B and b ahn- O ber r at |
| BBp | B called b ahn p ost |
| BbR | Title B and b ahn r at |
| BBU | B ahn b rofessional u Nfall, certain types of events were in railway operation commonly referred |
| BCU | B rake C ontrol U nit (BSG) |
| BCU-GU | B rake C ontrol U nit - G ateway U nit (higher-level brake computer ) |
| Vol | Area dispatcher BZ |
| BD | B atterie d irectly |
| BD | B undesbahn d irektion , even railway administration |
| BDE | B ei d rear e inrichtung (at marshalling yards ) |
| Bdl | B ahnhofs d ispatcher l Zeitung, former name of a control center on large marshalling the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany until 1990 |
| Bdwg | B au d ERVICE w a g s |
| BDŽ | Balgarsky Darschawni Schelesnizi or Български Държавни Железници Bulgarian State Railways |
| BE | B ettungs e rneuerung |
| BE | Kreis b ogen s hands |
| Be | B efehls e mpfangsfeld (block field on mechanical interlocking ) |
| Be | B efehls e mpfang |
| Bebu | Be distribution outlet bu ch (öRil MaB from December 2015) |
| Bed-BÜSA | Bed ienerüberwachte B ahn ü RANSITIONAL s icherungs a nLocation |
| Bedh | Needs stop |
| Bef | bef ehl |
| Bef | Carriage or Carriage Book |
| BefBed | Bef örderungs bed ingungen |
| Fix | Bef Ehls st elle |
| Fix | Command signal box |
| Companion | Begl pus |
| beh | beh andelt or beh eimatet |
| Beh | Beh older, German name for container (also: large container ) |
| Known | Bek anntgabe or Bek anntmachungsblatt |
| Bel | Bel adung |
| Ber | Ber ichtigung or about ichtigungsblatt |
| Berü | in electronic interlocking : Ber Eich ü overview |
| Re | Subject ieb , and operating service as a total of all tasks for the carriage of persons and transporting goods by trains or shunting |
| Betra | Subject iebs- and building a MANUAL (formerly "VBA" V erkehrs- and B au a MANUAL) |
| Enter | Operating office |
| BEU | B undesstelle for E isenbahn- U nfalluntersuchung |
| BEV | B ahn e nergy v genaration |
| BEV | B undes E isenbahn v enable |
| Bez | District (as an addition for branches) |
| BezL | Bez irks l pus |
| Bf | B ahnho f |
| Bf-Do | B ahnho f - D ERVICE o rdnung |
| BfK | B ahnho f s k asse |
| Bfo | B ahnho f sfahr o rdnung |
| Bfpl | Book timetable |
| BFS | B rofessional F seriously your system |
| Bfsb | B ahnho fsb uch |
| Bfsk | B ahnho fsk asse |
| BfVst | B ahnho f s v or st rather |
| BFZ | B rofessional F seriously your Z connotations of core |
| b G | former auxiliary in the schedule : b eschränkte G epäckbeförderung |
| Bga | B ereichs g Ueter a bfertigung |
| Bgl | Construction track |
| BGL | G eneral b rofessional l Zeitung the German Federal Railroad |
| BGL | B rofessional g ewerkschafts l Zeitung FDGB in the German Railway in the GDR |
| Bgm | B er gm eister, term for the shunting foreman on the run-off mountain |
| BGR | B rofessional g Ueter r irective |
| BGS | B au g slightest s perre |
| BGS | B remse- G elöst- S chleife |
| BGT | B rems g evices t Afel |
| BGT | B lock g 'groups t aste |
| Bra | Br ems h undertstel |
| Station | Abbreviation for " station ", which is also common outside of rail operations |
| Bhm | Station Mission |
| Bras | B atterie h AuPt s chütz |
| BHV | B undesbahn h AuPt v dministration |
| BI | Title B undesbahn- I nspektor |
| BIDC | B ureau i nternational de d ocumentation des c hemins de fer International documentation office of the railways |
| Image pl | Bildf ahr pl at |
| Bing | B rofessional i ngenieur |
| BIT | B ahn I nfo T Afel (dynamic connection indicator) |
| Bk | Block position |
| Bkm | B rofessional k ilo m eter |
| BKU | B üro- K ommunication U nternehmensweit (IT workplace provided by DB Systel ) |
| BKr | Arch crossing |
| Bksig | B loc ksig nal |
| Bkvsig | B loc kv or sig nal |
| Bkw | Railway power station, see traction current |
| BKW | B ereichs k ennungs w echsel ( LZB ) |
| BKW | B ogen k reuzungs w oak |
| Bl | Bl ock connection |
| BLE | B atterie l ade e nit |
| BLG | B atterie l ade g et up instrument |
| blg | b ahn l a g ernd |
| Bln | Berlin |
| BLST | B rofessional l eit st elle |
| Blst | Bl ock st elle |
| BluStV | Bl ock- u nd St ellwerks v orschrift, DV 412 |
| Blw | Bl ock w ärter |
| Bm | B ahn m eisterei even turnpike |
| Bm | B etriebsgrenz m ate minimum permissible diameter of wheel sets to wear, generally measure, below which requires immediate repair measures |
| BM | B etriebliche M ommunications a Reichsbahndirektion |
| BM | B back m ängel |
| bmt | b rofessional m achines t echnisch |
| BMZ | B Eton m ic z ug |
| BN | B undesbahn- N orm or new B ahn- N orm (technical delivery conditions) |
| BOA | B auto- and operation o rdnung for A nschlussbahnen |
| BOI | Title B undesbahn- O about i nspektor |
| BORON | Title B undesbahn- O about r at |
| BOS | Title B undesbahn- O via s ekretär |
| BözM | Local employee responsible for the company (for local switching areas) |
| Bp | Railway police , also railway mail |
| BPA | B ahn p ost a mt |
| BpDst | B ahn p ost d ien st elle |
| BPost | Passenger carriage - generic letter seated carriage, 2nd class, with additional post compartment |
| Bpw | B ahn p ost w agen |
| BpW | B ahn p olizei w ache |
| BR | Passenger carriage - generic letter seat carriage, 2nd class, with additional kitchen and dining area |
| BR | B au r eIHE |
| BR | B rofessional r at |
| BR | B ettungs r unification |
| BR | British Railways former British State Railways |
| BR | br uecke |
| BRA | PZB setting value Br ems a rt |
| Brevo | Br ems vo rschriften |
| Brh | Br ems h undertstel |
| BRH | PZB setting value Br ems h undertstel |
| Brk | B e r Eich k asse |
| Brm | Br ücken m eisterei |
| Brpr | Brake test |
| Brtkm | Br utto t may K ilo m eter (unit operating transport power from load weight plus weight of the freight wagon times actual distance traveled) |
| BRVS | B ahn- R ollfuhr- V ersicherungs s chein |
| Brw | Br ücken w orkshop |
| Bs | Platform (mostly Bstg) |
| Bs | Construction series |
| BS | Operating location |
| BSA | B undesbahn- S ozial a mt |
| Bsb | B rofessional s tellen b escription |
| BSG | B rems s expensive g et up instrument |
| BSL | B ereit s tellungs l Zeitung |
| BST | B rems st eller |
| Let | B rofessional st elle |
| Bstg | platform |
| E.g. | B ahn s trom w ork |
| BSTR | B ereichs st ell r Fechner (ESTW Siemens) |
| BSW | B ahn- S ozial w ork |
| BT | B au t echnical service |
| BT | B efehls t aste (of automatic train control systems ) |
| BTG | B ordnetztrafo- T disconnector g erüst |
| BTM | B alise T ransmission M odules |
| Btrh | B e tr IEBS h old, stop a train from operational reasons |
| BT car | Large container wagon |
| Bü | B au ü monitoring, B rofessional above sea monitoring |
| BÜ | B rofessional Ü berwacher |
| BÜ
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Railroad Crossing |
| BUR | B ordnetz u m r ichter |
| BüG | Specially monitored track |
| Büz | Construction supervision center |
| BUA | B ahn u nterhaltungs a rbeiter |
| Buchfpl | Book timetable |
| BüG | specially monitored track |
| BÜSA | B ahn ü RANSITIONAL s icherungs a nLocation |
| Busta | Regulations of the Deutsche Reichsbahn for Sta tistics of B ahnbetriebs u nfälle |
| BuV | B etriebs- u nd V erkehrsdienst |
| BUV | B edarfsplan u msetzungs v agreemen ts |
| BUVB | B undesbahn- U Nfall v ersicherungs b ehörde |
| Buvo | B ahnbetriebs u Nfall vo rschrift |
| BV | as an abbreviation for a main branch of the Deutsche Reichsbahn: B betriebs- u nd V erkehrsdienst |
| BVA | B ahn- V ersicherungs a mt |
| BVB | B au v orlage b erechtigter |
| BVO | B etreuungsmanager v or O rt |
| Bvst | B Rigade v or st rather older term for the German Reichsbahn for a shift supervisor at large railway stations |
| Bw | Depot , also B rofessional w ork |
| BW | Kreis b ogen w echsel |
| Bwb | B au w ERKs b uch (see for civil engineering structures. DIN 1076 and Ril 804) |
| BWG | B rems w irk g roup |
| Bww | B ahnbetriebs w recite w ork |
| BZ | Operations center |
| BZA | B andbbahn- Z entral a mt |
| BzS | for the B ahnbetrieb z uständige S adjusting (safety being) |
C.
| c | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letter ) Carriages with compartments in which the seats can be converted into berths (couchette cars) |
| CB | Train type of DB AG: C argo B peration (freight train at close range) |
| CB | Former train type: C ity B ahn (modernized regional passenger train) |
| CCCA | C ustomer C are C enter- A gent |
| CCTV | C losed C ircuit T ele v ision (video surveillance) |
| CCU-C | C entral C ontrol U nit C omfort (ZSG for comfort functions) |
| CCU-D | C entral C ontrol U nit D iagnostic (diagnosis computer) |
| CCU-G | C entral C ontrol U nit G ateway (ZSG for gateway functions) |
| CCU-O | C entral C ontrol U nit O peration (ZSG for operational functions) |
| CD | Č eské d ráhy , Czech railways |
| C print | Brake cylinder pressure |
| C v pressure | Brake cylinder pilot pressure |
| Ce | Former train type: container train for inland traffic |
| CE | C IR- E LKE |
| CEM | C onférence e uropéenne des m archandises European freight train timetable conference |
| CES | C onditional E mergency S top (conditional emergency stop) |
| CFL | C hemin de F er L uxembourgeois , Luxembourg State Railways |
| CGDE | C hristliche G ewerkschaft D eutscher E isenbahner |
| CSM | C ommon S afety M ethod |
| CIM | C onvention i nternationale concernant le transport des m archandises par chemin de fer , dt. International Agreement on Rail Freight Transport , see: Legislation for international rail transport |
| CIPCE | C entre d ' i nformation et de p ublicité des c hemines de fer e uropéen , German information center for European railways |
| CIR-ELKE | C omputer I ntegrated R ailroadind - E rhöhung the L ERFORMANCE in K ernnetz the E isenbahn |
| CIV | C onvention i nternationale concernant le transport de v oyageurs et des bagages par chemin de fer , dt. International Convention on the Transport of Passengers and Luggage by Rail, see: Legislation for international rail traffic |
| CIWL | C ompagnie i nternationale des w agon-lits et des grands express européens , German International Sleeping Car and Large European Express Train Company |
| CIS | C argo I nformation S ystem; Swiss EDP program for freight wagon traffic |
| CJX | Cityjet xpress; Name of the ÖBB for fast regional traffic on the Westbahn between Wien Westbahnhof and Amstetten (since 2019) |
| CLTO | C onditional L evel T ransition O rder |
| CMI | C ordless M ulticell I ntegration (transmission devices for cordless telephones in the ICE3) |
| COTIF | Co nvention relative aux t ransports i nternationaux f erroviaires (COTIF), see: Legislation governing international rail traffic |
| Cs | Abbreviation for Cottbus |
| CS | C old S tandby; State of the STM |
| ČSD | Č eskoslovenské s tátní d ráhy , the state railway of the formerCzechoslovakia |
| CSM | C Eiling S peed M onitoring; ETCS term for maximum speed monitoring |
| CTS | C ontainer t ransport s ystem |
| CUP | C ontainer umschlag p latz |
| CZL | Group security situation center |
D.
| d | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letter ) carriage with multi-purpose room or bicycle carriage |
| D. | Passenger coaches - generic letter alone or after A and / or B: luggage coaches ; in the first place before A and / or B: double-deck car ; until 1928: 4th class passenger coach |
| D. | Train type : fast (originally to identify the marshaling of D urchgangswagen) |
| THERE | D except conveying a MANUAL |
| THERE | D ERVICE a MANUAL |
| THERE | D ouble a CHSE |
| DABKW | d scrappy A Ussen b ogen K reuzungs w oak |
| Dagla | D eutsches A us gl Eich a mt |
| DAZ | D ERVICE a lter z ulage |
| DB | D ERVICE B ehelf |
| DBA | Express train of the British occupation forces |
| DB | Deutsche Bahn AG |
| DB | former German Federal Railroad |
| DB AG | Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft |
| DBKW | d scrappy B ogen K reuzungs w oak |
| DBMAS | D eutsche B ahn M elde A nlagen S ystem |
| DBS | D irektions b eschaffungs s adjusting the German Railway |
| DBV | D eutscher B ahnkunden v erband , representing the interests of customers of railway operators and public transport providers |
| DC | Direct current / direct voltage |
| DCPU | D rive C ontrol P rocessing U nit (ASG) |
| DCU | D oor C ontrol U nit (door control unit) |
| DD | Passenger coaches - generic letter double-decker luggage coaches for vehicle transport ( motorail coaches ) |
| DDB | D okumentationsdienst the D eutsche B undesbahn |
| DDV | Di enst d except v orschrift |
| DEAG | D eutsche E isenbahn-Gesellschaft AG |
| DEC | D eutsche E isenbahn- C onsulting GmbH |
| DEG | D eutsche E isenbahner- G ewerkschaft |
| DEGT | D eutscher E isenbahn- G Ueter t arif |
| DEGTT | D eutscher E isenbahn- G üter- and T ier t arif |
| DELFI | D urchgängige el ektronische F ahrplan i nformation |
| DEMT | D eutscher E isenbahn- M ilitär t arif |
| DEPT | D eutscher E isenbahn- P ersonen-, luggage and express parcels t Arif |
| OF THE | D eutsche E isenbahn- R eklame GmbH |
| DETT | D eutscher E isenbahn- T ier t arif |
| DEVK | D eutsche E isenbahn- V ersicherungs k aces , the Association a. G. |
| DEVV | D eutscher E isenbahn- V erkehrs v erband |
| Df | with D amp f , addendum for train reports on electrically operated routes when driving without an electric locomotive |
| DFI | d ynamic F ahrgast i nformation |
| DFG | D achleitungs f Ehler detecting g et up instrument |
| EDI | Remote data transmission |
| DG | D deer g estell |
| Dg | Former type of train : through freight train |
| DGS | D ynamic G slightest s tabilisator |
| DH | solid D ouble h erzstück |
| Dhb | b ewegliche D ouble h erzstückspitzen |
| DHL | D irektions h AuPt l ager |
| DIBKW | double inside arch crossing switch |
| MRP list | Dispo sitions list |
| DiV | Di spatcher service v orschrift, Regulations no. 424 (later DV 420) of the German Railway |
| DK | D iesel k raftstoff |
| DKB | D rei k raft b Remse |
| Dksig | Cover signal |
| Dkst | Cover agency |
| DKTS | D iesel k raftstoff t ank s adjusting |
| DKW | D scrappy K reuzungsweiche |
| Dl | D ispatcher lZeitung, the management was Deutsche Reichsbahn called to 1990 |
| DL | D urch l ass (crossing structure with a clear width of less than 2 m) |
| DLTR | D oh l eitungs tr Enner |
| DM | D iesel m otor |
| DMI | D river M achine I nterface (human-machine interface, formerly MMI) |
| DMV | D jerk m inthe v alve |
| DoSto | Double deck car |
| DoT | Do ppelgelenk t rubbed venture |
| Dp | Posts |
| DP | D anger p oint; ETCS term for danger point |
| DPost | Passenger carriage - generic letter baggage carriage with post compartment |
| DPT | see DEPT |
| DR | D deer r ichter |
| DR | D eutsche R eichsbahn |
| DR | D eutsche R eichsbahn the state railway of the German Democratic Republic. |
| DRB | D eutsche R Eich b ahn (unofficial abbreviation) |
| DRBG | D eutsche R eichs b ahn- G esellschaft (unofficial abbreviation) |
| DRE | D eutsche R egional e isenbahn ,railway company founded in1994 as D eutsche R egionalbahn (DR) by the Deutsche Bahnkundenverband |
| Dre | Abbreviation for Dresden |
| DRG | D eutsche R eichsbahn- G esellschaft (unofficial abbreviation) |
| urgent help | Former train type : urgent auxiliary locomotive |
| urgent help | Former train type : dring Licher Help s z ug , takes precedence over all other trains |
| DRO | Former DV DR : D ERVICE r ang o rdnung |
| Drs | Draisine |
| DrS | Dr the type ucktastenstellwerk S iemens |
| DS | D ruck s chrift, succession term for service provision in the German Federal Railroad |
| DSA | D oh s trom a bnehmer |
| DSA | D ynamic S chrift a nzeiger |
| DSB | Danske Statsbaner (Danish State Railways) |
| DSE | D ata s PEICHER e nit |
| DSG | D eutsche S sleeping car and dining car G mbH |
| DSK | Data storage cassette (storage medium for electronic trip registration ) |
| DSLF | D ruck s rotection l ü f ter |
| Dst | d ien st Licher Sonderzug |
| Dst | Department |
| Dstg | former train type : service freight train |
| Dstp | Former train type : service passenger train |
| Dsts | Former type of train : service train with wagons for special purposes |
| DSTW | Digital signal box |
| German | Former train type : D urchgangs- or quick t rubbed venture |
| DT | D ouble t ROUP |
| DT | D ouble t railcars |
| DT | D ampf t railcars |
| Dü | Dü se |
| DÜ | D ruck ü Translate |
| Dua | You rch a rbeitung (z. B. tamping work) |
| DUEWAG | Düsseldorfer Waggonfabrik AG |
| Exec | Runs through |
| Thorough | Carrying Ahr v or sig nal, svw exit distant (as can only be operated at crossings) |
| DUS | Express train for the American occupation forces with individual cars for German civil traffic |
| DV | Service regulation |
| DVDR | D smooth things v succumbed to the DR |
| Dvst | D ERVICE v or st rather well services chief, old term for the head of a department |
| DW | D ouble w oak |
| DWA | Deutsche Waggonbau AG |
| D-way | Slip path |
| DWV | D ERVICE w ohnungs v orschrift |
| DWP | D eutscher W agenbeistell p lan |
| Express train | Former train type : D urchgangs train = Fast train from crossing car |
| Between | D ERVICE tw eig |
E.
| E. | Former type of train : express train |
| E. | receiver |
| E. | E ndfeld (Block field in most types of fields Distance block and relays with similar role at the relay block) |
| Ea | E rlaubnis a bgabefeld (Block field in the Austrian fields route block and route block form A) |
| EA | formerly for E isenbahn a ctie |
| I / O | E domestic / A ssue |
| I / O Wsp | E infahr- A usfahr- W Cancel repeat sp erre |
| EABKW | e asy A Ussen b ogen k reuzungs w oak |
| EAM | E lement a control m odule (Thales-eStw L90) |
| EAW | E isenbahn a usbesserungs w ork |
| EB | E nd b asa |
| EB | E mergency B reaking; ETCS term for rapid braking |
| EBA | E isenbahn- B and a mt |
| EBC | E isen b ahn- C ert |
| EBCL | E mergency B reak C onfidence L evel |
| EBD | E isen b ahn d irection |
| EBD | E mergency B rake D eceleration curve; ETCS term |
| EBest | E inführungs best immung |
| Ebf | E nd b ahnho f |
| EBf | E nd b a f esa |
| EBH | E isenbahn- B eamten- H ilfsgemeinschaft |
| EBI | E mergency B rake I INTERVENTION supervision limit; ETCS term |
| EBL | E isenbahn b rofessional l pus |
| EBO | formerly B ahn o rdnung for the secondary e isenbahnen |
| EBO | E isenbahn-building and B rofessional o rdnung |
| EBOA | E isenbahn- B auto- and operation o rdnung for A nschlussbahnen |
| EBRL | Railway-specific building regulations lists |
| EBuLa | E lectronic Bu chfahrplan and La ngsamfahrstellen |
| EBÜT | E inheits- B ahn ü RANSITIONAL t echnology |
| EC | Train type: E uro C ity |
| ECE | Former train type: EuroCityExpress |
| ECM | E lektronik- C ontrol- M odule |
| ECM | E ntity in C harge of M aintenance (for maintenance of a vehicle responsible agency) |
| ED | Railway Directorate ( Prussian State Railways ) |
| EDG | electrodynamic track brake |
| EDITH | E reignisgesteuerte staff di sposition i m T ransportbereic h (software for personnel deployment in rail transport) |
| EDK | E isenbahn d deer k ran |
| EDS | E isenbahn d ienst s ache |
| Ee | E rlaubnis e mpfangsfeld (Block field in the Austrian fields route block and route block form A) |
| Ef | Railway driver |
| EFF | Railway vehicle driving license |
| SFAO | E uropean Reisezug f ahrplan k onference |
| EFR | E lectronic F ahrten r egistration |
| EFZ | E uropean F ahrplan for Entrum |
| EF | E isenbahn f ähre |
| Eg | Former train type: E il g üterzug |
| EG | E mpfangs g ebäude |
| Ega | E il g ut a bfertigung |
| Egbf | E il g üter b ahnho f |
| Egmp | Former train type: E il g üterzug m it P ersonenbeförderung |
| EGT | E inheits g qua lification t arif for drayage and utilities |
| EH | e infaches H erzstück |
| EHfb | e infaches H erzstück with f edernd b eweglicher frog tip |
| EHG | E inheits h ILFS g erätewagen |
| EHgb | e infaches H erzstück with g elenkig b eweglicher Herstückspitze |
| EHst | E isenbahn h old st elle |
| EHZ | E inheits h ILFS for ug |
| eHz | e lectric H ei z ung |
| EIBV | EI senbahn BE usage ordinance |
| Unified | Introduction ahr sig nal |
| Monotonous | Simp Ahr v or sig nal |
| EIRENE | E uropean I ntegrated R ailway R adio E nhanced N etwork |
| EKIR | E ingabe k ontroll- and I nterpretations r Fechner (Simis-C) |
| EKW | E asy K reuzungs w oak |
| Evsig | E infahr v or sig nal (German railway) |
| EIbb | E lektrifizierungs- and I ngenieur b au b peration of the DR |
| EIBKW | e asy I can b ogen k reuzungs w oak |
| Easy | introduction AHRT |
| Input | Input nec |
| inserted | introduced Ahren |
| incl | one icy |
| EinsDW | one eitige D ouble w oak |
| a V | EINV bought |
| EIU | E isenbahn i nfrastructure u ompany |
| Ek | E ilgut k urswagen |
| EK | E isenbahn k reuzung (also non-public iron bahnübergang ) |
| EK | E rd k örper (earthworks on the railroad) |
| EKSA | E isenbahn k reuzungs s icherungs a nLocated |
| EKÜS | E isenbahn k reuzungs ü Bewachungs s ignal |
| EKVO | E isenbahn k reuzungs v he o rdnung |
| EKW | e asy K reuzungs w oak |
| el | el ectrically |
| El | electronic brake control |
| el Bel | el ektrische Bel you tung |
| ELA | E lectronic L SPEAKERS a nLocation |
| ElHz | el ektrische H ei z ung |
| Electric locomotive | e lectric L okomotive |
| EOLM | E nd- o f- l oop- m arker; ETCS term |
| El signals | Signal group from the signal book : Signals for electric train transport, see contact line signal |
| EltA | El ek t rotechnical A mt |
| Discharge | Entl adung |
| EOA | E nd O f Movement A uthority, see ETCS |
| EOW | electrically localized points |
| ep | e lectro p neumatic |
| ep brake | Electropneumatic brake |
| EP | E isenbahn p anzerzug |
| EPA | E lectronic P latzbuchungs a nLocation |
| EPLA | E lectronic Pl atzreservierungs a nLocation the Deutsche Reichsbahn |
| EPostG | E isenbahn PostG Finances Act |
| ERA | E uropean R ailway A gency, the European Railway Agency |
| ERG | E isenbahn- R eklame G mbH |
| Erl | Erl aubnisfeld, Block field in the route block form C relay and the relay and automatic block system with comparable functions |
| Erma | Erm ittlungs a EPARTMENT (for missing, supernumerary and damaged goods) |
| ERTMS | E uropean R ail T raffic M anagement S ystem |
| IT | E infahr S ignal (ÖBB designation) |
| IT | E rdungs s Chalter |
| ESA | E isenbahn- S ocial a mt |
| e Sch | Threshold distance |
| IT F | e nergy s parende F ahrweise (EBuLa functionality) |
| IT G | E inscheiben s safety g las |
| IT G | ETCS L evel 1 S ignal G eführt; ETCS Level 1 Limited Supervision as implemented by DB |
| ESHG | G Finances Act on the H aftpflicht the E isenbahnen and trams for S achschaden (1940) |
| Esig | Introduction ahr sig nal (DB identifier) |
| ESO | E isenbahn- S ignal o rdnung |
| ES profile | E rhöhtes S eitenbeschleunigungs profile; Speed profile for sheet-fast operation |
| ESRA | E lektronic- S ystem- R ailway- A pplication (brake bus) |
| E. St. | E isenbahn st ation |
| Estgut | E il st Ueck well |
| ESTW | E lektronisches St ell w ork |
| ESTW-A | Electronic interlocking - remote control area |
| ESTW-UZ | Electronic signal box - sub-center |
| ESTW-Z | Electronic signal box - control center |
| ESV | E isenbahner- S port v erein |
| ESW | E isenbahn S ocial W orks of the Deutsche Bundesbahn |
| Et | Former train type: E il t rubbed venture |
| ET | E inschalt t e y |
| ET | E lektro t rubbed venture |
| ETA | e lectrical T railcars with A kkumulatorenbatterien |
| ETCS | E uropean T rain C ontrol S ystem |
| Eto | Former train type: rail bus (in express train traffic) |
| ETS | Steamer (the "microwave" in the ICE3) |
| ETSV | E isenbahn- T URN and S port v erein |
| ETT | E inheitlicher T ransit t arif |
| EUB | Federal Railway Accident Investigation Office |
| EuK | Earthing and short-circuiting device ( earthing rod ) |
| EUK | Railway accident insurance |
| EUV | E isenbahn u Nfall v ersicherung |
| EÜ | E isenbahn ü berführung (railway crossing a traffic route, contrary see SRs) |
| EVA | E isenbahn v erkehrs a mt |
| EVB | E nergy v ersorgungs b lock |
| EVC | E uropean V ital C omputer |
| EVDR | E ntwurfs- and V ermessungsbüro ( later OPERATION) of the Deutsche Reichsbahn |
| EVersA | E lektrophysikalische V ersuchs a nstalt, predecessor of the Versa , since 2005 German Bahn AG, DB Systemtechnik |
| EVG | E isenbahn- and V erkehrs g ewerkschaft |
| EVM | E lektromos V onat M egállító berenezés (Hungary) |
| EVO | Railway traffic regulations ( since 1938) |
| EVOBl | E isenbahn- V he o rdnungs bl att |
| EVU | E isenbahn v erkehrs u ompany |
| Evsig | E infahr v or sig nal |
| EVZS | for E ntstörungs v eranlassung for uständige S adjusting |
| EW | e asy W oak (with straight through routes) |
| EW | E nd w agen |
| E-car | E lektromaschinensatz venture |
| EWH | E isenbahn- W Aisen h ort |
| Ex | ex pressed material |
| Ex | Former train type: Ex presszug |
| Ext | Former train type: Ex presszug with T rubbed venture |
| EZA | E isenbahn- Z entral a mt |
| ECB | e lectronic Z ug b ort |
| EZG | E COHERENT Z usatzbestimmungen for the G üterverkehr |
| EZP | E COHERENT Z usatzbestimmungen for P ersonenverkehr |
| EZMG | Switchboard Russian design |
| EZO | E isenbahn- Z oll o rdnung |
| E-train | Former train type: E il train |
| EKrG | E isenbahn kr euzungs g Finances Act |
F.
| f | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter ) Control coach with 36-pin control cable and / or ZWS; in connection with u a control car with 34-pin cable and / or ZWS |
| F. | F speaker |
| F. | Former train type : F ernschnell- or F ernstreckenzug |
| F. | Abbreviation in station plans : F euergutrampe |
| fa | F ernsprech a nschlussverbindung |
| fa | F ahrstraßen a ESOLUTION |
| Fa field | F ahrstrasse a uflösefeld, term from the railway safety technology |
| FA | F ach a EPARTMENT |
| FA | F CAR a usbesserung |
| Bland | D ispatcher- F ernsprech- A nschlussverbindung |
| FADA | Fa hr d ienstleiter a nLocated |
| Fahrl | Catenary equipment vehicle, former abbreviation in accident documents |
| Fazu | Fa hrstraßen to gschlussstelle |
| fb | f edernd- b eweglich (e frog point) |
| Fb | B ezirks f ernsprechverbindung |
| Fb | F Ahr b peration |
| Fb | F AHRT b ort |
| Fb. | F eld b ahn |
| FB | F ernbedien b rea |
| FB sheet | F ernbedien b ereich- Journal |
| FB letter | F ren b ediente- B rofessional st elle (n) |
| FbBz | F ernsprech b ezirksverbindung with Basa- B e z irksfernsprecher |
| Fbe | B ezirks f ernsprechverbindung for the e lectric traction |
| FBG | F seriously your b edien g et up instrument |
| FBOA | F est b rems o rtungs a nLocated |
| Fbt | B ezirks f ernsprechverbindung the t echnical services |
| Fbu | Accident communication link |
| Fbf | F ern b ahnho f |
| Fbr | waybill |
| Fbrv | F ührer br ems v alve |
| FbV | Driver's brake valve |
| FBOA | Lockdown detection system |
| FbOB | F ernsprech b ezirksverbindung with OB -Fernsprecher |
| F / B switch | Drive / brake switch, drive brake switch |
| FbWZ | F ernsprech b ezirksverbindung with OB -Fernsprecher with W ahl z usatz |
| Fd | F ernsprech d ispatcherverbindung |
| Fdast | F ahn d ungs a Ussen st elle |
| FD | Former train type : F ern- D -Zug |
| Fdl | F Ahr d ERVICE l pus |
| FDt | Former train type : F ernschnell- T rubbed venture |
| FDÜS | F ederspeicherbrems- and D rehgestell ü berwachungs s chleife |
| FES | F REMD e in s peisung |
| FESA | f este E isenbahn- S executing radio a nLocated |
| Feul | Feu he l öschwagen, former acronym in accident records |
| FEW | F orschungs- and E ntwicklungs w ork of the DR |
| Ff | F ernsprech f ernverbindung |
| Ff | F ahrstraßen f ESTABLISHMENT |
| Ff field | F ahrstraßen f estlege field , term used in railway safety systems |
| FF | F este F ahrbahn |
| FFst | Radio remote control |
| FfZ | Timetable for train registration offices |
| Fg | F racht g üterzug |
| FGB | F Ahr g ast b eirat |
| FGR | Passenger rights |
| Food | F racht well |
| Vehicle | F ren g Ueter z ug |
| Fh | F ernsprech h auptverbindung |
| FIS | F ahrgast i nformation s ystem |
| Fk | F Ahr k arte |
| Fk | professional |
| Fk | Corporate customer (note on ticket) |
| Fka | F Ahr k species a dition |
| FKWA | F s k CONFERENCE w echselsprech a nLocated |
| Fl | Catenary |
| Fleiper traffic | combined Fl ugzeug- egg senbahn- Per passenger traffic |
| Diligent traffic | Fl ugzeug- egg senbahn freight |
| FLOI | F irst L ine O f I ntervention; Intervention curve |
| FLM | Fl eets m anagement |
| Flm | F Ahr l eitungs m eisterei |
| Flu | F ahrleitungs u nterhaltungsstelle |
| FM | F ahr m otor |
| Fm | F ernmelde m eisterei |
| fmdl | f ern m ün dl i |
| FMT | F rei m Elde t aste |
| FMW | F ahrleitungs m ounting w agen |
| FMZ | f requency m ultiplexe Z ugsteuerung |
| Fn | F ernsprech n ahverbindung |
| FN | F ahrpreis n acher annulment |
| FNB | F ahrgast n ot b Remse |
| FNB | F EADERSHIP force in the N oh b etreuung (Care affected travelers to an accident) |
| Fo | F ernsprechbahnh o fsverbindung |
| Fos | Signal telephone connection |
| Fp | F est p oint , Vermarkungspunkt |
| Fpl | Timetable |
| Fpla | F ahr pl at a uftrag |
| Fplä | F ahr pl to like change |
| Fplm | F Ahr pl Toggle M elease |
| Fplo | F ahr pl anan o rdnung |
| Fr. | F ahrstraßen r ücknahmetaste, group key to redeem closed, but not yet fixed routes |
| FR | F ührer r aum |
| FRA | F AHRT r ichtungs a nzeiger |
| FRED | F CAR R essourcen- E insatzplanung and D isposition (Software) |
| FMRCS | F uture R ailway C ommunicatio S ystem |
| fr St. | fr e'e Str corner |
| Early | Frühh old |
| FR-W | F ührer r aum w echsel |
| Fs | F s s chreiber or F s s ETTER |
| FS | F arranty s chiff |
| FS | F ull S upervision; ETCS operating mode |
| Fsch | F eder sch ienenzunge |
| fschrftl | f s schr i dt i |
| Fs no. | F s s chreib- N umme r |
| Fsp | F eder sp eicher brake |
| FspBr | F eder sp eicher br emse |
| Fspr | F s spr echer |
| Fst | F ernschreib st elle |
| FStgut | F racht st Ueck well |
| FSÜ | F AhR and S tillstands above sea monitoring |
| Ft | Former train type : F ernschnell t rubbed venture |
| FT | F rei t breed |
| FT | F rei t aste (of automatic train control systems ) |
| FT | F ahrwegstell t Afel (at EOW) |
| FTA | F Oerder t technic A PPENDICES |
| Fü-BÜSA | F s u vised-Buesa |
| FEET | F eder memory brakes ü berwachungs s chleife |
| Feet | F ernschreib ü bermittlungs st elle |
| fUw | f ahrbares U nder w ork |
| FV | F ahrdienst v orschrift |
| FV | F s v ransport |
| FV-DB | F ahrdienst v the orschrift DB Netz AG |
| FV-NE | F ahrdienst v the orschrift N maybe federally owned E isenbahnen |
| Fw | F ahr w egsignal |
| Fw | F ernmelde w orkshop |
| Tax | F ern w ith st elle |
| Fpr | Route check |
| FvBel | F oh v erantwortlicher for bridges bel astbarkeit |
| Fweg | Track |
| F Z | traction |
| Vehicle | F ahr for eug |
| Vehicle | F Ahr z eug g et up instrument |
| Vehicle | Vehicle condition |
| Vehicle | Former train type : F ern z ug |
| FzH | F Ahr z eiten- H eft |
| FZMP | F Ahr z eit m ESS p oint |
| FzR | F Ahr z eug r Fechner |
| Vehicle signals | Signal group from the signal book : signals on individual vehicles |
| F-Btrh | F ernmelde b e tr IEBS h elfer |
| F-Btrhm | F ernmelde b e tr IEBS h AuPt m echaniker |
| F-Btrm | F ernmelde b e tr IEBS m echaniker |
| F-Btrmt | F ernmelde b e tr IEBS m on t EUR |
| F-Stream | F ernmelde b e tr IEBS o over m echaniker |
G
| G | Straight |
| G | G erätewagen, former acronym in accident records |
| G | Abbreviation in station plans : G leiswaage |
| Ga | G Ueter a bfertigung |
| GA | G leis a uswechslung |
| gag | Former type of train : block train from covered wagons |
| GAUS | G Conference of gang message |
| GAV | G Ueter a bfertigungs v REQUIREMENTS (former name) |
| GAV (St) | G Ueter a bfertigungs v REQUIREMENTS for St ückgut (former name) |
| GAV (W) | G Ueter a bfertigungs v REQUIREMENTS for W agen charges (former name) |
| gb | g elenkig- b eweglich (e frog point) |
| GB | G num b lock (z. B. at CIR CARNATION) |
| GB | g eneratorische B Remse |
| GB | G eschäfts b rea |
| Gbf | G üter b ahnho f |
| GBf | G around network b a f esa |
| GBL | G eneral b rofessional l Zeitung |
| GBV | G Ueter b eförderungs v REQUIREMENTS (former name) |
| GBV (St) | G Ueter b eförderungs v REQUIREMENTS for the St ückgutverkehr (former name) |
| GBV (W) | G Ueter b eförderungs v REQUIREMENTS for the W agen cargo traffic (former name) |
| GC | G Ross c ontainer |
| GCBf | G roß c ontainer b ahnho f |
| GCE | G Ross c ontainer e nit |
| GCUA | G Ross c ontainer u mschlag a nLocated |
| GCUP | G Ross c ontainer u mschlag p latz |
| GD | Rank : G eneral d irector |
| GDBA | G ewerkschaft D eutscher B undesbahnbeamten and - a nwärter, later G ewerkschaft D eutscher B undesbahnbeamten, A rbeiter and employee, since 1994 Verkehrsgewerkschaft Gdba |
| Gdg | Former train type : large freight car train |
| GDI | Guide de Dépannage Informatique |
| GDL | G ewerkschaft d eutscher L okomotivbeamten and - a nwärter later G ewerkschaft d eutscher L okomotivführer |
| GDR | G eneral Direction of the D eutschen R eichsbahn |
| GE | G leis e rneuerung |
| GEB |
G roßnetz e nd b asa or G ommission of E UROPEAN B suspect |
| GeFo | GSM-R telephone control unit for fixed users |
| GeH | Ge schwindigkeits H eft |
| GEIN | G renz a gang report |
| GenK | Gen eral k asse |
| Checked | baggage |
| Luggage | Luggage Aeck a bfertigung |
| Luggage | Luggage Aeck k asse |
| sp | Stored errt |
| died | d ört |
| Weight | g eschlossener E ilstückgut w agen |
| Gex | Former train type : G epäck- and ex pressgutzug |
| signed | drawn |
| GRP | G read f aserverstärkter K Legending PLASTIC |
| Gfpl | G üterzug f Ahr pl of |
| GFR | G efahrenraum- Fri eimeldeanlage |
| Ggl | G ay gl ice |
| Ggzg | G e g s z u g |
| GH | Abbreviation in station plans : G üter h alle |
| GK | G Ueter k asse |
| GK | G Ueter k leave |
| GK | Corporate communications |
| GK | G Ueter k ühlwagen |
| GKB | G raz- K öflacher B ahn und Busbetrieb GmbH (Austrian private railway, until 2004 GKE) |
| GKB | G roßnetz k notes b asa |
| GKDR | former G Ueter k ursbuch the DR |
| Eq | Gl ice |
| GL | G Renz l ast |
| GL | Chief Executive Officer |
| Glass | Eq ice a onnection |
| Glan | Eq ice on circuit |
| Glbz | Eq ice b au z ug |
| Glp | Gl ice p latte |
| GM | G leis m agnet |
| GMF | G slightest m ess f CAR |
| Gmp | Former type of train : freight train with passenger transport |
| GMR | G eschwindigkeits m dining and R egistriereinrichtung |
| GMTZ | G leis m ess t rieb z ug |
| GNT | G eschwindigkeitsüberwachung for N EIGE t technic |
| GPA | G eschwindigkeits p RÜF a ection |
| GP | G efahren p oint |
| GPE | G eschwindigkeits p RÜF e inrichtung |
| GPH | G eneral P urpose H andheld Mobile (GSM-R mobile phone) |
| GPS | G lobal P ositioning S ystem |
| GRE | G dig r äum e nit |
| Grh | Gr uppen h ilfstaste (group key with counter for route auxiliary resolution) |
| Gs | Track closure |
| GS | Switchboard |
| Gsp | G slightest sp errsignal |
| GSM | G slightest s pot m achine |
| GSM-R | G lobal S ystem for M obile Communication - R ail |
| GSM-RD | Global System for Mobile Communication - Rail - Data (for ETCS from L2) |
| GSV | G leit s chutz v alves |
| Gt | G Ueter t railcars |
| GT | G around posture t aste (button or key button with counter to the basic sites of WÜSA ) |
| GTO | G ATE T URN O ff thyristor |
| G-car | g edeckter goods carriage |
| GÜ | G eschwindigkeits ü berwachungseinrichtung, see Geschwindigkeitsprüfabschnitt |
| GWB | G slightest w echsel b peration (at times also referred to as driving of the track opposite to the ordinary direction of travel on signal Zs 6 hereinafter) |
| Gwd | Abbreviation for Greifswald |
| Gwg | Freight wagons |
| GWV | G Ueter w agen v REQUIREMENTS |
| GWÜ | G Conference w ert ü berwachungsanlage |
| Gz | G élénk for unge |
| Gz | G Ueter z ug |
| GZV | G Ueter for ugbildungs v REQUIREMENTS |
H
| H | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letter ) Car that can be supplied with power via train busbar as well as its own axle generators; also the license plate number of non-converted regional railroad cars of the Reichsbahn design |
| Ha signal | H auptsignal a nkünder, former signal group in the signal book |
| HAB | H igh A b b remsung |
| HAFAS | Ha Con F ahrplan- A uskunfts- S ystem |
| HAS | H ilfs- A usschalt- T aste |
| Man | Chief Accountant of DR |
| Man | H ILFS b uch |
| Man | H ilfs b lockfeld, block field at the Austrian field line block |
| HB | H auptluft b ehälter |
| HB | Central station (in Switzerland) |
| Hbf | Central Station |
| Hbf | H eimat b ahnho f |
| HBL | H auptluft b ehälter l Zeitung |
| HBLDR | Main staff for the operational management of the DR |
| Hbm | H och b au m eisterei |
| Hbr | H and br emse |
| HBU | H ILFS b etriebe u mrichter |
| HdF | Establishing functionality |
| Hdl | H AuPt d ispatcher l Zeitung (up to 1996 with the German Railway ) |
| Hdz | H AuPt d ERVICE z weig |
| Hot | Hot runner |
| HET | H ilfs- E inschalt- T aste |
| RF signal | Signal group from the signal book: F orm h auptsignal (to distinguish it from the light signals Holy because not identical night sign and meaning, DR 1958) |
| Hfbf | H a f en b ahnho f |
| HfV | H ochschule f ÜR V erkehrswesen until 1952 and since 1992 Faculty of the Technical University of Dresden |
| Ed | H öchst g eschwindigkeit |
| Hg max | highest top speed, e.g. B. in the timetable |
| Hgbf | H AuPt g Ueter b ahnho f |
| Hgl | H AuPt gl ice, see Track |
| HGST | H ydraulic g slightest curve-dependent vehicle body st euerung, see tilting |
| HH | Hand lock |
| Hhz | High pressure steam heating |
| Hif | Hi lfs f reimeldung |
| Hik | Hi ldebrand K norr brake (Hik brake) |
| Hikg | Hi ldebrand- K Norrland G üterzugbremse |
| Hikp | Hi ldebrand- K Norrland P ersonenzugbremse |
| Auxiliary | Former train type : auxiliary locomotive |
| Help | Former train type : Help s z ug |
| Hilupre | Hi lfs lu ft pre sser |
| Add | Goes there |
| HK | H AuPt k asse |
| St. | Abbreviation for hall |
| HL | H old l maybe plant |
| HL | H and L holes |
| HL | H AuPt l uftleitung |
| Hlast | H öchst l ast |
| HLL | H AuPt l UFT l Zeitung |
| Hi signal | Signal group from the signal book: H AuPt l maybe signal (the German version of the common light signal system of OSShD ) |
| HM | H old m essage |
| HMI | H uman M achine I nterface (MMI) |
| Hnbr | non-automatic air brake ( H e n RY Br emse) |
| HOA | H eißläufer o rtungs a nLocated |
| Hp | H old p oint |
| Hp signal | Signal group from the signal book: H au p tsignal , only for die main signals and light signals from the H / V system |
| HPR | Title H AuPt p ersonal r at |
| HPV | H AuPt p ersonal v ertretung |
| Hs | H old s signal (name for form locking signals in the signal box and in planning documents) |
| Hs | H ILFS s chütz |
| HS | H AuPt s Chalter |
| HS | H alb s chrankenanlage |
| HS | H erz s Tück |
| HS | H ot S tandby |
| HSLM | H igh S peed L oad M odel (High Speed Load Model> 200 km / h) |
| Hsp | H AuPt sp errsignal |
| Hst | H old 's hiring |
| HT | H ILFS t aste (sealed or key counter with the auxiliary route resolution) |
| H-board | Signal of the signal book : Stop board (marking of the stopping place of the Zugspitze when trains stopping on schedule) |
| HU | General inspection |
| HUR | H ochspannungs u m r ichter |
| HV | H and v Closure (for locally securing points ) |
| HV | H andverschluss v ormontiert |
| HV | H AuPt v dministration |
| HVAC | h eating v entilation a ir c onditioning system (air conditioning) |
| H / V signals | Signal group from the signal book: H aupt- / V orsignalsystem |
| HVB | H auptverwaltung the German Federal Railroad |
| HWA | H AuPt w agen a mt |
| HWR | H ILFS w echsel r ichter |
| H-car | H olz- Wagen (turntable wagon ; since 1964 boxcar of the special design) |
| Hz | H ei for clothes |
I.
| i | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - class letters ) Wagons of the former train class InterRegio (in connection with m) |
| I. | I ndication supervision limit; ETCS term |
| i. A. | on behalf |
| IAV | I INFRASTRUCTURE a onnection v profitable |
| IBNR | I nternational B ahnhofs n umme r |
| IBW | I can b ogen w oak |
| IC | Train type : InterCity |
| ICE | Train type : Intercity-Express |
| IFZ | I ntegrated F ahrzeug- Z ubringerbus |
| IGA | I ntegrated G esamt- A rive |
| IGBT | I nsulated G ate B ipolar T ransistor |
| IGT | I nternational rail G Ueter t Arif |
| IH | I Nstand h managemen t |
| IMU | inductive message transmission |
| INA | In duktionssicherung a nfahrender trains |
| INDUSI | Indu ctive train si insurance, see point Zugbeeinflussung |
| Integra | Train control system of the SBB |
| Interfrigo | Société ferroviaire inter nationale de transports frigo rifiques , franz. for: International railroad company for refrigerated transport |
| IR | Train type : I nter R egio (today in Switzerland, previously also in Germany) |
| IRISHMAN | Type of train : I nter r egio- E xpress |
| IRISHMAN | Infrared activation (of level crossings) |
| IRTN | I nternational R ailway T elecommunication N etwork (international telephone network of the railways) |
| IS | IS -Leitung |
| IS | Is olation; ETCS operating mode |
| ISL | IS - L Zeitung |
| IS line | I nformation and S expensive line |
| ISR | I ndirekte S ven r egelung |
| ISTP | Information system transport management passenger traffic |
| IVC | I ntelligent V ital C omputer |
| IvL | I ngenieur v ermessung L ageplan (now also property plan ): plan, which is also railways and other property boundaries and infrastructure elements. |
| Ivmg | Track marking plan, route plan |
J
| JDG | J akobs d deer g estell |
| JDŽ | J ugoslovenske D ržavne Ž eleznice State Railways of the Former Yugoslavia (1929–1953) |
| JŽ | J ugoslovenske Ž eleznice State Railway of the Former Yugoslavia (1953-2004) |
| JRU | J uridical R ecording U nit, see EFR or GMR |
K
| k | Identification letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letters ) Car with self-service restaurant or vending machine |
| K | Abbreviation for the Cologne Railway Directorate |
| K.Bay.Sts.B. | K öniglich Bay erischen St aat s - B guessed |
| KPEV | Royal Prussian Railway Administration |
| K.Sächs.Sts.EB | K öniglich Sächs ical St aat s - E isen- B guessed |
| kSStEb | Royal Saxon State Railway |
| KWSt.E. | K öniglich W ürttembergischen St aats- E isenbahnen |
| K washer | Signal of the signal Buchs : signals for the train crew Zp 10: Time k ürzen |
| K car | K lappdeckel venture |
| K | Passenger carriages - generic letter narrow-gauge wagons (only in conjunction with A and / or B) |
| Kaw | K raftwagen a usbesserungs w ork |
| KB | K sheet b asa |
| KBD | K ey b oar d |
| Kbf | K notes b ahnho f |
| KBf | K sheet b a f esa |
| Kbw | K raftwagen b rofessional w ork |
| Kd | K rice d ispatcher |
| Kdl | K leinst d iesel l ok |
| KE | K norr brake with E inheitswirkung , mehrlösige compressed air brake with a uniform, independent of the size of the brake cylinder control valve |
| KED | K oyal E isenbahn- D irektion ( Prussian state railways ) |
| Code | Code number |
| Theatrical Version | K ommando f reigabe |
| Kfe | K raft f CAR e insatzstelle |
| Kg | noted |
| KGC | K ühl g Ross c ontainer |
| KIB | K onstruktiver I ngenieur b au |
| KiN | K undenbetreuer i m N ahverkehr |
| Kk brake | K ounce- K norr brake |
| KKG | K ompact k lima g et up instrument |
| Kkg | K unze- K norr - G üterzugbremse |
| Kkp | K unze- K norr - P ersonenzugbremse |
| Kks | K unze- K norr - S chnellzugbremse |
| Kl | Kl wagon |
| Cl | Kl einwagen- A nhänger |
| Klb | Local railroad |
| Klbf | Kleinbahn - Bahnhof (unofficial abbreviation) |
| Klf | Kl einwagen f ührer |
| Klimadeö | Air conditioning with steam, electric or oil firing |
| Climates | Electric air conditioning |
| KLK | Kl eider k asse |
| KLL | Kl eider l ager |
| Klh | Kl einwagen with H andbetrieb ( hand lever Draisine ) |
| Klv | Kl einwagen with V erbrennungsmotor |
| KMC | K ey M anagement C entre |
| KMS | K ey M anagement S ystem |
| KOPS | Kop pel s chütz |
| KoRil | Ko nzern- Ri cht l inie (old acronym, now Ril) |
| KÖB | K raftwagenbetrieb the east Austrian B undesbahnen |
| Kö | K leinlokomotive diesel ö operated l. |
| Kr | kr euzung |
| Krbw | Kr euzungs b au w ork |
| Circular traffic | combined Kr aftomnibus- egg senbahn- traffic |
| KrM | Kr euzungs m itte |
| KS | K lein s elbstschalter (see also LSS) |
| KS | K ouble s pule |
| KS-Bahn | K leinprofil- S chnell ground |
| KSG | K omfort s expensive g et up instrument |
| KSR | K raft s STATEMENTS r egler |
| Ks signals | Signal group from the signal book : Ks signal system |
| KTW | K opf t rubbed w agen |
| KVB | K ontrolle de la V itesse par B alise (French train control system) |
| KVB | K entwine v genaration the B undesbahnbeamten |
| KVB | K ölner V erkehrs- B etriebe AG |
| Kw | K urs w agen |
| KW | K reuzungs w oak |
| Concentration camp | Code number |
| Kzpbr | Z weikammerdruckluft br emse type K norr for P ersonenzüge |
L.
| L. | Acronym in the station plans: L needle honor |
| L0 | ETCS L evel 0 |
| L1 | ETCS L evel 1 |
| L1LS | ETCS L evel 1 L imited S upervision |
| L2 | ETCS L evel 2 |
| L2oS | ETCS L evel 2 o hne S ignale |
| L3 | ETCS L evel 3 |
| La | Compilation of temporary furnished La ngsamfahrstellen and other special features |
| l a | Length of the fillet at peaks and troughs |
| LAC | L runs a ufbereitungs c ontainer |
| LAR | L SPEAKERS a nLocated R eisezug |
| Run | L ade on maybe |
| l b | Arc length |
| LB | L ärmschutz b AUWERK |
| LBB | L avamünder B ahn , nostalgic train in Carinthia, Austria |
| LBS | L EIT and B edien s ystem |
| LCM | L ine C onverter M odules (mains power converter) |
| LD | L to d rehgestell |
| ldB | l eft d he B ahn |
| LdBf | L pus d it station |
| LdD | L pus d he D ienststelle |
| ldS | l ast d urchgehende S chwelle |
| LDT | Illuminated pushbutton |
| Le | Abbreviation for Le ipzig |
| LeiBIT | Lei tSystem B etriebliche I nformationsver t eilung (software for train movement) |
| LeiDis | Lei tSystem Dis position |
| LeiDis-FI | Lei tSystem Dis position - F lächen i nformation |
| LeiDis-N | Lei tSystem Dis position - N etzdisposition |
| LeiDis-NK | Lei tSystem Dis position - N etzdisposition K unde |
| LeiDis-S / K | Lei tSystem Dis position - S trek and K notes |
| Leig | Lei cht g üterzug , actually L judges egg lgüterzug |
| Leip | lei daughters P ersonenzug |
| LEIVO | Lei tung vo rschriften |
| LEL | Locomotive Operations Management (Austria) |
| LEU | L ineside E lectronic U nit , trackside electronic unit of a Eurobalise |
| LEW | L okomotivbau- E lektrotechnische W orks in Hennigsdorf |
| LfD | L eistungsverrechnung f ÜR D steps of |
| Loosely | Slow speed signal |
| Lf signals | Signals of the signal book : L angsam f ahrsignale |
| Lfst | Speed limit |
| l g | Length of an intermediate straight line |
| Lg | Former train type : L eerwagen- G üterzug |
| Lgg | Former train type : L eerzug from g edeckten G üterwagen |
| Lgo | Former train type : L eerzug from o ffenen G üterwagen |
| LHB | L inke- H ofmann- B usch |
| Lhz | Air heating |
| Li | Light space |
| LIM | L ine I nterference M onitor (vehicle protection) |
| Llv | L okomotiv l eistungs- and V erbrauchstafel |
| LM | L ight m elder |
| LNT | L judges N ahverkehrs t railcars |
| LNTC | ETCS L evel NTC; National train control system |
| LOA | L imit o f A uthority; ETCS Bergiff |
| PRAISE | Lo komotivbau B portable mountain |
| Locomotive | locomotive |
| Lokbf | Lok omotiv b ahnho f |
| Lokdl | Lok omotiv d ERVICE l pus |
| Locomotive | Engine driver |
| Lokkm | Lok omotiv k ilo m eter |
| Lokltg | Lok omotiv l ei t un g |
| Lokw | Locomotive change |
| Lp | P ersonenwagen - L eerzug |
| Lr | Empty train |
| Lr | Former type of train : L eer r eisezug |
| LRBG | L ast R ELEVANT B alise G roup; ETCS term |
| Lrf | Engine shunter |
| Lrv | Former type of train : L eer r eisezug from (full) train |
| Lrz | Former type of train : L eer r eisezug for (full) train |
| Ls | Light blocking signal |
| LS | L imited S upervision; ETCS operating mode |
| LS | L ade s chütz |
| L washer | Signals of the signal book : signals for the train crew Zp 11 (drive slower!) |
| LSE | L nes s rails e nit |
| Lsp signal | Signals of the signal book : L maybe sp errsignale |
| LSS | L eitungs s chutz s Chalter (not: Lei s tungs-) |
| LSSMA | L owest S upervised S peed within the M ovement A uthority; ETCS term |
| LST | L EIT and S icherungs t technic |
| Lstr | L ade str ate |
| LSW | L Ärm s chutz w and |
| LTA | L runs t -drying a nLocated |
| LTM | L oop T ransmission M odule, see Euroloop |
| LTO | L evel T ransition O rder |
| LTS | L uganskij T eplowosostroitelni S awod (Lugansk Diesel Engine Construction) Luhansk Locomotive Works |
| LTÜ | L ager t emperature above sea monitoring |
| Lü | L ademaß above are exceeded |
| LüK | L ength above about K upplung |
| LüP | L ength above about P uffer |
| LV | L eistungs v agreemen ts (Group Allocation) |
| LVT | L calibrates v erbrennungs t railcars |
| LW | Couchette cars |
| LW | L evel w echsel |
| LWÜ | L on w ERKs above sea monitoring |
| LX | L evel C Rossing; Railroad Crossing |
| Lz | Former type of train : single moving locomotive ( L ok z ug) |
| L train | L uxury train |
| LZB | L inienförmige Z ug b eeinflussung |
| LZB-Tel. | LZB telegram |
| Lzg | Former type of train : used empty locomotive |
| Lzpr | Former type of train : empty test locomotive |
| Lzv | former train type : single traveling motor vehicle ( L ok z ug) v om (full) train |
| Lzz | Former type of train : single driving vehicle ( L ok z ug) for (full) train |
M.
| m | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter ) long-distance coaches with a length of more than 24.5 m |
| M. | M otor |
| M. | as an abbreviation for a main branch of the DR : machine management |
| MA | M achines a mt |
| MA | Employee |
| MA | M ovement A uthority; ETCS driving license |
| MaB | M mployees a uf B etriebsstellen |
| MAS90 | M Elde A PPENDICES S ystem 90 |
| MÁV | M agyar Á llam v asutak , Hungarian State Railways |
| Mb | M Elde b uch |
| MBF | M aides in B etreuungs f unction (supervisor at an accident) |
| Mbr | M indest br em hundredths, see braking hundredths |
| Mbrh | Minimum brake hundredth |
| MBS | M odular B rems s ystem |
| MC | Symbols for cross-sections and types according to the PPW standards |
| MCG | M obile C ommunications G ateway (communication computer) |
| MCM | M otor C onverter M odules (motor converter) |
| mdl | m ün dl i |
| MDV | former M edizinischer D ERVICE the V erkehrswesens in the GDR |
| MESA | M obile E isenbahn- S executing spark a nLocation |
| MET | Metropolitan |
| MFA | M odular F ührerraum a nzeigegerät |
| MFD | M odular F ührerraum d isplay |
| MFD | M ulti f unction d isplay |
| MfE | M inisterium f ÜR E isenbahnwesen |
| MFM | M odular F ührerraumanzeigegerät M ehrsystem |
| MfV | M inisterium f ÜR V of the DDR erkehrswesen |
| Mg | M a g nets brake chien |
| MgBr | M a g nets rails br emse |
| MGS | M ikroprozessor controlled G leit s chutz |
| MilT | Mil itär- T arif |
| MITROPA | Central European sleeping and dining car AG |
| MIP | M obile- I ntegrations- P latform |
| MIV | M agnet- I mpuls- V alve |
| MKS | M ore k anal s chreiber |
| MMI | M ensch- M aschine- I nterface |
| MMS | M ensch- M aschine- S NTERFACE |
| MORAINE | M ' o bile R' a dio for Railway N etworks in E urope |
| MOW | m echanical o rtsgestellte W oak |
| MP | M elde p east |
| MRDT | M ost R estrictive D isplayed T arget; ETCS term |
| MRSP | M ost R estrictive S peed P rofile; ETCS term |
| MSS | M otor s chutz s Chalter |
| Mst | M elde st elle |
| m T | Mass of the locomotive |
| MTD | M achine t echnical d isplay |
| MTRS | M obile T rain R adio S ystem (dual-mode GSM-R vehicle ZF device from Nortel Network) |
| MTW | M edium t rubbed w agen |
| M table | Signal of the signal book : M-board (at the main signal showing the stop, drive carefully past on verbal or verbal order) |
| Mufu | Mu lti fu nktionsabteil |
| M. u. V. | M ommunications u nd V erfügungen of the former Ministry of Transport of the GDR |
| Muz | M ilitär u rlauber z ug |
| Mv | M agnet v alve |
| MVB | M ultifunction V ehicle B us |
| MW | M edium w agen |
| M-car | M annschafts- car |
| m Wg | Mass of a car |
| m Zg | Mass of a train |
| Mz | M elde for ettel |
N
| n | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter ) Local transport coaches with a length of more than 24.5 m, large area with central aisle in 2nd class (12 fictitious compartments), central or side aisle in 1st class, 2 central entrances and conventional DB push-pull train control line |
| N | Former train type : N ahgüterzug in the former DB later N ahverkehrszug |
| N / A | N ational A uthority |
| after nS | in traffic days - on days that follow one of the days mentioned under nS |
| Nb | N ahbedienungs b ezirk |
| Nb | N precisely b ahn |
| NB | N etwork b ezirk |
| NBA | N ot b rems a nforderung |
| NbA | N eu b au a mt the former German Federal Railroad |
| Nbf | N precisely b ahnho f |
| Nbg | N e b s g ebührenbuch |
| NBS | N eu b au s treks |
| NBS | N utzungs b RULES FOR S erviceeinrichtungen |
| NBÜ | Emergency brake override |
| No | Former train type : N ah e ilgüterzug |
| NE | n maybe federally owned E isenbahn |
| NFA barriers | n AH, f reap and a nrufbediente barriers, see railway crossing |
| NFLS | N ot f all l eit s adjusting |
| Commercial vehicles | N just f Ahr z eug |
| Ng | Former train type : N ah g üterzug |
| Nhhz | United N ieder- and H ochdruckdampf h ei z ung |
| Nhz | N iederdruckdampf h ei for clothes |
| NK | N etwork k OORDINATOR |
| NL | N one L eading; ETCS operating mode |
| NL | N utz l ength |
| NLZ | N etwork l eit z connotations of core |
| NM | N just ride with S ignalisierung |
| Nmg | N otfall m ana g he |
| NO | N just ride without S ignalisierung |
| NP | N on P ower; ETCS operating mode |
| NRB | N otdienst R eisenden b etreuung ( DB Highway ) |
| NRBC | N eighbour RBC |
| Nuhz | N iederdruck u mlaufdampf h ei for clothes |
| NS | Nederlandse Spoorwegen , Dutch State Railways |
| nS | in Days of specifications at: on working days that follow a Sunday or public holiday |
| NSG | N ieder s pannungs g erüst |
| Nt | Former train type : N ahschnellverkehrs- T rubbed venture |
| NTC | N ational T rain C ontrol, see ETCS |
| NTkm | N etto t may K ilo m eter |
| Nto | Former train type : N ahschnellverkehrs rails o mnibus |
| NuBeL | Nu tzungs- and Be stands l iste |
| NVR | N ational V ehicle R egister (national vehicle registration register ) |
| NVS | N ew V ertriebs S ystem (software for ticket sales) |
| NW | N eigungs w echsel |
| Nz | N oh z ug |
O
| O | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter) like coaches with the code letter m, but with fewer compartments than this |
| ÖA | ö rtliche A ufsicht |
| IF | O rts b atterie-telephone sets |
| OAB | O Bursting A ufsichts b ehörde |
| IF | O rtsstell b rea |
| OBAEDR | O Bursting B auleitung for A utomation and E lektrifizierung the DR |
| ÖBB | East sterreichische B UNDES b suspect |
| ÖBl | ö rtlicher B rofessional l pus |
| OBEDR | O Bursting B auleitung for E lektrifizierung the DR |
| OBL | O over b rofessional l Zeitung |
| OBl | O Berster B rofessional l pus |
| OBU | O n b Oard U nit |
| Obw | O via b au w ork |
| Obz | O via b au z ug |
| Odl | O over d ispatcher l Zeitung |
| OdLW | O rt d is L evel w echsels |
| OEG | O berrheinische E isenbahn- G esellschaft AG |
| Oelhz | Oil heating |
| ÖEM | Ö sterreichisches E isenbahn m inisterium |
| oG | o hne G epäckbeförderung |
| Ogbf | O rts g Ueter b ahnho f |
| Ohz | O fen h eizung |
| OK | o hne K opframpe |
| OK | O over k ante |
| OIL | O over l Zeitung |
| OLA | O over l eitungs a nLocated |
| OLSP | O over l eitungs s pannungs p rüfeinrichtung |
| ÖM | ö rtlicher M mployees |
| OMW | O superstructure m ESS w agen |
| OPH | O perational P urpose H andheld Mobile (GSM-R company radio) |
| Public transport | East PUBLIC P PERSONS n ah v RANSPORT |
| OPS | O perational P urpose Handheld Mobile for s hunting (GSM-R radio operation) |
| Opsi | electro -o ptical train si insurance |
| OS | O n S ight; ETCS operating mode |
| EYELET | O berleitungs s ChaLt e inrichtung |
| OSJD | O rganisazija s otrudnitschestwa sh elesnych d orog (russ), organization for cooperation between railways |
| öRil | also öRili: Ö rtliche Ri chtlinien |
| PLACE | O berleitungs r evisions t railcars |
| O-car | o ffener freight cars (up to 1970) |
| OO car | large open freight car (until 1970) |
| OVBL | O Bursting V erkehrs- and B rofessional l Zeitung the Directorate-General of the former DR |
| Ow | O rts w agen |
| Owala | O over wa gen la terne (tail lamps) |
| ÖZ | ö rtliche Z usätze |
| OZA | O RTS and Z tatus a bhängige diagnosis |
| özF | ö reddish z uständiger F ahrdienstleiter |
| Ozl | O over z ug l Zeitung |
| - | ÖGEG | Austrian Society for Railway History
P
| p | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letters ) Carriages with open space and central aisle, air-conditioned |
| P | Former train type : P ersonenzug |
| P | P ermitted speed supervision limit; ETCS term |
| P | P east |
| ⊗ | in Days of specifications at: Programmzug, on special arrangement |
| Pa | P rüfungs a mt |
| PAV | P PERSONS a bfertigungs v RULES |
| PB | P neumatic B Remse |
| PBD SR | P ermitted B reaking D istance S eed R eduction; ETCS term |
| Pbf | P ersonen b ahnho f |
| Pbf | P ost b ahnho f |
| PBV | P PERSONS b eförderungs v RULES |
| PbZ | Train type : P ersonenverkehr b pecial Z wake |
| PCS | P assenger C ounter S ystem (AFZ) |
| PD | P roduktions d IMPLEMENTATION |
| PEG | P rignitzer E isenbahn G esellschaft, German RU of the British Arriva Group |
| Pf | Schnee pf lug , former abbreviation in accident documents |
| Pf signals | Signal of the signal book : signal to whistle |
| PGT | P lan of G performance and T iefbauarbeiten |
| PHK | Swiss : P ensions- and H ILFS k asse |
| PIM | P ower I nterface M odule |
| Piw | Former type of train : passenger train in push-pull operation |
| PKP | P olskie K oleje P aństwowe , Polish State Railways |
| Pl | plan |
| pl | pl moderate |
| PlD | pl anmäßige D urcharbeitung |
| PM | Illuminated push button " P heck M elder" |
| Pmg | Former train type : P ersonenzug m it G üterbeförderung |
| Pn | Pn eumatische brake control |
| Po | Former train type : Po stzug |
| post Office | Passenger carriage - generic letter post carriage |
| PPW | Правила пользования вагонами, OSJD International Car Agreement |
| Pr | Pr äsident |
| Pr | Tongues pr üfer |
| Prw | Former train type : workshop test train |
| PS | P assive S hunting; ETCS operating mode |
| Ps | former train type : S-Bahn train |
| Psiw | Former train type : S-Bahn train in push-pull operation |
| PT | P ost T rip, ETCS mode |
| Pto | Former train type : rail bus (in passenger transport) |
| PU | P eople u Nfall such causes. B. by rail suicide or walking on tracks |
| PV | P ersonal v REQUIREMENTS |
| PVDR | P OLITICAL V dministration of DR |
| PVI | p lanmäßige v orbeugende I nstandhaltung |
| Pw | P eople w agen |
| Pw | P ost w agen |
| Pw | P ack w agen |
| PWR | P uls w echsel r ichter |
| PWV | P eople w agen v REQUIREMENTS |
| PZB | Punctual train control |
Q
| q | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter ) Control car with 34-pin control cable (only vehicles that have not been modernized) |
R.
| r | Identification letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letters ) Car with high-performance brake (rapid brake) KE-GPR |
| r | radius |
| R. | Abbreviation for the Karlsruhe Railway Directorate (third letter used because K and A were already taken) |
| R. | Abbreviation in station plans : combined head and side r ampe |
| R. | R ückmelden |
| R. | R egionalzug (Austria and Switzerland) |
| RA | R Ampen a arly |
| RA | Rank : R eichsbahn- A mtmann |
| Rabt | R angier abt eilung |
| RAP | R oll A way P rotection; ETCS term |
| Ra signals | Signal of the signal book : signals for the shunting service |
| RAss | Rank : R eichsbahn- Ass istant |
| RAV | R calibrated track a rbeiter v genaration |
| RAW | Reichsbahn repair shop , see repair shop |
| Raw | Reichsbahn repair shop (after approx. 1945) |
| RB | R egional b rea |
| RB | official Swiss abbreviation for R angier b ahnhof |
| Rb | R angier b egleiter |
| Rba | R eichs b ahn a mt; R calibrated web b rofessional a mt |
| RBauD | R eichsbahn baud direction |
| Rbbd | R eichs b ahn b au d irection |
| RBC | R adio B lock C entre, see ETCS |
| RBC Acc | R adio B lock C entre Acc epting; taking over ETCS headquarters |
| RBC Hov | R adio B lock C entre H anding ov er, transferring ETCS headquarters |
| Rbd | R eichs b ahn d irection |
| Rbd Aw | R eichs b ahn d irection of the repair shops |
| Rbf | official German abbreviation for R angier b ahnho f |
| RBKK | R eichsbahn- B rofessional k entwine k aces, since association with the Federal Railroad-Betriebskrankenkasse ( BBKK ) only railway BKK |
| RBL | R echnergestütztes B rofessional l eitsystem |
| RBL | R egionaler B etreuungsleiter |
| RBW | R Eich b ahn- W erbung |
| RBZ | R eichs b ahn z entrale |
| RD | Rank : R eichsbahn- D irector |
| rdB | r ight d he B ahn |
| RDS | R Eich b ahn d ienstsache |
| RDZ | R echnergestützte D ispatcher z connotations of core |
| RENFE | Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles Spanish State Railways |
| RES | R calibrated track e ntwicklungs s adjusting |
| RES | R eisenden E rfassungs S ystem |
| REX | R egional ex press (Austria) |
| Rf | R angier f AHRT |
| RFN | Réseau Ferré de Nationale , French network operator |
| Rg | R of g ierer |
| Rga | R of g ier a rbeiter |
| Rgl | R of g ier l pus |
| Rgl | R egel gl ice |
| RGB | R ichtungs g slightest b Remse |
| RGV | R ame à G rande V itesse |
| RGV | Service regulation of the DR : shunting device regulation |
| RHAss | Rank : R eichsbahn- H AuPt ass istant |
| RHD | Rank : R eichsbahn- H AuPt d irector |
| RHR | Rank : R eichsbahn- H AuPt r at |
| RHS | Rank : R eichsbahn- H AuPt s ekretär |
| Ri | Ri rect |
| RI | Rank : R eichsbahn- I nspektor |
| RIA | R eisenden- I nformation A utomat |
| RIC | R egolamento I nternazionale delle C arrozze Convention on the mutual use of passenger and baggage cars in international traffic |
| RID | R èglement concernant le transport i nternational ferroviaire de marchandises D angereuses, regulation for the international transport of dangerous goods by rail (dangerous goods law) |
| Ril | Ri CHT l inie |
| RiR | R angieren i n R angierfunkgruppen (GSM-R) |
| RIS | R eisenden- I nformation S ystem |
| RiScha | Ri chtungs beautiful old |
| RIU | R adio I nfill U nit |
| RIV | R egolamento I nternazionale V eicoli , agreement on the mutual use of freight wagons in international traffic |
| RK | R angier k upplung |
| RKV | R calibrated track k entwine v genaration |
| RKW | R calibrated track k raft w ork |
| Rl | Shunting ladder |
| RMP | R everce M ovement P rotection; ETCS term |
| RMP | R Ueck m Elde p east |
| RN | R egional n etwork |
| ROA | Rank : R eichsbahn- O via a mtmann |
| ROAss | Rank : R eichsbahn- O over ass istant |
| ROD | Rank : R eichsbahn- O over d irector |
| ROI | Rank : R eichsbahn- O over i nspektor |
| RoR | R angieren o hne R angierfunkgruppen (GSM-R) |
| ROR | Rank : R eichsbahn- O about r at |
| ROS | Rank : R eichsbahn- O via s ekretär |
| Rottenf | Rottenf ührer |
| RP | R äumungs p ERIFICATION (on the free section) |
| RPZ | R äumungs p ERIFICATION on Z eit (on the free section) |
| RR | Rank : R eichsbahn- R at |
| Rs | R ad s atz |
| RS | Rank : R eichsbahn- S ekretär |
| RS4C | Repitione Signali 4 Codici (Italian train control system) |
| RSO | Répétition Signaux Optique (train control system of the SNCF) |
| Rsp | R eichsbahn- Sp arkasse |
| Rsp | R ückhalte sp erre |
| RSV | R Ueck s Chlag v alve |
| RÜ | Traveler crossing |
| RUAss | Rank : R eichsbahn- U nder ass istant |
| Return | Return trip |
| RUS | Rank : R eichsbahn- U nder s ekretär |
| RÜW | R oll u about w attening |
| RV | R e v Ersing; ETCS operating mode |
| RVA | R calibrated track v erkehrs a mt |
| RVD | R verifiable ground central for the D eutsche Travel v ransport GmbH (1920 through 1945) |
| RVL | R egionaler V ertriebs l pus |
| R-car | R ungen- car |
| RZ | R else z Entrum |
| RZ | R ationalisierter Z ustand |
| Margin no | R else z ug |
| RZA | Reichsbahn Central Office |
| Re | R else z ug gl ice |
S.
| s | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letters ) for baggage coaches : side aisle; for sleeping cars: special type |
| s | Gauge |
| S. | S anitäter former acronym in accident records |
| S. | rail |
| S. | route |
| S. | in traffic days - information: on Sundays and public holidays (see also W , A ) |
| SA | S rails a uszugsvorrichtung |
| SA | Pantograph |
| Sakra | S icherungs a ufsichts kra ft |
| SAL | Signal Alerte Lumineux (light alarm signal SNCF and SNCB) |
| Gently | S ignal- Req orderungs- T aste |
| SAT | S ven a through bfertigung T rubbed driver |
| SATR | S trom a bnehmer tr ennschalter |
| SB | S ignal b uch |
| SB | S chnell b remsung |
| SB | Self-setting |
| SB | S tand B y; ETCS operating mode |
| Train | S tadtschnell bahn , see also Schnellbahn |
| SBB | S chweizerische B UNDES b suspect |
| SBD | S ervice B reac D eceleration curve; ETCS full braking process curve |
| Sbk | s elbsttätiges B loc k signal |
| Sbk | s elbsttätige B loc k imagine |
| Sbk | S elbst b loc k (in contrast to central block) |
| Sbkvsig | Advance signal of an automatic block signal |
| SBI | S ervice B reac I INTERVENTION supervision limit; ETCS full brake application curve |
| SBL | S tab for operative B rofessional l Zeitung the DR |
| SBM | S egment b rems m anager |
| SBR | S chotter b ett r agreement machine |
| SBS | S chnell b rems s chleife |
| SBS | Special provisions for the operation of the Berlin S-Bahn (DB guideline 432) |
| SbV | S ammlung b etrieblicher V RULES |
| S-Bw | S -Bahn -B rofessional w ork |
| SC | ServiceCenter |
| Sch | Sch utzsignal |
| Sch | Track sch otter |
| Sch | Sch wave |
| Harm | Former train type : Schad wagenzug |
| Harm | severely damaged or damaged cars |
| Sleep | former train type : Sch ove l okomotiv ( z ug) e |
| Shrapo | Schr sank p east |
| Schravo | Service vo rschrift for Schra nkenwärterdienst, Regulations of the DR no. 456 |
| Schrp | Schr sank p east |
| Schrw | Schr sank w ärter |
| Schw | Abbreviation for Schwerin |
| Schww | Sister ellen w ork |
| Sch-Tfz | Sch ove t rubbed f Ahr z eug |
| SCI-RBC | S tandard C ommunication I nterface-RBC |
| SCMT | Sistema di Controllo della Marcia del Treno (Italian Train Besy) |
| Sdb | S trek d ispositions b rea |
| Sdz | S on d he z ug |
| Send | Send ung |
| SEV | S chweizerische E isenbahn- and Verkehrspersonal- V erband |
| SEV | Rail replacement services |
| Sf | S ignal f ahrttaste (group key for the signal traveling position) |
| SF | Former main branch of the DR : signaling and telecommunications |
| SF | S ystem F ailure; ETCS operating mode |
| Sfm | S ignal- and F ernmelde m eisterei |
| Sfp | S ignal- and F ernmelde p east |
| SFS | S chnell f Ahr s treks |
| Sfw | S ignal- and F ernmelde w ork |
| SGV | S rails g Ueter v RANSPORT |
| Sh | S chutz h old signal |
| Sh | S ignal h ALT |
| SH | ' S' h unting; ETCS operating mode |
| SHHV | S ee h AFEN h interland v ransport |
| SHP | Samoczynne hamowanie pociągu (Polish ZugBesy) |
| SIAC | Systèm Informatique d 'Aide à la Conduite (TGV diagnosis system) |
| SIBAS | Si emens- B ahn- A utomatisierungs s ystem |
| SichV | Dienstvorschrift DR: General V RULES for yourself erungsanlagen |
| Sifa | Safety driving circuit |
| Sig | sig nal |
| sigabh | sig nal dependent ängig |
| Sigabh | Sig nal dependent ängigkeit |
| Sigm | Sig nal m eisterei |
| Sigw | Sig nal w orkshop |
| SIL | S aftey I ntegrity L evel |
| SIM | S ubscriber I Denty M odule |
| Sipo | Si versicherungs po sten |
| Sizu | Si gnal to gschlussstelle |
| SK | S aug k rice |
| SKl / Skl | S chwer- Kl einwagen |
| SKS | S pure k tolerance s chmierung |
| Slz | S STATEMENTS l okomotiv ( z ug) e |
| SL | ' S' l eeping; ETCS operating mode |
| Sm | S ignal m aster |
| SMS | S hort M essage S ervice (GSM short message services) |
| SN | S ignal- N achahmer |
| SN | S ystem N ational; ETCS operating mode |
| SNB | S chienennetz- N utzungs b CONDITIONS |
| SO | S rails o berkante |
| SoM | S tart o f M ission; ETCS term for the beginning of a journey |
| So signals | Signal of the signal Buchs : so -effective signals, see crosstalk |
| Sp | S ChaLt p east |
| Sp | Locking signal |
| sp | later |
| SPA | Sp rach a ssue |
| SpDrL | Sp urplan- Dr ucktastenstellwerk the type L orenz (Schaub-Lorenz, ITT, Alcatel, Thales) |
| SpDrS | Sp urplan- Dr ucktastenstellwerk the type S iemens |
| Lock | blocking clothes |
| Lock | Sperrf AHRT |
| SpM | Sp ERR and M eldeeinrichtung |
| Sp signals | Signal from the signal book : signal for push-pull locomotives and trains on the wrong track |
| SPUS | Spu rkranz s chmierung |
| SR | Passenger carriages - generic letter company (formerly S alon-) wagons |
| SR | S eiten r ampe |
| SR | S taff R esponsible; ETCS operating mode |
| SRE | S chnee r äum e nit |
| Ss | S trecken s switch field, block field at the Austrian field line block |
| SSA | s chranken- and s ignalabhängige A larmeinrichtung |
| SSD | S rails s teg d ämpfer (noise control apparatus on the track) |
| Ssp | S EY sp erre |
| SSP | S atic S peed P rofile; ETCS speed profile of the route |
| SSTF | S nits s elective T ürfreigabe F ernverkehr |
| ST | S Chlag t aster (at EOW) |
| St. | S chnellzug t Locomotive |
| St. | St ädteschnellverkehrs t rubbed venture |
| St. | St örung |
| St. | St ückgut |
| StGa | St Ueck g ut a bfertigung, see cargo |
| STI | French for TSI |
| StL | St stretch l list |
| STM | S pecific T ransmission M odule, see ETCS |
| Stm | St arkstrom m eisterei |
| sturgeon | sturgeon clothes |
| St | str corner |
| Strebu | Stre cken bu ch (ÖRil Zp from December 2015) |
| Stream | Str corners m aster |
| Strw | Str plug w echsel (The number of route changes to the open road) |
| StTK | St ändige T Arif k ommission of the German railway administrations |
| Deputy GD | Rank : Deputy Director General of DR |
| Stw | St Affel w agen |
| Stw | St ell w ork |
| Tax office | St your w a g s |
| Stwm | St ell w ERKs m aster |
| Stww | St ell w ERKs w ärter |
| SÜ | S roads a nd dont u berführung (road bridge crossing railway, contrary see EÜ) |
| Sv signals | Railway signaling of the code of Signals : light signals ( S ignal v onnectivity) of the train Berlin , see Sv signaling system |
| Sv | S ignal v erschlussfeld (old Austrian term for Ba and Be fields) |
| SVG | S trom v ersorgun g |
| SvL | S uper v ised L ocation; ETCS on-board unit prevents passage of this location |
| SVT | S chnell v erbrennungs t railcars |
| Sw | S ignal w erker (see signal master (railway) ) |
| Sw | S ignal w orkshop |
| SW | S Tütz w and |
| S-car | S chienen- car |
| S-Btrh | S ignal b e tr IEBS h elfer (and see following signal Meister (railway) ) |
| S-Btrhm | S ignal b e tr IEBS h AuPt m echaniker |
| S-Btrm | S ignal b e tr IEBS m echaniker |
| S-Btrmt | S ignal b e tr IEBS m on t EUR |
| S-Btrom | S ignal b e tr IEBS o over m echaniker |
| SZB | S ignalisierter Z ugleit b peration |
| SŽD | Sovetskije zheleznye dorogi - former Soviet state railway |
T
| T | Traction vehicle (mostly traction vehicle) |
| T | T rubbed venture |
| Ta | T arif a mt |
| Ta | T atbestands a Recording |
| Ta | Telegraph termination link |
| TAB | Technical supervisory authority for trams |
| TauVo | Tau glichkeits vo rschriften |
| TAS | T ransport A utomatic S ystems |
| TAV | T echnikbasiertes A bfertigungs v learn |
| Tb | Locomotive attendant |
| Telegraph District Association | |
| T rubbed vehicle b peration | |
| TB | T arif b PROVISIONS |
| T al b remsstaffel | |
| T eil b lock (z. B. at CIR CARNATION) | |
| T echnical B erechtigter | |
| TB 0 | T ÜR b lockierung from 0 km / h |
| TBL | T ransmissie B aken- L ocomotief (Dutch train control system) |
| TBNE |
T arifverband the B undeseigenen and N maybe federally owned E isenbahnen in Germany earlier: T arifverband German B undesbahn - German N maybe federally owned E isenbahnen |
| TBV | T unnel b egegnungs v offered |
| TBw | T rubbed dare b rofessional w ork |
| TCB | T rafo C ontrol B ox (transformer control box) |
| TCDD | T ürkiye C umhuriyeti D evlet D emiryollari (Turkish Republican State Railway) |
| TCN | T rain C ommunication N etwork (control system) |
| TCU | T raction C ontrol U nit (ASG) |
| TD | T rubbed d rehgestell |
| TDe | Former train type : T ransit- D urchgangs e ilgüterzug |
| TDg | Former train type: T ransit- D urchgangs g üterzug |
| TE | T echnical E nit of Railways |
| TE | T raktions e nit |
| TE | T iefen e ntwässerung |
| TEA | T unnel e ntwässerungs a NNEXES |
| TEA | Former train type: T rans- E urop (e) - E xpress |
| TEEM | Former train type: T rans- E urop (e) - E xpress- M archandise's former network of international freight trains with high average speeds |
| TEF | Former train type: T rans- E urop- F racht- Z ug |
| TEIV | T ranseuropäische- E isenbahn- I nteroperabilitäts v egulation |
| TEN | T rans E uropean N etwork; Trans-European Networks |
| Tf | Telegraph remote connection |
| Tf | T rubbed vehicle f ührer |
| Tf-A | Driver instructor |
| Tfv | T ari f directory |
| Tfz | T rubbed f Ahr z eug |
| Tfzf | Locomotive ride |
| Tfzf | T rubbed vehicle f ührer (Austria) |
| Tfzf-NWK | T rubbed vehicle f ührer- N oh W UCHs K raft |
| TGV-2N2 | Double-deck TGV |
| TGV POS | TGV series for "Paris - Eastern France - Southern Germany" |
| TGV-PBKA | TGV series for "Paris – Brussels – Cologne / Amsterdam" |
| Th | Telegraph main connection |
| Th. | Partial booklet |
| TIU | T rain I nterface U nit; ETCS term |
| Tk | telecommunications |
| TK | T rubbed k opf |
| TLg | Former train type: T ransit l eerwagenzug |
| TLgo | Former train type: T ransit l eerzug from o ffenen G üterwagen |
| Tls DR | T ransit l eit s adjusting the DR |
| T o | T üren o ffen |
| Tp | Telex post connection |
| TP | Transport management |
| Transsib | Trans-Siberian Irish Railway |
| Trapo | colloquial for transport police |
| TR | ' T' r ip; ETCS operating mode |
| TRIT | Positioning system for DSB |
| TRU | T rainbourne R ecording U nit |
| TS | T race s Chalter |
| Ts | Ts signal (signals for partial journeys and push locomotives) |
| Ts | T asten s perrfeld, key lock (block field on mechanical interlockings) |
| Tsp | T asten sp erre (establishment of the fields block ) |
| TSG | T rain S ignalling G ATEWAY |
| TSI | T echnical S pecification for I nteroperability; Technical specifications for interoperability |
| TSI CCS | T echnical S pecification for I nteroperability C ommand C ontrol S ignalling; Technical specifications for interoperability for train control, command and signaling |
| TSM | T arget S peed M onitoring; ETCS term |
| TSR | T emporary S peed R estriction; Temporary speed limit |
| TU | T raktions u mrichter |
| TÜSA | T hermischer Ü about s trom a uslöser |
| TVA | T arif- and V erkehrs a nzeiger |
| TVM | Transmission Voie-Machine (French train control system) |
| TVT | Combustion tower railcars |
| Tw | T rubbed w agen |
| TW | T rafo w agen |
| T-car | T hermos dare |
| TWR | T raktions w echsel r ichter |
| T z | T üren z u |
| Item | T rubbed z ug |
U
| u | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letters ) Carriages with conventional push-pull train control line (34-pin cable) |
| u | unoccupied |
| ü | overtaken by |
| ◉ | overhaul |
| U | Hour digit of a time |
| U | Transition bend |
| UA | Transition curve start |
| Üa | former train type : Ü bergamont respect to and from A nschlussstellen the free section |
| U batt | Battery voltage |
| Ub | U hear b ezirksverbindung |
| Üg / Ür | Former train type: Ov he g abezug between adjacent B ahnhöfen |
| passed | to hand over |
| transfer | accepted |
| Üc | Transmission code (of written orders, abbreviation from December 2015) |
| UE | Spiral end |
| Üe | Former type of train: express car transfer freight train |
| u e | Cant |
| Uf | U hear f ernverbindung |
| u f | Cant deficit |
| Ufw | Converter plant, see traction current |
| Ühgl | Ü about h olungs gl ice |
| UIC | U nion i nternationale des c hemins de fer , the International Union of Railways |
| UiG | U nternehmens i nternal G appro val |
| UIRR | U nion I nternational des sociétés de transport combiné R ail- R oute , the International Union of Combined Road-Rail transport |
| Ültg | Reconciliation |
| AROUND | Transition arch center |
| U.N. | ' U' n fitted; ETCS operating mode |
| ÜS | Monitoring signal |
| ÜSA | Ü about s trom a uslöser |
| Practice | Ü about l ince st elle |
| ÜL | Ü monitoring l euchte |
| ÜLS | ü about l asteter S chienenweg |
| Uml | uml Zeitung |
| Umltg | Uml ei t un g |
| Change | U Nfall m elde st elle |
| UNIFE | Un ion de I ndustries F errovaires E uropeenes (Association of the European Railway Industry ) |
| UNISIG | Union Industrie of Signaling (Association of ETCS Manufacturers) |
| Unt | Unt ersuchung |
| unv | unv erändert |
| ÜS | Ü berwachungs s ignal (a Bü) |
| ÜSA | Ü about s pannungs a bleiter |
| USM | U niform s pot m achine |
| Practice | Transfer point |
| UT | U nwirksamkeits t aste |
| OT | Ü RANSITIONAL t Arif |
| uu | Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letter ) Car with a conventional push-pull train control line with a 36-pin cable |
| Etc. | Transshipment wagon |
| Etc. | U nterhaltungs w ork |
| Etc. | U nder w ork |
| UZ | U ntersuchungs such connotations of core |
V
| v | Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter ) Long-distance coach with compartments, air-conditioned |
| V2 | Signal v orschrift ÖBB |
| V3 | Operation v orschrift ÖBB |
| VA | V erkehrs a mt |
| VAA | V erkehrs a breaking-voltage a mt |
| VB | V oll b remsung |
| VB | V erkehrs b peration |
| VB | v orgezogene B edienstelle (at EOW) |
| VBC | V irtual B alise C over; ETCS term |
| Vbf | V erschiebe b ahnho f |
| vBrw | v erkürzter Br ems w ec |
| VCU | V ehicle C ontrol U nit |
| VND | V ereinfachter N flat ground d ERVICE |
| VDE | V erein D eutscher E isenbahnverwaltungen |
| Ve | Ve shove |
| Ve signal | former signal group in the signal book, driving v erbots- and - e rlaubnissignale |
| sell | verk honors |
| Sales | Verk ehrshalt |
| Loss | Verl adung |
| Verm | Verm ent |
| VersA | V ersuchs A nstalt, since 2005 Deutsche Bahn AG, DB Systemtechnik |
| Use | administration |
| Delay | dir eichnis |
| vFB | v ereinfachter F ernbedien- B rea |
| VkK | V he k EHRs k asse |
| VKM | V ehicle K eeper M arking (vehicle owner identification) |
| VL | Traffic management |
| Vl | V orspann l okomotive |
| Vl signals | Former signal group of the signal book: light pre-signals (of the old light signal system to differentiate from the Hl signals, DR from 1959) |
| VLZ | V erkehrs l eit z connotations of core |
| v | speed |
| v failure | Failure speed (the speed driven in the event of an LZB failure) |
| v e | Design speed |
| v Fz | Maximum permitted vehicle speed |
| v gz | Scheduled speed of slow moving trains at one point |
| v is | Is speed |
| v lim | Limit speed |
| v max | Top speed |
| v min | After an LZB failure: lowest value from v failure and PZB monitoring speed |
| v PZB train type | Maximum speed of the corresponding PZB train type |
| v should | Target speed (e.g. with AFB) |
| v goal | Target speed that should be fallen below after a path has been completed |
| v perm | locally permissible speed of the fastest train |
| VMEV | V erein M itteleuropäischer E isenbahn v ADMINISTRATIONS |
| VMZ | v m ax Z ug , maximum allowable speed of the train |
| Pres | Command of caution |
| Vsig | V or sig nal |
| v pl | v or Pl to |
| Vpr | Vice President |
| Vr | Vr 0, Vr 1, Vr 2 - Signal concept of V o r signal |
| vS | in Days of specifications at: on working days that lie ahead Sundays and public holidays |
| VS | V oll s chrankenanlage |
| VS | V or s ignal |
| probably | expected |
| Vst | Board of Directors , V or st rather |
| VstV | V or st eher- V ertreter |
| VT | Combustion railcars , see railcars |
| V traction | Diesel traction |
| vun | v on u nd n oh |
| Vü | V erkehrs above sea monitoring |
| V car | V 'll kill dare |
| Vz | V or z ug |
| VzG | V erzeichnis locally z ulässiger G eschwindigkeiten (see route number ) |
W.
| W. | W agen charge |
| W. | Wagenwirtschaft |
| W. | W arning supervision limit; ETCS term |
| W. | W ärterstellwerk |
| W. | W ee |
| W. | in Days of specifications at: Weekdays (see also S ) |
| W. | one-way Westinghouse brake |
| Wa | Switch filtering button |
| Wa | W pus a bfertigung |
| WA | W calibrate a arly |
| DARE | W calibrate a uffahr g 'groups t aste |
| WAN | Wa gen n orm |
| What | W recite a usbesserungs s hiring |
| WHAT | W recite a bnahme s hiring |
| WAT | W ecker a bschalt t aste |
| WAT | W calibrate a uffahr t aste |
| Wa signals | Signal of the Code of Signals : Wa rnsignale when working in the danger zone of the tracks |
| WB | W irbelstrom b Remse |
| Wbr | automatic compressed air br emse of the type W estinghouse with single control valve |
| Wbs | W agen b rofessional s adjusting |
| Wdb | W agen d ERVICE b uch |
| We | W calibrate e ntsperrtaste (taped group key in track the switchboard for switching of switches in case of faulty track release) |
| WE | W agen s hands |
| WE | W oak s hands |
| WE | W oak e nit |
| Continue | Weiterf AHRT |
| Wg | W a g s |
| Wg | W calibrate g roup key |
| Flat share | Passenger carriages - generic letter society car ("Tanzwagen") |
| Wgd | W a g s d ERVICE |
| Wgl | W a g s l adung |
| Wgm | W a g s m eister |
| Wgm | W a g s m essage |
| Wgp | W a g s p Rüfer |
| Wgs | W agen g rence s hiring |
| Wgsch | W ie g e sch a |
| WGT | W calibrate g 'groups t aste |
| Wh | W calibrate h ilfsauflösetaste (taped group key with counter in track layout interlockings for each auxiliary route resolution of switch sections) |
| WHT | W calibrate h ILFS t aste |
| Whz | W Hot water h ei for clothes |
| Whz | W calibrate h ei for clothes |
| Whzkd | W Hot water h ei z ung with K ohle- or D ampfheizung |
| Whzküös | W Hot water h ei for clothes on Kü hlwasserumlauf or Ö lbefeuerung, s elbstregelnd |
| Whzo | W Hot water h ei for clothes with Ö lbefeuerung |
| Whzöde | W Hot water h ei z ung with east L-, D ampf- or e lectrical heating |
| Whzöd-f | W Hot water h ei z ung with east L-, or D ampfheizung with antifreeze |
| Whzos | W Hot water h ei for clothes with Ö lbefeuerung, s elbstregelnd |
| Whzv | W armwasser- (cooling water) and exhaust additional h ei such clothes in railcars |
| Wl | W oak itself l aufaus- or -einschalttaste |
| WL | Passenger carriages - generic letter sleeping car (only in connection with A and / or B) |
| Wm | W agen m eisterei |
| Wm | W erkgrenz m ate |
| WM | W oak m itte |
| Wn signals | Signal of the signal book : turnout signals |
| WON | W agen o rdnungs n umber |
| Wp | W agen master p east |
| Wpbr | automatic compressed air br emse of the type W estinghouse with rapid-control valve |
| WR | Passenger cars - generic letter dining car |
| WR | W echsel r ichter |
| Ws | W eichenent s törtaste (group key in interlocking without Auffahrzählwerk with counter, for switching from ascended switches) |
| Wsb | W calibrate s tell b ude |
| Wsp | W Cancel repeat sp erre (term used in railroad safety technology) |
| WT | W achsamkeits t aste (of automatic train control systems ) |
| WT | W oak alternate t Afel (at EOW) |
| WT | W irksamkeits t aste |
| WTB | W ire T rain B us (train bus) |
| WU | W Cancel repeat u ntersuchung |
| WÜ | W eg ü transition |
| WUD | W agen u ntersuchungs d ERVICE |
| WÜSA | W eg ü RANSITIONAL s icherungs a nLocation |
| Desolation | W agen ü handing st elle |
| Anger | W ecker u nterbrecher t e y |
| Wv | W calibrate v orschrift |
| Wv | W calibrate v erschlussfeld (old Austrian term for Ff and Fa-fields) |
| Ww | W oak w ärter |
| Ww | W oak w ork |
| WZD | w ffective Z ug d ata |
| WzV | W arte such ince v REQUIREMENTS |
X
- X
- Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letters ) S-Bahn wagons with open spaces in 1st and 2nd class, train busbar for power supply, central entrances and high-performance brake (see also: x wagons)
- X
- axis
- Crossing (one train with another)
- Wheelset
- X car
- Work car (other freight car )
Y
- Y
- Code letter (in connection with a passenger coach - generic letter ) like type n, but only 11 fictitious compartments and push-pull train control line of any type
Z
- Z
- Code letter (in connection with a passenger carriage - generic letter ) Carriages with power supply from the train busbar
- Z
- Z ug
- traction
- Za
- Z ustimmungs a bgabefeld (block field on mechanical interlocking )
- Zak
- Z ug a n k ünder (auxiliary equipment in the interlocking for timely connection of the substitute signal)
- Zabf
- Z ug a uflöse b ahnho f
- Zast
- Z entral a breaking-voltage st elle
- E.g.
- Z entral b atterie
- Z ugangs b erechtigter (to infrastructure)
- Z wipe b remsstaffel
- ZbA
- Z SUMMARY b etriebsdienstlicher A INSTRUCTIONS
- Zbbf
- Z ug b ildungs b ahnho f
- ZBF
- Z ug b ahn f unk
- ZBBL
- Z connotations of core B au B rofessional L Zeitung the DR
- ZBDR
- Z connotations of core B ildstelle the DR
- Zbk
- Z entral b loc k
- ZBM
- Z ug b rems m anager
- ZBS
- Z connotations of core B eschaffungs s adjusting
- ZBS
- Z ug b eeinflussungssystem S Bahn Berlin
- Z-BSL
- Z connotations of core B peration sl Zeitung
- ZBWL
- Z connotations of core B rofessional w estate l intercom
- Zc
- Z ug c hef
- Zd
- Z ug d isponent
- ZD
- Z ug d ispatcher
- ZDE
- Z ug d ata s ingabe
- ZDE
- Z ug d ata s insteller
- ZDS
- Z eitmultiplexe D ouble traction s control
- Ze
- Z ustimmungs e mpfangsfeld (block field on mechanical interlocking )
- ZE
- Z ug e ntfernung; For trains with notification
- ZEFBA
- Z connotations of core e lectronic F racht b e- and - a refractive
- Zes
- Z connotations of core E inschalt s hiring
- ZEV
- Z connotations of core E nergy v genaration
- Zf
- Z ug f ührer
- ZF
- Z ug f unk
- Zfe
- Z ug fe rtigsteller
- ZFIV
- Z entrales F ESEARCH i nstitut of V erkehrswesens
- Zfst
- Z ug f olge st elle
- Zugg
- Train type
- Zg
- train
- Zgf
- Z u gf ührer
- ZG
- Z ug G astronom
- ZG
- Z calibrate g abe-block system, Austrian standard design of the route block
- Zg signals
- Signals of the signal book : Signal on trains and small cars
- Zgv
- Tongue device
- z I
- z ur I nstandsetzung
- ZiE
- Z ustimmung i m e inzelfall
- ZKDR
- Z entral k leaving the DR
- ZKo
- Z entraler co ordinator
- Zl
- Z ug l pus
- ZL
- Z ug l ength
- ZLB
- Z ug l eit b peration
- Z ug l eit b rea
- ZLB 01
- ( Z ug l eit b rea ) Supporting system GPRS - ( GSM -) base
- Zl-Bf
- Z ug l eit- B ahnho f
- Zl-Fdl
- Z ug l EIT F Ahr d ERVICE l pus
- ZLDR
- Z connotations of core L Zeitung the DR
- Zlm
- Z ug l to m essage
- Zlms
- Z ug l to m Elde s adjusting
- Zlr
- Z ug l -lowering r
- Zls
- Z ug l to s -adjusting
- Zm
- Z ug m essage
- Z ug m elder
- ZM
- Z ugschluss m essage
- ZMA
- Z ugnummern m Elde a nLocated
- z max
- maximum pulling force
- Zmb
- Train registration book
- ZMP
- Z ug m Elde p east
- Zmst
- Train registration office
- Zm signals
- Signals of the signal book : train alarm or danger signal
- ZMS
- Z eitmultiplexe M ehrfachtraktions s control
- ZOE
- Z connotations of core O superstructure e rneuerung
- Zp
- Z ugbildungs p lan
- Zp
- Z ug p ersonal
- Zp signals
- Signals of the signal book : signals for the train crew
- Zrev
- Z ug rev isor
- ZRWD
- Z connotations of core R egel w ERKs d ATABASE
- Zs
- Z ug sch affner
- ZS
- Z wipe S ignal
- Z ugsammel s Rails
- ZSB
- Z usatzbestimmungen to S ignal- and B etriebsvorschrift
- ZSG
- Z entral s expensive g et up instrument, Z entrales S expensive g et up instrument
- Z ug s expensive g et up instrument
- Zsig
- Z wipe sig nal
- ZSL
- Z ug s expensive l Zeitung
- z should
- Target tensile force
- ZSS
- Z ug s icherungs s ystem
- Zs signals
- Signals of the signal book : additional signals for main signals
- Zstw
- Z entral st ell w ork
- ZSU
- Z ugsammel s rails and mrichter
- Currently
- Z ug t echniker
- ZTL
- Z connotations of core T ransport l Zeitung
- ZTP
- Z connotations of core T rans p ortleitung
- z U
- z ur U ntersuchung
- Zü
- Z ug above sea monitoring
- Accessories
- To g b egleitpersonal
- Acc
- Zuf EADERSHIP
- ZugBesy
- ' Train' be einflussungs sy stem
- Zugg
- Zugg attung
- Zugm
- Zugm elder
- Zugv
- Train preparer
- perm
- permitted
- acc
- zust ändig
- ZVA
- Z entral v erkehrs a mt
- ZVM
- Z ug v orbereitungs m essage
- Zvsig
- Z wipe v ors sig nal
- ZVÜ
- Z connotations of core V erkehrs- Ü monitoring
- ZW
- Z entralstelle for W erkstättendienst
- Zwb
- Z wei w ege b Agger
- Z carriage
- Z isterne wagon ( tank wagon )
- doubtful
- double- winged
- twig
- twig icy
- ZWG
- Z connotations of core W EG and G eschwindigkeitserfassung
- ZWS
- Z eitmultiplexe W endezug s control
- ZZS
- Z ugsteuerung, Z ugsicherung and S ignalgebung
Others
- 4.2
- Technical owner (by Betra point 4.2 )
See also
- Generic symbol of German railway wagons
- List of train types
- UIC type designation system for passenger coaches
literature
-
Reichsbahndirektion Dresden [print]: Abbreviations
* Part 1: in traffic with offices outside the Reichsbahn and in internal official traffic of the Reichsbahn .
* Part 2: in the internal traffic of the Reichsbahn .
* Part 3: of laws and ordinances in internal official traffic of the Reichsbahn .
September 1930.
Web links
- Abbreviations from the railway sector on bahnseite.de
- Selected terms and abbreviations of the railway and traffic system and vehicle technology as well as selected legal bases from Hans-Christoph Thiel on the website of the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus (pdf file: 135 pages, 380 KB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Harald Bosch: Abbreviations from the railway sector. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al DV V3, operating regulations, ÖBB , pages C1 / C2
- ↑ google.com
- ^ Conference of those responsible for bridge loading (FvBel) of the Deutsche Bahn in Fulda . www.kuk.de. January 27, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ Reichsbahndirektion Dresden [print]: Abbreviations , part 2, p. 3.
- ^ Reichsbahndirektion Dresden [print]: Abbreviations , part 2, p. 3.
- ↑ Eisenbahndirektion Mainz (ed.): Official Journal of the Royal Prussian and Grand Ducal Hessian Railway Directorate in Mainz of February 23, 1918, No. 9. Announcement No. 135, p. 57.
- ^ ÖBB M22 service on locomotives
- ↑ Bound, but with a separate page number, the copy of "Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (Hg.): Official Gazette of the Reichsbahndirektion in Mainz dated November 8, 1930, No. 53", in the Mainz City Library , signature: Z 14: 4 o / 27-1930.