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English Abbreviations |
ÜbersichtHinweise zu Abkürzungen
und Glossars |
Here you find English abbreviations not used in Germany.
abbreviation |
description |
country |
translation |
4-R-Act |
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Act |
US |
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AAR |
Association of American Railways |
US |
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AGT |
Automatic Guided Transit |
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ALRT |
Automated Light Rapid Transit |
US |
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ALRV |
Articulated Light Rail Vehicle |
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AMTRAK |
American Transportation on Track |
USA |
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APTA |
American Public Transit Association |
US |
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ASLRRA |
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association |
US |
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ATC |
Automatic Train Control |
Automatische Zugsicherung |
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ATCS |
Advanced (Automatic) Train Control System |
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ATO |
Automatic Train Operating System |
Automatische Zugsteuerung |
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ATOC |
Association of Train Operating Companies |
UK |
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ATP |
Automatc Train Protection |
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ATS |
Automatc Train Stop |
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BR |
British Rail |
UK |
old |
BRT |
Bus Rapid Transit |
Bus-Schnellverkehr |
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CBA |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
a calculation method of economic evaluation |
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CBD |
Central Business District |
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CR |
Conventional Rail System |
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CTRL |
Channel Tunnel Rail Link |
UK |
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EMMIS |
Elektrical and Mechanical Management Information System |
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EMU |
Elektro Motor Unit (Elektrischer Triebwagen) |
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FOC |
Freight Operating Company |
UK |
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FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
US |
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GLT |
Guided Light Transit |
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HMRI |
Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate |
UK |
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HSA |
Health and Safety Authority |
UK |
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HST |
High Speed Train |
UK |
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HSTRC |
High Speed Track Recording Coach |
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IMC |
Infrastructure Maintenance Contractor |
UK |
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kph |
kilometres per hour |
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LRT |
Light Rail Transit |
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LRV |
Light Rail Vehicle |
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NARS |
National Academy of Railroad Sciences |
US |
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NSR |
National Safety Rules |
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OCS |
Overhead Catenary System |
US & Europe, except UK |
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OHLE |
Overhead Line Equipment |
UK |
see also OLE |
OLE |
Overhead Line Equipment |
UK |
see also OHLE |
OPRAF |
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising |
UK |
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ORR |
Office of Rail Regulation's |
UK |
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PRW |
Private Right of Way |
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RAIB |
Rail Accident Investigation Branch |
UK |
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RCC |
Route Control Center |
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ROSCO |
Rolling Stock owning Company |
UK |
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ROW |
Right of Way |
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RRIF |
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing |
US |
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SFN |
Strategic Freight Network |
UK |
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SRA |
Strategic Rail Authority |
UK |
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TOC |
Train Operating Company |
UK |
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TPH |
Trains per Hour |
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TPWS |
Train Protection and Warning System |
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TRT |
Track Renewal Train |
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TVM |
Ticket Vending Machine |
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UK |
United Kindom (Great Britain) |
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UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
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US |
United States (of America) |
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Stand: 17.08.2011 |
