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Whilst safety on our railways is necessarily a technical subject, we have
tried to make the language used on this website as easy to understand as
possible. However, if you do need a particular term explained, we have provided a comprehensive glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms.
- GE/RT8000 - Rule Book Modules
- GE/GN8510 - Railway Group Safety Performance Monitoring - Definitions/terminology
- GK/GN0802 Glossary of Signalling Terms
- ACOP Approved Code of Practice
- AEIF - Association Europeenne pour l'Interoperabilite Ferroviaire (European Association of Railway Interoperability)
- ALARP - as low as reasonably practicable
- ASLEF - Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
- ATOC - Association of Train Operating Companies
- ATP - automatic train protection
- AWG - Adhesion Working Group
- AWS - automatic warning system
- BMIS - Business Management Information System
- BRT - British Rail Telecoms (Global Crossing)
- BS - British Standard
- BTP - British Transport Police
- CBA - cost benefit analysis
- CCTV - closed circuit television
- CDB - Controls Database
- CDM - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
- CHIP - Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994
- CIRAS - Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System
- COMPASS - Combined Performance and Safety System
- COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1998
- COSS - Controller of Site Safety
- CR - Conventional Rail
- CRUCC - Central Rail User Consultative Committee
- CSR - cab secure radio
- CtrL - Channel Tunnel Rail Link
- CWR - continuous welded rail
- DGN - derogation
- DMU - diesel multiple unit
- DOO - (P) driver only operation (Passenger)
- DRA - Driver Reminder Appliance
- DTLR - Department for Transport, Local Government and Regions
- EC - European Commission
- ECTS - European Train Control System
- EMC - electromagnetic compatibility
- EN - Euro Norms
- EPS - enhanced permissible speed
- ERA - European Rail Agency
- ERTMS - European Rail Traffic Management System
- EU - European Union
- ExCo - Executive Committee
- FOC - freight operating company
- FPA - Fire Precautions Act 1971
- FPW - Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997
- FRAME - Fault Reporting and Monitoring & Equipment System
- GEOGIS - Geography and Infrastructure System
- GPS - Global Positioning System
- GSM-R - Global System for Mobile Communications - Railways
- HABD - Hot Axlebox Detector
- HMRI - Her Majesty Railway Inspectorate
- HS - High Speed
- HSC - Health & Safety Commission
- HSE - Health & Safety Executive
- HST - high-speed train
- HASAW - The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- IECC - integrated electronic control centre
- ISO - International Standards Organisation
- LOLER - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- LRM - Layout Risk Model
- LUL - London Underground Ltd
- MHSW - The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992
- NC - Non-Compliance (pending a Railway Group Standard revision)
- NMS - Network Management Statement
- NRN - national radio network
- NSFG - National SPAD Focus Group
- OLE - overhead line equipment
- ORR - Office of the Rail Regulator
- P/WAY - Permanent Way, Track
- PACTS - Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
- PICOP - Person in Charge of a Possession
- PON - Periodic Operating Notice
- PPE - personal protective equipment
- PrEN - Provisional Euro Norms
- PSR - permanent speed restriction
- PTE - Passenger Transport Executives
- PTSH - Personal Track Safety Handbook
- PUWER - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- QRA - Quantified Risk Assessment
- RACOP - RSSB Approved Code of Practice
- RETB - radio electronic token block
- RFG - Rail Freight Group
- RGM - Railway Group member
- RGS - Railway Group Standard
- RIA - Railway Industry Association
- RIAC - Railway Industry Advisory Committee
- RIDDOR 1995 - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
- RISSC - Rail Industry Standard Strategy Committee
- ROSCO - rolling stock leasing company
- ROTS - Railways and Other Transport Systems (Approval of Works, Plant and Equipment)
- RRV - road-rail vehicle
- RSAB - Rolling Stock Acceptance Board
- RSC - Railway Safety Case
- SAB - Safety Advisory Board
- SAMNET - Safety Management Network
- SAMRAIL - Safety Management in Railways
- S&T - signalling and telecommunications
- SEH - Safety, Environment & Health Committee
- SGI - Signaller General Instructions
- SIN - Special Inspection Notice
- SMIS - Safety Management Information System
- SOC - station operating company
- SPAD - signal passed at danger
- SPADRAM - Signal Passed at Danger Reduction and Mitigation (Group)
- SRA - Strategic Rail Authority
- T&RS - traction and rolling stock
- TEN - Trans-European Network
- TNC - temporary non-compliance
- TOC - train operating company
- TPWS - Train Protection and Warning System
- TPWS-E - Train Protection and Warning System with Eurobalise
- TPWS+ - Train Protection and Warning System Plus (additional over speed sensor)
- TPWS-A - Train Protection and Warning System Basic Model
- TSI - Technical Specification for Interoperability
- TSSG - Track Safety Strategy Group
- UIC - Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer
(International Union of Railways)
- UKAS - UK Accreditation Service
- VAB - vehicle acceptance body
- VPF - Value of Preventing Fatality
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