ERA Railway Terminology Collection
Last updated: 12 March 2026
The ERA Railway Terminology Collection gathers terms and abbreviations that are contained in the EU legal framework for railway, technical documents produced by bodies which are engaged in the development of important evolution in the railway system and other relevant glossaries.
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Starting with "A" (434)
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Interoperability |
Recommendation |
2014/897/EU: Commission Recommendation of 5 December 2014 on matters related to the placing in service and use of structural subsystems and vehicles under Directives 2008/57/EC and 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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Common Safety Method |
Regulation |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 402/2013 of 30 April 2013 on the common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment and repealing Regulation (EC) No 352/2009 |
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Single Market Mutual Recognition Conformity Assessment |
Decision |
2010/713/EU: Commission Decision of 9 November 2010 on modules for the procedures for assessment of conformity, suitability for use and EC verification to be used in the technical specifications for interoperability adopted under Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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Entity in Charge of Maintenance |
Sectorial Scheme |
Sectorial Scheme for accreditation and recognition of ECM certification bodies under Regulation (EU) 2019/779. ERA 1172/002 V3.1 on 15/06/2020 |
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Infrastructure |
Glossary |
European Rail Infrastructure Managers |
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Common Safety Method |
Application Guide |
Safety management system requirements for safety certification or safety authorisation. Version 1.3 Manuscript completed in April 2021 |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
EU budget glossary - A list of the most common words and useful terms concerning the EU budget |
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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 9000:2015(en) Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary |
Latest release |
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International Relations |
Convention |
Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) Appendix C – Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.54 Indirect Fulfilment application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO 3166 (en) - Online Browsing Platform (OBP) Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country code |
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Withdrawn |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system |
Latest release |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.53 Direct Fulfilment application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.53 Direct Fulfilment application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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ERTMS |
Technical Document |
ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations - version : 4.0.0 - date 05/07/2023 |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO 22163:2023(en) Railway applications — Railway quality management system — ISO 9001:2015 and specific requirements for application in the railway sector |
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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 22163:2023(en) Railway applications — Railway quality management system — ISO 9001:2015 and specific requirements for application in the railway sector |
Latest release |
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International Standard |
EU Technical Document |
CEN CENELEC ABBRAVIATION ACRONYM 2025 |
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Registers |
Decision |
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1614 of 25 October 2018 laying down specifications for the vehicle registers referred to in Article 47 of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending and repealing Commission Decision 2007/756/EC |
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Vehicles / VA |
Application Guide |
EVR Guidelines – application guide 013PPS1131-01 - V 8.0 on 11.12.2020 |
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