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 "H" (138)
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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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Withdrawn |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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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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EU Policy |
EU Technical Document |
Technical document from the Publications Office of the European Union - ‘Style guide’ Coordination Interinstitutional Style Guide - version on 19.04.2022 |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Terminology on Combined Transport from Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE). Prepared by the UN/ECE, the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) and the European Commission (EC). UNITED NATIONS - New York and Geneva, 2001 |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web release November 2024 |
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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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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 6385:2016 Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems |
Latest release |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
The Social Costs of Transport - February 1997 |
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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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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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Interoperability |
Decision |
Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on the reference document referred to in Article 27(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community. (2009/965/EC) |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO/DIS 22575(en) Railway applications — General terms and definitions |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
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Interoperability |
Decision |
Commission Decision of 30 November 2009 on the reference document referred to in Article 27(4) of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community. (2009/965/EC) |
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Withdrawn |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
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International Standard |
EU Technical Document |
CEN CENELEC ABBRAVIATION ACRONYM 2025 |
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