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 "I" (523)
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Data Protection |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC |
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Single Market Mutual Recognition Conformity Assessment |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 |
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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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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 9000:2015(en) Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary |
Latest release |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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Interoperability |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) |
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Operation |
TSI |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/773 of 16 May 2019 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the operation and traffic management subsystem of the rail system within the European Union and repealing Decision 2012/757/EU |
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SERA_EU Transport |
Directive |
Directive 2012/34/EU of the Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast) |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO/DIS 22575(en) Railway applications — General terms and definitions |
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Vehicles / VA |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 November 2014 concerning a technical specification for interoperability relating to the rolling stock — locomotives and passenger rolling stock subsystem of the rail system in the European Union |
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Freight |
Agreement |
General Contract of Use for wagons (CGU) |
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International Relations |
COTIF Document |
Uniform Rules concerning the Technical Admission of Railway Material used in International Traffic (ATMF - Appendix G to the Convention) version of 01.11.2023 |
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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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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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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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SERA_EU Transport |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (recast) |
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Vehicles / VA |
Application Guide |
GUI/LOC&PAS TSI/2021 - version 3.0 on 15/02/2021 Guide for the application of the LOC&PAS TSI (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 November 2014 and amended by the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776) In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 |
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Control-Command and Signalling |
Application Guide |
GUI/CCS TSI/2023 Version 1.0 17/06/2024 Guide for the application of the CCS TSI 2023/1695 In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 |
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SERA_EU Transport |
Directive |
Directive 2012/34/EU of the Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast) |
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International Relations |
Agreement |
Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Carriage of Goods and Passengers by Rail and Road |
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