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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Security |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (NIS 2 Directive) |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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Safety / SSC-SA |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (recast) |
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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 22301:2019(en) Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems — Requirements |
Latest release |
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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 55001:2024(en) Asset management — Asset management system — Requirements |
Latest release |
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SMS Safety Culture Human and Organisational Factor |
ISO |
ISO 45001:2018(en) Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use |
Latest release |
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EU Policy |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2022/2557 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on the resilience of critical entities and repealing Council Directive 2008/114/EC |
Latest release |
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Security |
Directive |
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (NIS 2 Directive) |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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Energy |
Application Guide |
ERA/GUI/07-2011/INT V.3.00 of 30 December 2023 |
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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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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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EU Policy |
Regulation |
Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities |
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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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Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
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SERA_EU Transport |
Directive |
Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorized dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorized weights in international traffic |
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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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Industrial risks - locations where it is dangerous for the driver to step out |
Infrastructure |
Regulation |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/777 of 16 May 2019 on the common specifications for the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU |
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