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 "P" (496)
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.52 Reservation application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
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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 |
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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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web release November 2024 |
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International Standard |
EU Technical Document |
CEN CENELEC ABBRAVIATION ACRONYM 2025 |
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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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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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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
Latest release |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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Withdrawn |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 of 11 December 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and repealing the Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 |
Latest release |
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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 |
Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017 |
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ERTMS |
Glossary |
ERTMS/ATO Glossary - version 2 on 05.07.2023 |
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International Standard |
EU Technical Document |
CEN CENELEC ABBRAVIATION ACRONYM 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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ERTMS |
Technical Document |
ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations - version : 4.0.0 - date 05/07/2023 |
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Withdrawn |
TSI |
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 of 11 December 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and repealing the Regulation (EC) No 62/2006 |
Latest release |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web release November 2024 |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026 |
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