ERA Railway Terminology Collection
Last updated: 5 December 2025.
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 "R" (582)
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ERTMS |
Decision |
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1730 of 28 September 2021 on the harmonised use of the paired frequency bands 874,4-880,0 MHz and 919,4-925,0 MHz and of the unpaired frequency band 1900-1910 MHz for Railway Mobile Radio (notified under document C(2021) 6862) |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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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 |
Glossary for transport statistics - 5TH EDITION 2019 |
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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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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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EU Policy |
Glossary |
Eurostat Transport Glossary on web |
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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 |
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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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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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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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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