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 "T" (619)
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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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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.51 Tariff application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.50 Timetable application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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Withdrawn |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Withdrawn |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.55 PRM assistance application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.51 Tariff application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
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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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.52 Reservation application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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Freight |
Glossary |
Transport of dangerous goods. Risks Management Framework. Framework glossary v. 1.0/2018 |
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ERTMS |
Glossary |
ERTMS/ATO Glossary - version 2 on 05.07.2023 |
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Freight |
Agreement |
General Contract of Use for wagons (CGU) |
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RNE Glossary |
Glossary |
RNE Glossary - NS_CID_Glossary_2025 |
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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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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015(en) Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 1: Requirements |
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EU Policy |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) |
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Interoperability |
Recommendation |
2014/897/EU: Commission Recommendation of 5 December 2014 on matters related to the placing in service and use of structural subsystems and vehicles under Directives 2008/57/EC and 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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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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Withdrawn |
Application Guide |
TAP TSI Annex B.52 Reservation application_guide - version 1.0 of 06/12/2013 |
Latest release |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO 19011:2018(en) Guidelines for auditing management systems |
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