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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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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ERTMS |
Technical Document |
ERTMS/ETCS - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations - version : 4.0.0 - date 05/07/2023 |
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Entity in Charge of Maintenance |
Certification Scheme |
Certification scheme for ECM and outsourced maintenance functions under Regulation (EU) 2019/779 |
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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 45001:2018(en) Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use |
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 22301:2019(en) Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems — Requirements |
Latest release |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO/IEC 17020:2012(en) Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO/IEC 17065:2012(en) Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services |
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International Standard |
ISO |
ISO 19011:2018(en) Guidelines for auditing management systems |
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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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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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Freight |
Glossary |
Handbook of scenarios for assessing major chemical accident risks JRC106029 - Ed. 2017 |
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Telematics Applications for Passenger and Freight Services |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 |
Latest release |
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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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Data Protection |
Regulation |
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC |
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EU Policy |
Decision |
Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission |
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EU Policy |
Decision |
Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission |
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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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