( October 27th, 2001)
The following abbreviations are used in the references to denote the company, operator or builder of the referenced material. Also shown is the sub-category under which they will be found.
Abbr. | Full Name | Find under: |
---|---|---|
ADR | Alexandra Docks & Railway | GWR |
AR | Anglia Railways | PBR |
BARRY | Barry Railway | GWR |
BCC | Blue Circle Cement | OTH |
BCD | Belfast & County Down | IRE |
BER | Bristol & Exeter Railway | GWR |
BGR | Bristol & Gloucester Railway | GWR |
BMR | Brecon & Merthyr Railway | GWR |
BN | Belfast & Northern | IRE |
BPGVR | Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway | GWR |
BR | British Railways and Brit-Rail | BR |
BSC | British Steel Corporation | OTH |
BWHAR | Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore | SR |
BWR | Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway | GWR |
CAMB | Cambrian Railways | GWR |
CaR | Cardiff Railway | GWR |
CBSCR | Cork Bandon & South Coast Railway | IRE |
CCR | Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway | GWR |
CDR | County Donegal Railways | IRE |
ChR | Chiltern Railways | PBR |
CIE | Corais Iompair Eireann | IRE |
CKPR | Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway | LMS |
CL | Cavin & Leitrim | IRE |
CLC | Cheshire Lines Committee | LNER |
CM | Campbeltown & Machrihanish | OTH |
CR | Caledonian Railway | LMS |
CRC | Cardiff Railway Company | PBR |
CSC | Connex South Central | PBR |
CSE | Connex South Eastern | PBR |
CT | Central Trains | PBR |
CVR | Clogher Valley Railway | IRE |
CWR | Cantebury & Whitstable Railway | SR |
DLR | Dornoch Light Railway | OTH |
DNG | Dundalk, Newry & Greenore | IRE |
DR | Donegal Railway | IRE |
DRS | Direct Rail Services | PBR |
DVLR | Derwent Valley Light Railway | OTH |
DWW | Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford | IRE |
ECJS | East Coast Joint Stock | LNER |
EUK | Eurostar (UK) | PBR |
EWOLD | Easingwold Railway | OTH |
EWS | English, Welsh and Scottish | PBR |
FFR | Ffestiniog Railway | OTH |
FL | Freightliner | PBR |
FR | Furness Railway | LMS |
GE | Gatwick Express | PBR |
GCR | Great Central Railway | LNER |
GER | Great Eastern Railway | LNER |
GKE | Garstang & Knott End Railway | LMS |
GNER | Great North Eastern Railway | PBR |
GNR | Great Northern Railway | LNER |
GNRI | Great Northern Railway of Ireland | IRE |
GNSR | Great North of Scotland Railway | LNER |
GrER | Great Eastern Railway | PBR |
GSR | Great Southern Railway | IRE |
GSWR | Glasgow & South Western Railway | LMS |
GS&WR | Great Southern & Western Railway | IRE |
GVT | Glynn Valley Tramway | OTH |
GWR | Great Western Railway | GWR |
GWT | Great West Trains | PBR |
HBR | Hull & Barnsley Railway | LNER |
HE | Heathrow Express | PBR |
HR | Highland Railway | LMS |
IL | Island Line | PBR |
IND | Industrial/Independent | OTH |
IOMR | Isle of Man Railway | OTH |
IOWR | Isle of Wight Railway | SR |
KESR | Kent & East Sussex Railway | OTH |
KS | Kerr Stuart | OTH |
LB | London & Birmingham Railway | LMS |
LBalR | Listowel & Ballybunion Railway | IRE |
LBR | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | SR |
LBSCR | London Brighton & South Coast Railway | SR |
LBu | Letterkenny & Burtonport | IRE |
LCDR | London Chatham & Dover Railway | SR |
LDECR | Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway | LNER |
LF | Limerick & Fownes | IRE |
LLSR | Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway | IRE |
LMMR | Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway | GWR |
LMS | London Midland & Scottish Railway | LMS |
LMVR | Leek & Manifold Valley Railway | LMS |
LNER | London & North Eastern Railway | LNER |
LNWR | London & North Western Railway | LMS |
LOR | Liverpool Overhead Railway | OTH |
LST | Lagos Steam Tramway | FOR |
LSWR | London & South Western Railway | SR |
LT | London Transport | OTH |
LTSR | London, Tilbury & Southend Railway | LMS |
LTSRa | London, Tilbury & Southend Rail | PBR |
LYR | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | LMS |
MCR | Maryport & Carlisle Railway | LMS |
ME | Merseyrail Electrics | PBR |
MER | Manx Electric Railway | OTH |
MeR | Mersey Railway | OTH |
MET | Metropolitan Railway | OTH |
MGNJR | Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway | LNER |
MGWR | Midland & Great Western Railway | IRE |
MML | Midland Main Line | PBR |
MNEJR | Midland & North Eastern Joint Railway | LNER |
MNR | Manx Northern Railway | OTH |
MR | Midland Railway | LMS |
MSLR | Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway | LNER |
MSWJR | Midland & South Western Junction Railway | GWR |
NBL | North British Locomotive Company | OTH |
NBR | North British Railway | LNER |
NCB | National Coal Board | OTH |
NCC | Northern Counties Committee | IRE |
NER | North Eastern Railway | LNER |
NLR | North London Railway | LMS |
NSE | Network Southeast | PBR |
NSLR | North Sunderland Railway | LNER |
NSp | Northern Spirit | PBR |
NSR | North Staffordshire Railway | LMS |
NWNGR | North Wales Narrow Gauge Railway | OTH |
NWT | North West Trains | PBR |
OWWR | Oxford, Worcestershire & Wolverhampton Railwa | GWR |
PDSWJR | Plymouth, Devonport & South West Junction Rai | SR |
Pent | Pentewan Railway | OTH |
PGC | Portreath & Giants Causeway | IRE |
PO | Private Owner | OTH |
PR | Portpatrick Railway | IRE |
PT | Port Talbot Railway & Docks Co. | GWR |
RCH | Railway Clearing House | OTH |
RER | Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | OTH |
RHDR | Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | OTH |
RR | Rhymney Railway | GWR |
RT | RailTrack | PBR |
RVR | Rother Valley Railway | OTH |
SAMJR | Stratford on Avon & Midland Joint Railway | LMS |
ScR | Scotrail | PBR |
SDevon | South Devon Railway | GWR |
SDJR | Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway | LMS |
SDR | Stockton & Darlington Railway | LNER |
SECR | South Eastern & Chatham Railway | SR |
SHT | Swansea Harbour Trust | GWR |
SLR | Sheppey Light Railway | OTH |
SM | Shropshire & Montgomery | OTH |
SR | Southern Railway | SR |
SSR | Schull & Skibbereen Railway | IRE |
ST | Silverlink Trains | PBR |
SWOLD | Southwold Railway | OTH |
SWR | Scarborough & Whitby Railway | LNER |
SWT | South West Trains | PBR |
S&WR | Severn & Wye Railway | GWR |
TCLR | Timoleague & Courtmacsherry Light Railway | IRE |
TDR | Tralee & Dingle Railway | IRE |
TL | Thameslink | PBR |
TR | Talyllyn Railway | OTH |
TT | Thames Trains | PBR |
TVR | Taff Vale Railway | GWR |
USA | U.S. Army (Transportation Corps) | OTH |
VCC | Virgin Cross Country | PBR |
VOR | Veil of Rheidol Railway | GWR |
VWC | Virgin West Coast | PBR |
WAGN | West Anglia Great Northern | PBR |
WC | West Clare Railway | IRE |
WCPR | West Clevedon & Portishead Light Railway | OTH |
WCJS | West Coast Joint Stock | LMS |
WD | War Department (inc. ROD, MOS and RAE) | OTH |
WeHR | Welsh Highland Railway | OTH |
WHR | West Highland Railway | LNER |
Wisbech | Wisbech & Upwell Tramway | LNER |
WL | Welshpool & Llanfair Railway | OTH |
WPR | Wemyss Private Railway | OTH |
WW | Wales and West | PBR |
W&PR | Watlington & Princes Riseboro | GWR |
WVLR | Wrington Vale Light Railway | OTH |
YNM | York & North Midlands | LNER |