Abbreviations used in references.
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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.
Abbreviations for operators and builders:
| 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 |