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R A I LT R AC K - The Railways Archive

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DMU Diesel multiple-unit<br />

DOO Driver-only operation<br />

DRA Driver’s Reminder Appliance<br />

DRS Direct Rail Services<br />

ECML East Coast Main Line<br />

ELL East London Line<br />

EMS Environment Management System<br />

ERDF European Regional Development Fund<br />

ERTMS European Rail Traffic Management System<br />

ETSC European Transport Safety Council<br />

EU European Union<br />

euro European currency unit<br />

EWS English Welsh & Scottish Railway<br />

FFG Freight facilities grant<br />

footfall <strong>The</strong> number of people passing through a station<br />

FTA Freight Transport Association<br />

FUG Freight upgrade<br />

GAUGES<br />

‘big-box’ See W10<br />

SBIc Gauge to carry Swap-body vehicles<br />

UIC A European gauges<br />

UIC B European gauges<br />

W6A Loading gauge for standard freight vehicles<br />

W7 Previously called WG8 8’ container gauge<br />

W8 Previously 8’6” container gauge<br />

W9 Previously SBIc gauge<br />

W10 Previously 9’6” container gauge<br />

W11 <strong>The</strong> gauge capable of handling 4m-high lorry trailers on rail wagons<br />

GB Great Britain<br />

GE Great Eastern<br />

GEML Great Eastern Main Line<br />

Georgemas Plunger A device permitting the train driver to operate the points at Georgemas Junction<br />

GER Great Eastern Railway<br />

GLA Greater London Authority<br />

GMPTE Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive<br />

GNER Great North Eastern Railway<br />

GNRTS Greater Nottingham Rapid Transit System<br />

golden assets Railway infrastructure which has the greatest potential impact on train performance<br />

grade-separated junction A junction where one track passes over or under another on a bridge to avoid<br />

conflicting train movements<br />

G & S W G l a s g ow and South We s t e rn Route<br />

GTE Proposed Rapid Transit System for Oxford<br />

gtm Gross tonne-miles<br />

GWML Great Western Main Line<br />

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