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abbreviations and glossary<br />

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HML Highland Main Line<br />

HMRI Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate<br />

HSE Health and Safety Executive<br />

HST High-speed train<br />

ICC International Convention Centre (Birmingham)<br />

IECC Integrated Electronic Control Centre<br />

IMC Infrastructure maintenance company/contractor<br />

IMC2 Second generation maintenance contract<br />

immunisation works <strong>The</strong>se protect the signalling system from high-voltage electric currents in the overhead line<br />

train power supply system<br />

INLORS Inner London Orbital Route Strategy<br />

JLE Jubilee Line Extension<br />

kiss and ride Where a passenger is dropped off or collected by car at a station<br />

kV Kilovolt (= 1,000 volts)<br />

LIFE London International Freight Exchange<br />

LMD Light maintenance depot<br />

LRT Light Rail Transport<br />

<strong>LT</strong>A London Transport Authority<br />

<strong>LT</strong>S Rail London, Tilbury and Southend train operator<br />

M Million<br />

megafret An intermodal wagon with a platform height of 835mm to carry Swap-bodies or container<br />

MEL Merseyrail Electrics Limited<br />

MML Midland Main Line<br />

MOD Ministry of Defence<br />

MPTE Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive<br />

m ultifret An intermodal wagon with a platform height of 945mm to carry Swap-bodies or container<br />

MVAIR Manchester Victoria area signalling renewal scheme<br />

NEG National Express Group plc<br />

NEXUS Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive<br />

NLL North London Line<br />

NMC Network Management Centre<br />

NMS Network Management Statement<br />

NRN National Radio Network<br />

NTP North Trans-Pennine<br />

objective 1 areas Area of Europe eligible for maximum grant support from EU institutions<br />

OLE Overhead-line equipment<br />

output-based contract A contract where the outputs and the price are defined, but not the means to achieve the<br />

end result<br />

pantograph On train equipment for collecting electricity from overhead power cable<br />

parkway station A railway station with a large car park and easy road access<br />

passengers Those who travel on the trains (compare customers)<br />

PFI Private Finance Initiative<br />

PfPI Process for Performance Improvement<br />

piggyback Conveying lorry trailers by train

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