Glossary of railway signalling terms

These terms are used by UK railway signalling.

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• - ab
• - abcl
• - aci
• - adverse_change_of_aspect
• - aggregates_terminal
• - ahb
• - approach_berth
• - approach_control
• - approach_lit
• - approach_locking
• - ars
• - asc
• - asoc
• - aspect
• - auto_normalising_points
• - automatic_signal
• - axle_counter
• - banner_repeater
• - barrow_crossing
• - berth_berf
• - berth_track_circuit
• - bidi
• - call_on
• - catch_point
• - cis
• - clear
• - co_acting_signal
• - collar
• - crossing_keeper
• - crossover
• - cs
• - csr
• - cwm
• - delayed_yellow
• - detection
• - dgl
• - diamond_junction
• - dispatcher
• - dmu
• - dof_arrow
• - double_dock
• - double_lead_junction
• - double_red
• - down
• - dpl
• - ecs
• - emergency_alarm
• - emu
• - esoc
• - esr
• - facing_point_lock
• - fcc
• - first_wheel_replacement
• - fixed_distant
• - flank_locking
• - flashy
• - focs
• - fringe
• - geographic_interlocking
• - gpl
• - gradient
• - ground_frames
• - gsm-r
• - hand_signal
• - headcode
• - headshunt
• - hst
• - huddersfield_control
• - iecc
• - interlocking
• - ixl
• - keyed
• - last_sent_berth
• - last_wheel_replacement
• - level_crossings
• - lime_street_control
• - long_route
• - loop
• - los
• - mcb
• - mcs
• - mexican_stand_off
• - mom
• - ndsd
• - niru
• - non_preferred_route
• - non-stop
• - nxpanel
• - ocs_panel
• - oou
• - opposing_locking_omitted
• - otm
• - otw
• - out_of_correspondence
• - overlap
• - overlength
• - permissive_wrkg
• - phantom_overlap
• - plod
• - pnb
• - point
• - point_normalisation_alarm
• - posa
• - preset_shunt
• - proving
• - psb
• - psr
• - qberth
• - reading_through
• - reduced_overlap
• - regulation
• - repeater
• - request_stop
• - roc
• - route
• - run_round_loop
• - rvl
• - s_and_t
• - scwo
• - sgrc
• - shunt_signals
• - siding
• - signal
• - signal_group_replacement_control
• - signaller
• - simbids
• - single_lead_junction
• - slot
• - slw
• - sowc
• - spad
• - spad_indicator
• - sprung_point
• - spt
• - sr
• - ssi
• - stop_board
• - tcb
• - tcf
• - td
• - tdberth
• - tdcancel
• - tdinterpose
• - time_of_operation_locking
• - tiploc
• - tl
• - tmd
• - tmis
• - toc
• - tollerton_control
• - tops
• - torr
• - track_circuit
• - track_circuit_override
• - track_section
• - trainstaff
• - trap_point
• - trb
• - treadle
• - trts
• - tsr
• - tunnel_control
• - turnpush
• - ugl
• - up
• - upl
• - uwc
• - viabutton
• - warner_route
• - westcad
• - wtt

Last edited by Steamer on 11/04/2021 at 18:15