Glossary of Terms

There are lots of abbreviations used on the site for various types of machine...

BDT - Ballast Distribution Train

BRIS - British Rail Infrastructure Services - responsible for railway engineering prior to privatisation. Was split into

CEPS - Civil Engineers Plant System - a numbering system introduced in the mid-1970s for on-track plant

HOBC - High Output Ballast Cleaner

HOOB - High Output Operations Base - depot(s) for maintenance of High Output trains

HOPS - High Output Plant System

HOTRT - High Output Track Renewal Train

IMC - Infrastructure Maintenance Company - split from British Rail Infrastructure Services during privatisation.

LWRT - Long Welded Rail Train

MEWP - Mobile Elevated Work Platform

MPV - Multi Purpose Vehicle

NTC - New Track Construction (Machine)

OHL - OverHead Line

OTM - On-Track Machine

OTP - On-Track Plant

OTPD - On-Track Plant Depot

RIDC - Rail Innovation & Development Centre - Network Rail's "test track" in Nottinghamshire

RMMM - Rail-Mounted Maintenance Machine

RRDT - Rail Recovery/Delivery Train

RRV - Road Rail Vehicle

SDT - Sleeper Distribution Train

SLSHT - Single Line Spoil Handling Train

TASC - Track and Service Car

TRAMM - Track Repair and Maintenance Machine

TRC - Track Renewal Company - split from British Rail Infrastructure Services during privatisation and responsible for track renewals.

TRU - Track Renewal Unit - split from British Rail Infrastructure Services during privatisation and responsible for track renewals.