ERA Railway Terminology Collection

The ERA Railway Terminology Collection gathers terms and abbreviations that are contained in the EU legal framework for railway, technical documents produced by bodies which are engaged in the development of important evolution in the railway system and other relevant glossaries.

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Term	Context	Document Type	Origin document
Basic Design Characteristic	Withdrawn	Guide	GUI/CCS TSI/2020 - version 7.3 on 09/01/2023 Guide for the application of the CCS TSI In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016
Basic design characteristics	Withdrawn	Guide	GUI/WAG TSI/2021 - version 3.0 on 15/02/2021 Guide for the application of the WAG TSI
Basic design characteristics	Interoperability	Recommendation	2014/897/EU: Commission Recommendation of 5 December 2014 on matters related to the placing in service and use of structural subsystems and vehicles under Directives 2008/57/EC and 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Basic design characteristics	Vehicles / VA	Regulation	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 of 4 April 2018 establishing practical arrangements for the railway vehicle authorisation and railway vehicle type authorisation process pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Basic design characteristics	Vehicles / VA	Guide	GUI/LOC&PAS TSI/2021 - version 3.0 on 15/02/2021 Guide for the application of the LOC&PAS TSI (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 November 2014 and amended by the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776) In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016
Basic design characteristics	Interoperability	Guide	application_guide GUI/TSI/2023 - Version 1.0 20/12/2023
Basic parameter	Withdrawn	Guide	GUI/CCS TSI/2020 - version 7.3 on 09/01/2023 Guide for the application of the CCS TSI In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016
Basic parameter	Withdrawn	Guide	GUI/WAG TSI/2021 - version 3.0 on 15/02/2021 Guide for the application of the WAG TSI
Basic parameter	Withdrawn	Guide	Guide for the application of the NOI TSI - GUI/NOI TSI/2023 -versoion 2.0 – 8/12/2023
Basic parameter	Withdrawn	Guide	Guide for the application of the SRT TSI pplication Guide GUI/SRT TSI/2023 - ver. 1.0 of 08.12.2023
Basic parameter	Interoperability	Guide	application_guide GUI/TSI/2023 - Version 1.0 20/12/2023
Basic parameter	Telematics Applications for Passenger	TSI	Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system
Basic parameter	Vehicles / VA	Guide	GUI/LOC&PAS TSI/2021 - version 3.0 on 15/02/2021 Guide for the application of the LOC&PAS TSI (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1302/2014 of 18 November 2014 and amended by the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/776) In accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016
Basic parameter	Interoperability	Directive	Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast)
Basic service	SERA_EU Transport	Regulation	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2177 of 22 November 2017 on access to service facilities and rail-related services
Battery-wagon	International Relations	Convention	Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) Appendix C – Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
BB	International Standard	ISO	ISO 3166 (en) - Online Browsing Platform (OBP) Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country code
Bbasic act	EU Policy	Regulation	Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation
BC-NET	EU Policy	EU Technical Document	Technical document from the Publications Office of the European Union - ‘Style guide’ Coordination Interinstitutional Style Guide - Annex 4
BCC	EU Policy	EU Technical Document	Technical document from the Publications Office of the European Union - ‘Style guide’ Coordination Interinstitutional Style Guide - Annex 4

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