List of Railway Company Abbreviations

This listing has been compiled by Daniel McIntyre from various books and magazines relating to railway companies worldwide, either present day or historic.

Great Britain:-

BR — British Railways (from 1948; later renamed British Rail).

DRS — Direct Rail Services.

EWS — English, Welsh and Scottish Railway.

GWR — Great Western Railway (from 1923 to 1948, then became part of British Railways).

LMS — London Midland and Scottish Railway (from 1923 to 1948, then became part of British Railways).
LNER — London and North Eastern Railway (from 1923 to 1948, then became part of British Railways).

NER — North Eastern Railway (pre 1923; from 1923 to 1948 became London and North Eastern Railway; from 1948 became part of British Railways).

SR — Southern Railway (from 1923 to 1948, then became part of British Railways).

Republic of Ireland:-

IE — Ianrod Eirrean (Irish Rail) (Republic of Ireland Railways formed in 1986).

Europe:-

Austria:-

ÖBB — Österreichische Bundesbahn (Austrian Federal Railways).

StmLB — Steiermarkische Landesbahnen.

Belarus:-

BC — Belaruskaya Chygunka (Belarus Railways).

Belgium:-

NMBS — Nationale Maatschappij van Belgische Spoorwegen.
SNCB — Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges (Belgian State Railways).
VVM — Flemish Transport Company.

Bulgaria:-

BDŽ — Bulgarski Državni Železnici (Bulgarian State Railways).

Czechoslavakia (later Czech Republic and Slovakia):-

CD — Ceské dráhy (Czech Railways).
CSD — Ceskoslovenské Státni Dráhy (Czech Railways).

Denmark:-

DSB — Danske Statsbaner (Danish State Railways).

Finland:-

VR — Valtionrautatiet (Finnish State Railways).

France:-

RATP — Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (Paris Transport Authority).
SNCF — Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais (French National Railways).
VFIL — Compagnie Générale de Voies Ferrées d'Intérêt Local (Grouping of French secondary railways).

Germany:-

BadStB — Badische Staats-Eisenbahn (Baden State Railways).
Bay.Sts.B — Bayerische Staatsbahn (Bavarian State Railways).

DB — Deutsche Bundesbahn (from 1945 to 1994) (West German Federal Railways); later Deutsche Bahn AG (from 1994) (German Railways).
DR — Deutsche Reichsbahn (from 1945 to 1994) (East German State Railways).
DRG — Deutsche Reischsbahn Gesellschaft (from 1920 to 1945) (German State Railways).

HF — Heeresfeldbahnen. (German Military Railways).

KBStB or K.Bay.Sts.B — Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn (Bavarian State Railways).
KPEV — Königlich Preußische Eisenbahn Verwaltung (Prussian State Railways).
KWStB — Königlich Württembergische Staatseisenbahnen (Württemburg State Railways).

Pfälz — Pfälzische Eisenbahnen (Pfälz State Railways).

Sächs — Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (Saxon State Railways).
SWEG — Südwestdeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft.

WBB — Westdeutscher Bahn und Baubedarf (Dealer), Hattingen-Bredenscheid, West Germany.
WEG — Württemburgische Eisenbahngesellschaft AG.
WLH — Westfälische Lokomotivfabrik Karl Reuschling KG, Hattingen/Ruhr (Dealer and workshop).
WNB — Württemburgische Nebenbahnen AG.

Greece:-

OSE — Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados (Greek National Railways).

Hungary:-

MAV — Magyar Államvasutak Vezerigazgatósaga (Hungarian State Railways).

Italy:-

A-Co-Tra-L

— Operators of the Rome Metro and Rome - Ostia Railway.
FS —n Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways).

Luxembourg:-

CFL — Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Luxembourgeois (Luxembourg Railways).

Netherlands:-

NS — Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Netherlands Railways).

Norway:-

NSB or NS — Norges Statsbaner (Norwegian State Railways).

Poland:-

PKP — Polskie Koleje Panstwowe (Polish State Railways).

Portugal:-

CP — Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. (Portuguese National Railways).

Roumania:-

CFF — Caile Ferate Forestiere (Rumanian Forestry Railways).
CFI — Caile Ferate Industrii (Rumanian Industrial Railways).
CFR — Caile Ferate Române / Societatea Nationala a Cailor Ferate Române (Romanian National Railways).

Russia:-

SŽD — Sovetskie Zheleznye Dorogi (Russian State Railways).

Spain:-

FEVE

— Ferrocarriles de Via Estrecha (Spanish Narrow Gauge Railways).
MZA — Madrid - Zaragoza - Alicante.
RENFE — Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (Spanish National Railway System).

Sweden:-

BV — Banverket (Swedish Infrastructure Authority).
SJ — Statens Järnväger (Swedish State Railways).

Switzerland:-

AB — Appenzellerbahn.

BAM — Biere - Apples - Morges.
BGF — Grindelwald - First.
BLM — Lauterbrunnen - Murren.
BLS — Bern - Lötschberg - Simplon / Lötschbergbahn
BOB — Berner Oberland Bahnen.
BOW — Oderdorf - Weissenstein.
BrS — Brienzersee.
BTI — Blei - Tauffelen - Ins.
BVB — Bex - Villiars - Bretaye.
BVZ — Brig - Visp - Zermatt.

CEV — Chemins de fer due Veveysans.
CJ — Chemins de fer du Jura.
CMN — Chemin de fer des Montagnes - Neuchateloises.

EBT — Emmental - Burgdorf - Thun.

FB — Forchbahn.

GBS — Gurbetal - Bern - Schwarzenburg.
GFM — Chemins de fer Fribourgeois.
GFM/VMC — Vevey - Chatel - St. Denis - Bossonnens.
GGB — Gornergratbahn.
GN — Glion - Rochers - de Naye.

JB — Jungfraubahn.

LAF — Adlisuril - Feisenegg.
LAS — Les Avants - Sonloup.
LEB — Lausanne - Echallens - Bercher.
LLB — Leuk - Leukerbad.
LLPR — Lenzerheide - Parpaner Rothorn.
LSE — Luzern - Stans - Engelberg (now part of Zentralbahn).
LSM — Stockalp - Melchsee - Frutt.
LSMS — Stechelberg - Schilthorn.
LWM — Wengen - Mannlichen.

MC — Martigny - Chatelard.
MGI — Montreux - Glion.
MO — Martigny - Orsieres.

NStCM — Nyon - Sant - Cergue - Morez.

OeBB — Oensingen - Balsthal.
OJB — Oberaargau - Jura.

PBr — Pont - Brassus.

RBS — Regional Verkehr Bern - Solothurn.
RhB — Rhätische Bahn.
RVT — Regional du Val - de Travers.

SBB — Schweizerische Bundesbahn (Swiss Federal Railways).
SBN — Beatenberg - Niederhorn.
SFF — Strade Ferrate Federali (Swiss Federal Railways in Italian speaking area of Switzerland). SGA — St. Gallen - Gais - Appenzell - Altstatten.
SGV — Vierwaldstattersee.
SMB — Solothurn - Moutier.
SMtS — St. Imier - Mont Soleil.
SNB — Solothurn - Niederbipp.
STB — Sensetalbahn.
STI — Steffisburg - Thun - Interlaken.
SZU — Sihital - Zurich - Uetliberg - Bahn.

TB — Trogenerbahn.
TBB — Thunersee - Beatenberg.
Ths — Thunersee.

URh — Untersee und Rhein.

VCP — Vevey - Mont - Pelerin.
VHB — Vereinigte Huttwil - Bahnen.

WAB — Wengernalpbahn.
WB — Waldenburgebahn.
WSB — Whynental - und - Suhrentalbahn.

YSteC — Yverdon - Ste Croix.

ZB — Zentralbahn (formerly SBB Brunig line between Luzern, Meiringen and Interlaken; and Luzern - Stans - Engelberg (LSE)).
ZSG — Zurichsee.

Turkey

TCDD — Türkïye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari Isletmesi (Turkish State Railways).

Yugoslavia (later known as republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Slovenia; and Serbia and Montenegro.):-

BHStB — Bosnisch-Herzegowinische Staatsbahn (Bosnia-Hercegovinian State Railway from 1895 to 1906).
HZ — Hrvastske Zeljeznice (Croatian Railways).
JDŽ — Jugoslavenske Državni Železnice (Jugoslav State Railways).
JZ — Jugoslovenske Zeleznice (Yugoslavian Railways).
SZ — Slovenska Zeleznice (Slovenian Railways).
ZFBH — Zeleznice Federicaje Bosne I Hercegovine (Bosnian Railways).

Africa:-

NRZ — National Railways of Zimbabwe (formed in 1980).
RR — Rhodesian Railways.
SGR — Sudan Government Railways.
SR — Sudan Railways
TZR — Tanzania-Zambia Railway.

South Africa:-

SAR — South African Railways.

America:-

North America:-

United States of America:-

Amtrak — American Rail Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).

BN — Burlington Northern (Railroad).

CNW — Chicago and North Western Railroad.

MKT — Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad.

NP — Northern Pacific Railway.
NYC — New York Central (Railroad).

PRR — Pennsylvania Railroad.

SF/ATSF — Santa Fe / Aitchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (Railroad).
SP — Southern Pacific Lines.

UP — Union Pacific (Railroad).
USATC — United States Army Transportation Corps.

South America:-

Brazil:-

RFFSA — Rêde Ferroviaria Federal SA (Federal Railways of Brazil).

Asia:-

Thailand:-

SRT — State Railways of Thailand.

Australia:-

New South Wales:-

NSWGR — New South Wales Government Railways.

South Australia:-

SAR — South Australian Government/State Railways.

Tasmania:-

TGR — Tasmanian Government Railways.

Victoria:-

VR — Victorian Government Railways.

Canada:-

CNR — Canadian National Railways.
CP — Canadian Pacific Railways.

Middle East:-

Iran:-

RAI — Iran Islamic Republic Railways.

New Zealand:-

NZGR — New Zealand Government Railways.

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