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Basic railway glossary of Spanish, German, English, French, Italian and Russian terms.

This page provides a modern list of terminology i.e., a glossary for the most common railway terms.

Japanese-English-French-German-Chinese railway terminology dictionary. Very useful.

The German-English dictionary of railway terms is in two sections: The main dictionary: Select German words beginning with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The appendices: Groups of terms related to: Bahnanlagen, Points (am. Switches), Rail or Track, Signalling, Locomotive wheel/axle layout

Interesting glossary of railway terms. English - Spanish and Spanish - English

Railway terminology

En ret omfattende DK -> DK ordliste med forklaringer af jernbaneterminologien

This lexicon was originally produced by the Railway Systems Group at the University of Birmingham in cooperation with Railtrack (now Network Rail) and other organisations. Staff at the University of Birmingham and the team of The Railway Consultancy update the Lexicon on a regular basis. In general, the UK term "railway" is used rather than the U... View more

An attempt to answer all those questions which arise on the Internet about the differences between US and UK railway terminology. In this era of the "global village" and international travel, many terms are now used universally around the world so you may hear or see US and UK English used together in the international context. Monolingual Engl... View more

Train Braking Glossary Have you heard the story of the browbeaten duck? He could fly as fast as the other ducks but he couldn't stop as quickly. To a train driver, the brakes are the most important part of the train but not many people outside the industry understand how they work. With that in mind, this page provides a simple glossary of brake... View more

This page provides a modern list of terminology i.e., a glossary for the most common railway terms. Monolingual English/English

Here is a collection of over 300 descriptions of the parts of the steam locomotive compiled to assist locomotive enthusiasts to further their knowledge of the most remarkable mechanical machine ever created by man. Although it is based on UK practice and design, it has much of interest to world wide readers and it includes some historical notes ab... View more

Glossaries of terms, classes of locomotives and people

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Updated March 1996

This is an A to Z reference of terminology, techniques and all things related to trains. A source of information that is designed to grow.

Turkish Railway Technical Dictionary
- Steam Engine
- Electric and diesel engines
- Rolling stock
- Track and buildings
- Signaling
- Train operations


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Interesting gossary in four languages on tracks and switches of the railway industry

Good source for Spanish>English, English>Spanish technical railway terms, with particular emphasis on South American Spanish.

Bahntechnische Terminologie deutsch-englisch

Von "ABC-Raster" bis "Zuglauf" werden hier die wichtigsten Begriffe zum Thema Eisenbahn erklärt. Einfach auf einen Anfangsbuchstaben klicken, und schon kann es losgehen

Good basic (and not-so-basic) train vocabulary, may be used in either direction through "search" function.

Fantastic basic resource on the trade. Just don't click on the homepage link or you won't get out of it.