updated Mon 12-Mar-12
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THE MAINLINE STEAM TOURS
ABBREVIATIONS
| Abbreviation | Explanation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
E | Steam Engine
| D | Diesel or Electric engine
| C | Support Coach (Private Owner Brake)
| POB | Private Owner Brake (Support coach)
| ECS | Empty coaching stock
| AER | Assisting engine at rear
| U | D Up direction (usually towards London) | Down direction (usually away from London) UM | DM UR DR UF DF US DS UL DL UDL UGL DGL UDGL Up main line | Down main line Up relief line Down relief line Up Fast line Down fast line Up slow line Down slow line Up loop line Down loop line Up and down loop line Up goods line Down goods line Up and down goods line (bidirectional) Jc | Junction
| pX | Platform no X
| rev | Train reverses direction
| TMD | Tractiion Maintenance Depot
| TRSMD | Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance depot
| RSMD | Rolling stock Maintenance depot
| LW | Locomotive Works
| TC | Terminal Complex
| sdg | Siding(s)
| Yd | (Marshalling) Yard
| Recep | Reception Line
| DRS | Down Reception Siding or Down Refuge Siding
| sigX | Signal no X
| SX | Signal no X
| dbs | DB Schenker
| wcrc | West Coast Railway Company
| water
| Stops to take water, usually from a Fire Hydrant or Road Tanker
| path
| Pathing stop, usually to allow another train to pass
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