Item Codes
RAILWAY/RAILROAD MOTIVE POWER
STEA Steam powered railway equipment, including
• Steam Locomotives
• Steam Rail Cars
• Steam Trams
• Parts of steam engines, such as boilers, rods, tenders etc.
• Name, number & works/builders plates attached to steam locos
DSEL Diesel Locomotives, also
• Parts of diesel locos
• Names & numbers
ELEC Electric Locomotives, also
• Parts of electric locos
• Names & numbers
EDLElectro Diesel Locomotives
DMU Diesel Multiple Units, not locomotive hauled trains or loco push/pull trains, including:
• Single car self powered diesel trains
• Parts of diesel powered trains
• Names and numbers
• British HSTs
• Petrol powered trains
EMU Electric Multiple Units, not locomotive hauled trains or loco push/pull trains, including:
• Single car electric trains
• Parts of electric powered trains
• Names and numbers
• French TGVs, German ICEs, Eurostar and similar
GTUR Gas Turbine powered locomotives and units, including
• Names and numbers
BATT Battery powered equipment
RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK
PASS Passenger Coaches/Cars for Railways and Railroads, including
• Baggage Coaches/Cars
FREI Freight Wagons/Cars for Railways and Railroads, including
• Brake vans, Cabooses and Match trucks
• Parts of Wagons
• Works plates
MAIL Mail carrying Coaches/Cars and Units in Postal livery
WORK Departmental/Work trains: Rolling Stock for Maintenance, Testing and Departmental use (non revenue)
SNOW Snow clearing equipment
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
INFR Infrastructure including
• Track
• Bridges
• Tunnels
• Loco Sheds
• Headquarters buildings
• Railway Hotels
but not Stations or Signalling - see below
STN Stations for railways and railroads, including:
• Station 'furniture'
• Station signs
SIGSSignals for railways and railroads, including:
• Signal Boxes/Towers
RAILWAY MISCELLANEOUS
RAIL Railway and Railroad General Category covering items such as:
• Signs (not used on a station)
• Tickets
• Maps
• Posters
• Lamps
• Ticket clippers
• Insignia
• Guards' whistles
• Staff in Uniform
OTHER RAIL TRANSPORT
ELEV Elevated and Monorail systems, also the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, and related stations
FUNI Funicular Railways, including related stations
METR Metro systems, Subways, Underground/Tube systems, U-Bahn, S-Bahn and Inter-urban lines. City railways above and below ground, including related stations
TRAM Trams and Streetcars, powered by electricity or internal combustion, including:
• Related stops and stations
but not Steam Trams, which are in category STEA
MINI Amusement Park and Miniature railways (Live steamers and Model Engineers' lines). Includes only those lines which can offer people rides and only lines with a gauge less than 15 inches. Includes steam and other means of propulsion.
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR Air transport: all Planes, Helicopters, Balloons etc., including • Civilian Aviation
• Military Aviation
• Airports
• Aviation related items
WATER TRANSPORT
AQUA Lake, Canal and River (non-tidal) transport including Lake, Canal and River views, and Docks
SEASea-going transport including Merchant and Military Ships/Boats, also views of tidal rivers, harbours, docks etc.
HOVR Hovercraft
HYDR Hydrofoils and Jetfoils
ROAD TRANSPORT
AGRI Agricultural equipment including tractors, ploughing engines etc.
ARMY Military vehicles in military colours
BIKE Motor cycles, Scooters, Mopeds and Pedal Cycles
BUS Buses also Mini-buses in commercial colours
HORS Horse-drawn buses, carriages, carts etc.
TBUS Trolley-buses also referred to as 'Trackless Trolleys'
CAR Cars including Taxis, Sports Utility Vehicles and People-movers in private colours
EMER Emergency vehicles, associated equipment and buildings, including:
• Fire engines/trucks/appliances
• Ambulances
• Police vehicles
ROADRoad infrastructure, including Bridges, Motorways and Street Scenes
ROLL Steam rollers and Diesel rollers
TRAC Traction engines and Showmen's engines
TRUC Trucks or Lorries, all commercial vehicles including delivery vans, pick-ups etc.
OTHER TRANSPORT
CABL Cable-cars and Ski-lifts (vehicles suspended from cables)
OTHER ITEMS
VIEW Views of Scenery, buildings and gardens
MISC Miscellaneous items of transport interest
MODL Models of transport interest
ENGR Items of Engineering interest, such as:
• Beam engines
• Pumping engines

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