The information to be found in the lists shown below, is not intended as a work of reference, or a definitive guide for a particular date. It is only to help visitors find the codes used in this database, to define locomotives, transport operators etc.
Available links shown to the left of the item. Last updated June 8th, 2007
LINKS TO OTHER RAIL WEBSITES
| http://www.30939.svsfilm.com | 30939archives - Train and Tram video productions |
| http://www.svsfilm.com | For the best in UK, US and Europe railway video, audio and news |
| http://www.ninelms.svsfilm.com | Principally dedicated to Nine Elms Depot and its Staff 1838 - 1967 |
| http://www.lcgb.net | Loco Club of Great Britain |
| http://www.railserve.com | The Internet Railroad Directory |
| http://www.steamlocomotive.com | Steam Locomotive dot Com |
| http://www.trainnet.org | TrainNet.org |
| http://www.railtravelcenter.com | Rail Travel Center Tours based in Vermont USA |
| http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/peclegg/sncf | S.N.C.F. Society for the study of French Railways |
| http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk | British Rail Tours Database |
| http://www.mccrow.org.uk | Site includes East African Railways |
| http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk | Transport Database including railways |
| http://www.eisenbahn-kurier.de/ | German Railway Magazine |
| http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ | Disused UK Stations |
AUSTRIA - TRANSPORT OPERATORS
| AUST_OPER_RAIL | RAILWAY/RAILROAD COMPANIES |
| AUST_OPER_PRES | PRESERVED RAILWAYS AND OTHER PLACES of TRANSPORT INTEREST |
| METROS AND SUBWAYS | |
| AUST_OPER_TRAM | TRAMWAYS AND INTER-URBAN TRAMWAYS |
| ELEVATED RAILWAYS | |
| FUNICULARS | |
| CABLE-CARS AND SKI-LIFTS | |
| BUS | |
| TROLLEY-BUS | |
| AUST_OPER_AQUA | LAKE AND RIVER |
| SEA | |
| AIRLINES | |
| MINIATURE RAILWAYS AND LIVE STEAM (less than 15 inch gauge) |
| AUST_CLASS_STEA_OBB | Standard Gauge CLASSES of STEAM LOCOMOTIVE |
| AUST_CLASS_760mm | Narrow Gauge Classes of STEAM, DIESEL AND ELECTRIC LOCOS |
BRITISH OPERATORS of RAILWAYS
| BRIT_OPER_RAIL_1923LNER | Companies grouped to form LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 1923 |
| BRIT_OPER_RAIL_1923LMS | Companies grouped to form LONDON MIDLAND SCOTTISH RAILWAY 1923 |
| BRIT_OPER_RAIL_1923GWR | Companies absorbed to form GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY 1923 |
| BRIT_OPER_RAIL_1923SR | Companies grouped to form SOUTHERN RAILWAY 1923 |
| British Railways Regions during nationalisation 1948 to 1994 | |
| Railway Operators in Britain from privatisation 1994 to date | |
| BRIT_OPER_PRES | PRESERVED RAILWAYS AND OTHER PLACES of TRANSPORT INTEREST |
| BRIT_OPER_METR | METROS, SUBWAYS, UNDERGROUNDS |
| BRIT_OPER_TRAM | TRAMWAYS AND INTER-URBAN TRAMWAYS |
| ELEVATED RAILWAYS | |
| FUNICULARS | |
| CABLE-CARS AND SKI-LIFTS | |
| BRIT_OPER_BUS | BUS |
| TROLLEY-BUS | |
| LAKE AND RIVER | |
| BRIT_OPER_SEA | SEA |
| AIRLINES | |
| MINIATURE RAILWAYS AND LIVE STEAM (less than 15 inch gauge) |
BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
| BRIT_CLASS_STEA_GWR | former GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY locos to B.R. Western Region | BRIT_CLASS_STEA_SR | former SOUTHERN RAILWAY locos to B.R. Southern Region | BRIT_CLASS_STEA_LMS | former LONDON MIDLAND SCOTTISH RAILWAY locos transferred to B.R. London Midland Region | BRIT_CLASS_STEA_LNER | former LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY locos to B.R. Eastern Region and B.R. North-Eastern Region | BRIT_CLASS_STEA_BR | BRITISH RAILWAYS Standard Classes locos and War Department/Ministry of Supply Austerity locos |
OTHER TYPES OF MOTIVE POWER
| BRIT_CLASS_DSEL | BRITISH CLASSES of DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES |
| BRITISH CLASSES of ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES | |
| BRITISH CLASSES of DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS (DMU) | |
| BRITISH CLASSES of ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNITS (EMU) |
COUNTRIES
| COUN_LIST | List of COUNTRIES, with FOUR LETTER CODES, used in this database |
FRANCE TRANSPORT OPERATORS
| FRAN_OPER_RAIL | RAILWAY/RAILROAD COMPANIES |
| FRAN_RAIL_PRES | PRESERVED RAILWAYS AND PLACES of TRANSPORT INTEREST |
| FRAN_OPER_METR | METROS AND SUBWAYS, UNDERGROUNDS |
| FRAN_OPER_TRAM | TRAMWAYS AND INTER-URBAN TRAMWAYS |
| ELEVATED RAILWAYS | |
| FUNICULARS | |
| CABLE-CARS AND SKI-LIFTS | |
| BUS | |
| TROLLEY-BUS | |
| LAKE, RIVER AND CANAL SEA | |
| FRAN_OPER_AIR | AIRLINES |
| MINIATURE RAILWAYS AND LIVE STEAM (less than 15 inch gauge) |
GERMANY (WEST)
D.B. CLASSES of RAILWAY MOTIVE POWER
| GERM_CLASS_STEA_DB_sg | D.B. Standard Gauge CLASSES of STEAM LOCOMOTIVES |
| D.B. Standard Gauge CLASSES of DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES | |
| D.B. CLASSES of ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES | |
| D.B. CLASSES of DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS (DMU) | |
| D.B. CLASSES of ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNITS (EMU) |
GAUGES
| GAUGE_LIST | List of COUNTRIES, with their main RAILWAY GAUGES |
ITEM CODES
| INFO_ITEM | INFORMATION ABOUT THE ITEM CODES USED IN THIS DATABASE |
MAKERS, MANUFACTURERS
| MAKERS_BIKES | MOTOR CYCLE MAKERS |
| MAKERS_BUSES | BUS MAKERS |
| MAKERS_CARS | CAR MAKERS |
| MAKERS_PLANES | AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS |
| MAKERS_TRAINS | TRAIN MAKERS |
| MAKERS_TRUCKS | TRUCK, LORRY, COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS |
PORTUGAL TRANSPORT OPERATORS
| PORT_OPER_RAIL | RAILWAYS |
| PRESERVED RAILWAYS AND PLACES of TRANSPORT INTEREST | |
| METROS, UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS | |
| PORT_OPER_TRAM | TRAMWAYS AND INTER-URBAN TRAMWAYS |
| ELEVATED RAILWAYS | |
| PORT_OPER_FUNI | FUNICULARS |
| CABLE-CARS and SKI-LIFTS | |
| BUS | |
| TROLLEY-BUS | |
| LAKE, RIVER AND CANAL | |
| SEA | |
| AIRLINES | |
| MINIATURE RAILWAYS AND LIVE STEAM (less than 15 inch gauge) |
SWITZERLAND TRANSPORT OPERATORS
| SWIT_OPER_RAIL | RAILWAY/RAILROAD COMPANIES |
| SWIT_OPER_PRES | PRESERVED RAILWAYS AND OTHER PLACES of TRANSPORT INTEREST |
| METROS AND SUBWAYS | |
| SWIT_OPER_TRAM | TRAMWAYS AND INTER-URBAN TRAMWAYS |
| ELEVATED RAILWAYS FUNICULARS | |
| CABLE-CARS AND SKI-LIFTS | |
| BUS | |
| TROLLEY-BUS | |
| LAKE AND RIVER | |
| SEA | |
| AIRLINES | |
| MINIATURE RAILWAYS AND LIVE STEAM (less than 15 inch gauge) |
U.S.A., CLASSES of RAILWAY MOTIVE POWER
AMERICAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
| USA_CLASS_STEA_CBQ | CHICAGO BURLINGTON AND QUINCY |
| USA_CLASS_STEA_CNW | CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY |
| USA_CLASS_STEA_DRGW_3ft | DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN 3 feet |
| USA_CLASS_STEA_NW | NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY |
| USA_CLASS_STEA_PRR | PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD |
| USA_CLASS_STEA_UP | UNION PACIFIC |
U.S.A.TRANSPORT OPERATORS
| USA_OPER_RAIL | RAILWAY/RAILROAD COMPANIES |
| USA_OPER_PRES | PRESERVED RAILWAYS AND OTHER PLACES of TRANSPORT INTEREST |
| USA_OPER_METR | METROS AND SUBWAYS |
| USA_OPER_TRAM | TRAMWAYS AND INTER-URBAN TRAMWAYS |
| USA_OPER_ELEV | ELEVATED RAILWAYS |
| FUNICULARS | |
| CABLE-CARS AND SKI-LIFTS | |
| USA_OPER_BUS | BUS |
| TROLLEY-BUS | |
| LAKE AND RIVER | |
| SEA | |
| AIRLINES | |
| MINIATURE RAILWAYS AND LIVE STEAM (less than 15 inch gauge) | |
WHEEL ARRANGEMENT or TYPE
| INFO_WHEELARR_TYPE | INFORMATION on LOCOMOTIVE WHEEL ARRANGEMENTS and TYPES of equipment |