European Eras |
|
Era I | 1870 - 1920 |
Era II | 1920 - 1945 |
Era III | 1945 - 1970 |
Era IV |
1968 - 1985 |
Era V | 1985 - Present |
European Roadnames and Abbreviations |
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Germany | |
Regional Railways Before 1920 | |
Royal Prussian State Railways | KPEV |
Bavarian State Railways | KBAY |
Royal W�rrtemburg State Railways | KWStE |
Royal Saxonian State Railways | K.Sachs. Sts. E. B. |
Government Railways | |
German State Railways 1920-1945 | DRG |
German Federal Railways 1945-1985 | DB |
German Railway Union 1985-Present | DB-AG |
East Germany | |
East German State Railways 1945-1985 | DR |
Austria | |
Federal Railways of Austria-Through 1956 | BB� |
Austrian Federal Railways 1956-Present | �BB |
Belgium | |
National Railways of Belgium | SNCB |
Czech Republic | CD |
Denmark | |
Danish State Railways | DSB |
France | |
French National Railway Company | SNCF |
Hungary | MAV |
Italy | |
Italian State Railways | FS |
Luxembourg | CFL |
Holland/Netherlands | |
Netherlands State Railways | NS |
Norway | |
Norwegian State Railways | NSB |
Poland | |
State Railway of Poland | PKP |
Slovenia | SZ |
Slovakia | ZSR |
Spain | RENFE |
Sweden | |
Swedish State Railways | SJ |
Switzerland | |
Numerous regional lines operated as Swiss Federal Railways. | |
Modern engines are marked | SBB |
CFF | |
FFS | |
But you may see them individually as | BT |
Bern-L�tschberg-Simplon | BLS |
GBS | |
STB | |
Sud Ost Bahn | SOB |