The following tables list railway and tramway terminology as used in different European languages. Included are English, German, Polish, Hungarian, French and Italian.
Types of rail/cable transport service
UK English/othernon-US English US English German Polish Hungarian French Italian Description railway railroad Eisenbahn kolej vasút,vaspálya(archaic) chemin de fer ferrovia transport on rails mountain railway mountain railroad Gebirgsbahn kolej górska hegyi vasút railways on mountainous terrain rack railway,rack-and-pinion railway,cog railway rack railroad Zahnradbahn kolej zębata fogaskerekű vasút ferrovia a cremagliera railways assisted bya rack-and-pinion system cable railway cable railroad kolej linowa funicular,cliff railway funicular Standseilbahn funikular, kolej terenowo-linowa siklóvasút,sikló funiculaire funicolare tram,tramway streetcar,trolley Straßenbahn,Trambahn tramwaj villamos,tramway(archaic) tramway,tram tram urban railways underground,tube,metro subway,metro U-bahn,Untergrundbahn,Metro metro metró,földalattivasút(archaic) métro metropolitana underground rail rapid transit S-bahn szybka kolej miejska gyorsvillamos overground rail rapid transit Tram-Train regional railway kolej regionalna helyi érdekű vasút,HÉV aerial tramway cable car Pendelbahn drótkötélpályás felvonó,felvonó téléphérique aerial lift aerial liftgondola lift Seilbahn kábelvasút, kötélvasút chairlift chairlift Sessellift wyciąg krzesełkowy
Vehicles
UK English/othernon-US English US English German Polish Hungarian French Italian Description train train Zug pociąg vonat train treno group of coupled railway vehicles formation,rake,set,unit consist,trainset skład vonat-összeállítás specific grouping (configuration)of coupled railway vehicles Rollmaterial tabor vasútijármű railway vehicle Triebfahrzeug(Tfz.) vasútivontatójármű powered railway vehicle locomotive(loco),engine locomotive(loco),engine Lokomotive(Lok) lokomotywa mozdony,lokomotív(archaic) locomotive locomotiva powered railway vehiclewithout a passenger compartment A unit,mother multiple unit locomotivecapable of controlling (and powering)a B unit or a slug B unit,booster unit,cabless,slave cabless multiple unit locomotivecapable of being controlled by an A unit slug cabless, remotely powered multiple unitrailway vehicle capable of being poweredand controlled by an A unit shunter (UK/AU),shunting engine,yard pilot (AU) switcher,switch engine,yard goat lokomotywa manewrowa tolatómozdony locomotive intended formoving other rolling stock (shunting)on railway shunting yards road switcher locomotive intended both formoving other rolling stock (shunting)on railway shunting yards and for acting asa regular locomotive outside shunting yards multiple unit(MU) multiple unit(MU) zespół trakcyjny railway vehicle capable ofcontrolling (and powering)another railway vehicle power car power car Triebkopf wagon silnikowy hajtófej trainset Triebzug motorvonat motor coach,railcar/railmotor(non-pulling vehicle) motorcar,railmotor,motor,box motor,doodlebug(non-pulling vehicle) Triebwagen wagon silnikowy, wagon motorowy motorkocsi autorail automotrice powered railway vehiclewith a passenger compartment Gepäcktriebwagen poggyászmotorkocsi motor coach with a luggage compartment control car,control trailer,driving trailer,driving vantrailer (DVT) cab car Steuerwagen wagonsterowniczy,wagonrozrządczy vezérlőkocsi generator car,generator van head endpower car(HEP car),power car fűtőkocsi brake van,guard's van caboose Begleitwagen, Güterzuggepäckwagen brankard fékezőkocsi travelling post office(TPO) railway post office(RPO) wagon pocztowy postakocsi railway carriage railroad car,railcar vasúti kocsi railway coach,railway car passenger car Personenwagen wagon osobowy személykocsi goods wagon,freight wagon goods car,freight car Güterwagen wagon towarowy teherkocsi,tehervagon, vagon boxcar teherkocsi,tehervagon flatcar pőrekocsi refrigerated van,refrigerated wagon refrigerator car,reefer hűtőkocsi,hűtővagon tank wagon,tanker wagon tank car tartálykocsi railbus Schienenautobus,Schienenbus autobus szynowy,szynobus sínautóbusz,sínbusz autocar surrails autobus surotaia Straßenbahnzug villamosszerelvény tramcar streetcar,trolley car villamoskocsi tram engine tramway(archaic) undergroundcar subway car metrókocsi articulatedmotor coach Gelenktriebwagen csuklósmotorkocsi articulated motor coach trailer Beiwagen,Anhanger pótkocsi,pót unpowered, towed tram vehicle Triebbeiwagen,geführterTriebwagen motorpótkocsi,motorpót
See also
Glossary of rail transport terms Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms Glossary of North American railway terms Glossary of Australian railway terms Glossary of New Zealand railway terms Passenger rail terminology
References and notes