Below are the abbreviations used in my reports, both in the 'html' and 'WinWord' versions.
AEG | Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. |
Alco | American Locomotive Co., USA |
BLW | Baldwin Loco Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
BBA | Betrieb für Bergbauausrüstungen, Aue, DDR. (Sub. of Wismut) |
BBC | Brown, Boveri & Cie., Baden, Switzerland. |
BLW | Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA. |
Borsig | A.Borsig, Berlin, Germany. (1841-1931) Borsig Lokomotiv-Werke GmbH, Berlin, Germany. (1931-1944) |
BP | Beyer, Peacock & Co.Ltd., Gorton Foundry, Manchester, UK. |
Breda | Breda Elettromeccanica & Locomotive SpA, Milan, Italy. |
Brjansk | Brjansk Loco Works, Brjansk, USSR. |
Breuer | Breuer-Werke GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. |
CCCP | unknown builder, USSR |
Chaplin | Alexander Chaplin & Co.Ltd., Cranstonhill Works, Glasgow, Scotland |
Chrz | Fabryka Lokomotywim "Feliksa Dzierzynskiego", Chrzanów, Poland. |
CKD | Ceskomoravská-Kolben-Danek A Sp., Prague, Czechoslovakia. |
Cock | Société pour l’Exploitation des Établissements John Cockerill, Seraing, Belgium |
Davenport | Davenport Locomotive Works, Davenport, USA. |
Diema | Diepholzer Maschinenfabrik Fritz Schöttler GmbH, Diepholz, Germany. |
Essl | Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. |
Faur | Werk ‘23 August’ (FAUR), Bucaresti, Romania. |
Flor | Wiener Lokomotivfabrik AG., Wien-Floridsdorf, Austria. |
Frichs | A/S Frichs, Århus, Denmark. |
GE | General Electric Co., USA |
Gmd | Carl Kaelble und Gmeinder GmbH & Co., Germany. (f. Gmeinder & Co.GmbH) |
Hart | Sächsische Maschinenfabrik vorm. Richard Hartmann AG, Chemnitz, Germany. |
Hatlapa | Uetersener Maschinenfabrik, Uetersen, Germany. |
HE | Hunslet Engine Co., Hunslet, Leeds, England. |
Hen | Thyssen Henschel, Kassel, Germany. (f. Henschel & Sohn GmbH) |
JW | Jenbacher Werke AG., Jenbach, Austria |
Kaluga | Kaluga Loco Works, USSR. |
Karl | Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany. |
Kol | "W.W.Kujbyschew" Machinery Works, Kolomna, USSR. |
Krauss L | Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Co., Linz am Donau, Austria. |
Krauss M | Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Co., München, Germany. |
Krenau | Oberschlesische Lokomotivwerke AG
Kattowitz, Werk Krenau, Poland. (Chrzanów while under German control - 1939-1944) |
LEW | VEB Lokomotivbau-Elektrotechnische Werke "Hans Beimler", Hennigsdorf, DDR. |
LHB | Linke-Hofmann-Busch, Salzgitter, Germany. |
Ljudin | Ljudinova Works, USSR. |
LKM | VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx, Potsdam-Babelsberg, DDR. |
LTS | Loco Works "October Revolution", Lugansk (Voroshilograd), Ukraine. |
OK | Orenstein & Koppel, Berlin-Drewitz, Germany.
(1898-1938) Maschinenbau und Bahnbedarf AG, Berlin, Germany. (1938-1945) Orenstein-Koppel und Lübecker Maschinenbau AG, Dortmund-Dorstfeld, Germany. (1950- ) |
MaK | Maschinenbau-AG Kiel, Kiel, Germany. (1948-1959) Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH, Kiel, Germany. (1959- ) |
Mavag | Magyar Állami Vas-, Acél- és Gépgyárak (MAVAG), Budapest, Hungary. |
MB Trac | Mercedes-Benz AG., Stuttgart, Germany (road/rail tractors) |
Mein | Reichbahn-Ausbesserungswerk "Helmut Scholz", Meiningen, DDR. |
Meyer | R.Meyer AG., Muhlheim/Ruhr |
Minilok | allrad-Rangiertechnik GmbH, Heiligenhaus, Germany. (Road/rail machines) |
MLW | Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal, Canada. |
Moyse | Locotracteurs Gaston Moyse, La Courneuve, Seine St.Denis, France. |
MTM | La Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima SA, Barcelona, Spain. |
Nohab | Nydquist & Holm AB, Trollhattan, Sweden |
OM | Officine Meccaniche e Navali, Milan & Naples, Italy. |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works, Pittsburgh, USA. |
PM | Pedershåb Maskinfabrik A/S, Brønderslev, Denmark. |
Porter | H.K.Porter Locomotive Works, Pittsburgh, USA. |
Reghin | IUPS, Traktorwerk, Reghin, Romania. |
Resita | Uzinele de Fier si Domeniile din Resita
Societate Anonima Resita, Romania. (later: Combinatul Metalurgic) |
RH | Ruston & Hornsby Ltd., Lincoln, England. |
Rogers | Rogers Locomotive Works, Paterson, USA. |
RS | Robert Stephenson & Co.Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. |
Schalke | Gewerkschaft Schalker Eisenhütte, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. |
Schichau | F.Schichau Maschinen- und Lokomotivfabrik, Elbing, Germany. |
Schneider | Schneider & Cie., Le Creusot, France. |
Schöma | Christoph Schöttler Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Diepholz, Germany. |
Schw | Berliner Maschinenbau-Actien-Gesellschaft (vormals L.Schwartzkopff), Berlin, Germany. |
Sigl | Actien-Gesellschaft der Lokomotiv-Fabrik vormals G.Sigl, Wiener Neustadt, Austria. |
Škoda | Škoda Werk, Plzen, Czechoslovakia. |
SLM | Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik, Winterthur, Switzerland. |
SMZ | Strojárske a Metalurgié Závody, Dubnica, Czechoslavakia. |
Sormovo | State Factory Red-Sormowo, Somorowo, USSR. |
Spoor | NV Spoorijzer, Delft, Netherlands. (built Deutz locos under licence) |
SSW | Siemens-Schuckert-Werke, Berlin, Germany. |
Stadler | Ernst Stadler AG., Fahrzeugbau, Freienbach/Zürich/Bussnang, Switzerland. |
TSM | Turcianske Strojárne Národný Podnik Martin, Czechoslavakia |
U23A | Werk ‘23 August’ (FAUR), Bucaresti, Romania. |
Unilok | Hugo Aeckerle & Co., Hamburg, Germany (road/rail machines) |
Unimog | Mercedes-Benz, Stuttgart, Germany. (Road/rail unit, based of the MB Unimog tractor) |
Unio | UNIO-Werke, Satu-Mare, Romania. |
VIW | Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA |
Vodkivsk | Wotkinsk Works, USSR (?) |
Vollert | Hermann Vollert GmbH & Co.KG, Weinsberg, Germany. Un-manned, radio-controlled "Robot" locos. |
Zagro | Zagro Bahn- und Baumaschinen GmbH., Bad Rappenau-Grombach, Germany. |
ZLP | Závody V.I.Lenina, Plzen, Czechoslovakia. |
ZV | Závody K.J.Voršilova, Dubnica, Czechoslovakia. |
CFF | Câile Ferate Forestiere (State Forest Railways), Romania. |
CFR | Câile Ferate Romanie (Romanian State Railways), Romania. |
DB | Deutsche Bundesbahn (1948- ) later Deutsche Bahn AG. |
DR | Deutsche Reichsbahn (1923- ) |
KPEV | (Prussian State Railways). |
b | builders number found on the boiler. |
Der | Derelict |
Dsm | Dismantled |
f. | formerly |
IS | Loco in steam at the time of the visit. |
m | builders number found on the motion. |
oou | Loco out of use at the time of visit. |
orig. | originally |
Pvd | preserved |
Rep | Loco under repair at the time of the visit. |
Scr | loco scrapped. |
s/s | loco scrapped or sold. |