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Abbreviations:

WILD Wheel Impact Load Detector (JsT)
SIMBIDS Simplified Bi-Directional Signalling (JsT)
WD (two meanings) Wheelchex Device (JsT)/ War Department (Dennis)
GSP Ground Switch Panel (JsT)
MCG Manually worked Crossing with Gates
COM Change of Mileage (JsT)
ELR (two meanings) East Lancashire Railway (westcoaster)/ Engineer's Line Reference (Tom)
UWCM User Worked Crossing with Miniture red & green warning lights (westcoaster)
BRUTE British Rail Universal Trolley Equipment (Meld)
BREL British Rail Engineering Ltd (westcoaster)
LPTB London Passenger Transport Board (Dennis)
MSJ&A Manchester South Jcn & Altrincham Railway (Meld)
ESP Emergency Signalling Panel (JsT)
DMBSK Driving Motor Brake Second Corridor (Meld)
SLSTP Sleeper Standard Twin-Berth with Pantry (Meld almost had it)
TFLRK Trailer First Lounge Restaurant Kitchen (Meld)

Just two left guys... give me your best guess!!

 

[westcoaster]

simbids= simplified bi-directional working
brel= british rail enginering limited
uwcm= use worked crossing monitored/manned ?
elr= east lancashire railway
dbmsk= driving motor brake standard kitcken?

 

[Meld]

BRUTE - British Rail Universal Trolley
TFLRK - Trailer First Lounge Restaurant Kitchen
SLSTP - Sleeper Second Tourist Pantry
DMBSK - Driving Motor Brake Second Corridor
MSJ&A - Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway (and no I'm not old enough to remember it )

 

[1D53]

SIMBIDS is Simplified bi-directional signalling
BREL = British Rail engineering limited (or very similar)
ELR - East Lancs Railway
WILD = Wheel impact load detector
WD = Wheelcheck device also related to war?
ESP = emergency signalling panel also enchanced speed permission
GSP = ground signalling panel?
COM can mean change of mileage

 

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Updated the list up top.

 

[Dennis]

WD....war department

LPTB.....London passenger transport board

 

[16CSVT2700]

Two to Dennis, list updated!

 

[Tom]

ELR ... Engineering Line Reference

 

[16CSVT2700]

Just MCG left..
EDIT; ESP is not also known as Enhanced Speed Permission, that is EPS, Enhanced Permitted Speed

 

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MCG:-
Manually worked Crossing with Gates

 

[16CSVT2700]

Thankyoop
New quiz being put together..

 

[Tom]

Manually controlled crossing with gates

 

[16CSVT2700]

Oh shush you quail luddite!

 

[Oracle]

MOD Ministry of Defence
WO War Office
MoSMinistry of Supply
BTC British Transport Commission
DRE Docks & Railways Executive
LTE London Transport Executive

 

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