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European Eras |
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| Era I | 1870 - 1920 |
| Era II | 1920 - 1945 |
| Era III | 1945 - 1970 |
| Era IV |
1968 - 1985 |
| Era V | 1985 - Present |
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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 |