Abbreviations: Transport

TF		Tropical Fresh water
F		Fresh water
T		Tropical seawater
S		Summer seawater
W		Winter seawater
WNA		Winter North Atlantic
L		Timber (sic) – as a prefix to all of the above

ABS		Anti–lock Braking System
ACV		Air Cushioned Vehicle (hovercraft)
ANPR		Automatic Number Plate Recognition
APT		Advanced Passenger Train
ATV		All–Terrain Vehicle
Cab (as in Taxicab)		Cabriolet
CQD		All stations: distress (an early radio distress signal – before SOS)
DERV		Diesel Engined Road Vehicle
DLR		Docklands Light Railway
EVA		Extra–Vehicular Activity (space walk)
FOB		Free On Board (when being exported)
FSH		Full Service History (used in adverts for second hand cars – see also Science)
GT		Gran Turismo
GWR		Great Western Railway
HST		High Speed Train
IATA		International Air Transport Authority
Jeep		General Purpose vehicle (GP)
LMS		London, Midland & Scottish (Railway)
LRV		Lunar Roving Vehicle ('moon buggy')
LNER		London & North East Railway
MG		Morris Garages
MOT (test)		Ministry of Transport
o.h.c.		Overhead camshaft
o.h.v.		Overhead valve
PATH (NY–NJ)		Overhead valve
PSV		Public Service Vehicle
RHA		Road Haulage Association
RMS		Royal Mail Ship (or Steamship, or Steamer)
SNCF (in France)		Societe Nationale de Chemins de Fer (the state–owned national railway company)
SOHO (spacecraft)		Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
STOL		Short Take–Off and Landing
Taxi(cab)		Taximeter Cabriolet
TGV		Train à Grand Vitesse
TIR		Transports Internationaux Routiers
UAV		Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (commonly known as a drone)
ULEZ		Ultra Low Emissions Zone
VLCC		Very Large Crude Carrier (200,000 to 400,000 tons)
VTOL		Vertical Take–Off and Landing