Railroads Eras



Railroads Eras in Europe

Era Time Period Notes:
Era I 1800-1925 Country & Private Railways 
Era II 1920-1950 The Period after the formation of large state railways 
Era III 1945-1970 The new organization of European railroads
Era IV 1965-1990 Standardized computer lettering on all rolling stock & locos
Era V 1985-2000 The modern era of railroading
Era VI 2009 - today present-day


Railroads Eras in Poland


Era dapple
Era I 1842-1918
Era Ia 1842-1871
Era Ib 1871-1918
Era II 1918-1945
Era IIa 1918-1926
Era IIb 1926-1939
Era IIc 1939-1945
Era III 1945-1968
Era IIIa 1945-1951
Era IIIb 1951-1956
Era IIIc 1956-1968
Era IV 1968-1989
Epoka IVa 1968-1974
Era IVb 1974-1980
Era IVc 1980-1989
Era V 1989 – 2009
Era V 1989 – 2009
Era Va 1989 – 2001
Era Vb 2001 – 2003
Era Vc 2003 – 2009
Era VI 2009 today
Era VIa 2009 today