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Groups and Committees

Cross-industry governance

RSSB provides cross-industry governance for industry decisions and activities in many areas of business improvement.

Virtually all of RSSB's services and resources are overseen, governed, commissioned or approved by a cross-industry group, involving representatives of RSSB members and other stakeholders.

Our chart map shows the relationship between RSSB’s facilitated groups and committees.

Governance Group

Industry Standards Coordination Committee

This committee is the senior stakeholder group dealing with issues relating to rail industry standards. The committee supports the industry in overseeing the development of standards.

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Sub-Groups

Control Command & Signalling Standards Committee

Control, Command and Signalling NTSN/TSI Mirror Group

Data, Systems and Telematics Standards Committee

Telematic Applications for Freight and Passenger Services TSI NTSN Mirror Group

Energy Standards Committee

Infrastructure Standards Committee

Aerodynamics GB Working Group
Infrastructure Technical Specification for Interoperability/National Technical Specification Notice Mirror Group
Persons with Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability/National Technical Specification Notice Mirror Group
Tunnel Expert Group

Plant Standards Committee

Rolling Stock Standards Committee

Freight Technical Committee
Rolling Stock – Freight Wagons Technical Specification for Interoperability - National Technical Specification Notice Mirror Group
Locomotive & Passenger Rolling Stock Technical Specification for Interoperability/National Technical Specification Notice Mirror Group
Noise Technical Specification for Interoperability/National Technical Specification Notice Mirror Group

Traffic Operation and Management Standards Committee

Dangerous Goods Working Group
Operation and Traffic Management Technical Specification for Interoperability Mirror Group
Governance Group

System Interface Committee Chairs

The System Interface Committee (SIC) coordinates and resolves cross-SIC issues, agree actions in response to requests or direction from the Technology Leadership Group and the RSSB Board.
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Sub-Groups

Data & Information System Interface Committee

Vehicle/Structures System Interface Committee

Vehicle/Structures System Interface Committee Sub-group

Vehicle/Track System Interface Committee

Adhesion Research Group
Vehicle/Track Technical Advisory Group
Vehicle/Track Wheelset Management Group

Vehicle/Train Control & Communications System Interface Committee

Defect Recording Analysis and Corrective Action System (DRACAS) Steering Group
Degraded Mode Working System Sub-group
Driver Advisory Systems Board
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Steering Group
FRMCS & GSM-R Guidance Sub-group
Future Communications and Positioning Systems Advisory Group
Train Control Technical Sub-group
Train Protection Strategy Group

Vehicle/Train Energy System Interface Committee

Vehicle/Vehicle System Interface Committee

Cross-Industry Remote Condition Monitoring Group
Independently Powered Traction Working Group
Governance Group

System Safety Risk Group

SSRG promotes collaboration on safety issues aligned to the risk areas described in the industry’s safety strategy ‘Rail Health and Safety Strategy’.
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Sub-Groups

Asset Integrity Group

Infrastructure Safety Leadership Group

National Freight Safety Group

Freight Safe Steering Group
Rail Freight Operations Group

People on Trains and in Stations Risk Group

On-board Trains Working Group
Platform Train Interface Working Group
Stations Working Group

Rail Health and Safety Strategy Editorial Board

Road Risk Group

Safety Management Intelligence System Advisory Group

Train Accident Risk Group

Heritage Train Risk Group
Overspeed Group
SPAD Risk Subgroup

Trespass and Suicide Prevention Strategy Group

Trespass and Suicide Prevention Working Group
Governance Group

Sustainable Rail Executive

The Sustainable Rail Executive champions a whole industry approach to sustainability, influencing and shaping the sector’s sustainability blueprint and making rail the leading mode of sustainable transport.
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Sub-Groups

Sustainable Rail Leadership Group

Air Quality Working Group
Climate Change Adaptation Working Group
Decarb Working Group
Infrastructure Carbon Working Group
Modern Slavery Solution Sharing Group
Natural Value Working Group
Noise Working Group
Rail Environment Forum
Rail Social Value Tool Steering Group
Social Sustainability Working Group
Sustainable Rail Blueprint Working Group
Governance Group

Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme

RISAS is the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme, which ensures key suppliers can become recognised as best-in-class at delivering on the most challenging and high-risk aspects of rail vehicle maintenance, repair and overhaul.
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Sub-Groups
Governance Group

Rail Wellbeing Alliance

The Rail Wellbeing Alliance (RWA) and its subgroups coordinate a variety of health activities across the industry, so that legal requirements, cost benefits, and better health provision within organisations can be universally achieved.
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Sub-Groups

Fatigue Coordination Group

Health and Wellbeing Action Group

Occupational Health and Hygiene Advisory Group

Governance Group

Digital Railway Assurance Steering Group

This steering group is concerned with technical and operational assurance of programme components of the Digital Railway programme.

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