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From: To:Guidance on wagon maintenance related to recommendations from RAIB reports
This technical note documents findings from all reports, bulletins, and safety digests, published by RAIB, where maintenance of rail wagons has been…
Guidance on Operational Railway Safety Awareness
This document is aimed at Railway Undertakings and any other railway actors operating in or around the railway environment. It gives guidance on…
GOGN3616 Iss 1
October 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Evidence conservation of failed axle bearings in service
This technical note sets out a methodical approach to collecting data at the point of failure and preserving the failed bearings for further analysis…
Master manual
The Rule Book manuals have been produced to provide end-users with access to the content of the Rule Book that is relevant to their roles, e.g.…
Possession Workers Manual
The Rule Book manuals have been produced to provide end-users with access to the content of the Rule Book that is relevant to their roles, e.g.…
Signaller and Signalling Technician Manual
The Rule Book manuals have been produced to provide end-users with access to the content of the Rule Book that is relevant to their roles, e.g.…
GERM8000-signallersignallingtechnician Iss 13.1
November 2023
Live Pending Withdrawal
Train Driver Manual
The Rule Book manuals have been produced to provide end-users with access to the content of the Rule Book that is relevant to their roles, e.g.…
Track Workers Manual
The Rule Book manuals have been produced to provide end-users with access to the content of the Rule Book that is relevant to their roles, e.g.…
GERM8000-trackworkers Iss 12
September 2023
Live Pending Withdrawal
- Impact Assessments 3
Train Operations Staff Manual
The Rule Book manuals have been produced to provide end-users with access to the content of the Rule Book that is relevant to their roles, e.g.…
GERM8000-trainoperationsstaff Iss 13
September 2023
Live Pending Withdrawal
- Impact Assessments 3
Lead/Supporting Committee(s)
Document Type
Issue Date
From: To:Guidance on wagon maintenance related to recommendations from RAIB reports
This technical note documents findings from all reports, bulletins, and safety digests, published by RAIB, where maintenance of rail wagons has been…
Guidance on Operational Railway Safety Awareness
This document is aimed at Railway Undertakings and any other railway actors operating in or around the railway environment. It gives guidance on…
GOGN3616 Iss 1
October 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Evidence conservation of failed axle bearings in service
This technical note sets out a methodical approach to collecting data at the point of failure and preserving the failed bearings for further analysis…
Rail Traffic Loading Requirements for the Design of Railway Structures
GCGN5612 gives guidance on the background and application of the rail traffic loading requirements for the design of railway structures set out in BS…
GCGN5612 Iss 2
September 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Vehicle Registration, Marking and Numbering
This document sets out requirements for the registration, marking and numbering of rail vehicles operating on the Great Britain (GB) mainline network.
RIS-2453-RST Iss 2.1
September 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
Operation of Route- and Line-Proving Trains
This standard sets out a framework to identify the need for, plan, and operate trains for the purposes of route proving on routes that have previously…
Signing of Temporary and Emergency Speed Restrictions
This document sets out requirements, rationale and guidance for signing of Temporary Speed Restrictions (TSRs) and Emergency Speed Restrictions (ESRs)…
RIS-0735-CCS Iss 1
September 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Signing of Permissible Speeds
This document sets out requirements, rationale and guidance for signing of permissible speeds applicable to trains operated on the Great Britain (GB)…
RIS-0734-CCS Iss 2
September 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Rolling Stock Electromagnetic Compatibility with Trackside CCS Subsystems
This document gives guidance on achieving rolling stock electromagnetic compatibility with control, command and signalling (CCS) subsystems, through…
Lineside Operational Signs
This document sets out requirements, rationale and guidance for the application of lineside operational signs published in the RSSB catalogue. It also…
RIS-0733-CCS Iss 1
September 2024
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
- Deviations 1
Termination of adhesion condition
This document provides design details for AK214 sign - Termination of adhesion condition
Warnings
This document provides design details for BA02 sign - Warnings.
Mind the gap / step
This document provides design details for CA02 sign - Mind the gap / step.
Supplementary sign for level crossings
This document provides design details for CC02 sign - Supplementary sign for level crossings.
Instructions for use at a vehicular crossing with a telephone (PCR diagram 103)
This document provides design details for CC05 sign - Instructions for use at a vehicular crossing with a telephone (PCR diagram 103).
Sign indicating the penalty for failure to shut a gate at a vehicular crossing (PCR diagram 105)
This document provides design details for CC07 sign - Sign indicating the penalty for failure to shut a gate at a vehicular crossing (PCR diagram…
Reminder at a crossing with user-operated gates (PCR diagram 111)
This document provides design details for CC11 sign - Reminder at a crossing with user-operated gates (PCR diagram 111)
Sign at a vehicular crossing where there are overhead electric wires and the road approaches are on a gradient (PCR diagram 113)
This document provides design details for CC13 sign - Sign at a vehicular crossing where there are overhead electric wires and the road approaches are…
Telephone number
This document provides design details for DA01 sign - Telephone number
Electrical hazard
This document provides design details for BD01 sign - Electrical hazard.
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From: To:Code of Practice for Audit Protocol for Supply of Machine / Crane Controllers
This Audit Protocol provides a comprehensive list of questions for an auditor to ask and detailed guidance of what is expected of an auditor whilst…