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From: To:Rail Vehicle Structures and Passive Safety
This document sets out requirements for the design and integrity of primary and secondary rail vehicle structures, including interior crashworthiness.
GMRT2100 Iss 6.1
June 2023
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
Communication of urgent operating advice
This standard sets out requirements, rationale and guidance for reporting and communicating urgent operating safety information.
RIS-3350-TOM Iss 1
June 2023
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Axle Bearing Condition Monitoring
This document sets out requirements and guidance for condition monitoring of axle bearings, whether by trackside or onboard detection systems.
GEGN8614 Iss 1
June 2023
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
GERT8014 Iss 2
June 2023
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
- Amendments: 1
- Deviations 1
Management of Safety-Related Rail Vehicle Defects
This document defines requirements for recording, analysing and reporting safety-related defects, faults and failures on rail vehicles, plant and…
RIS-8250-RST Iss 1
June 2023
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
- Amendments: 2
Urgent High-Risk Defect Report Form
In the event that the NIR-Online system is unavailable, details of urgent high-risk defects, faults and failures shall be shared by completing and…
Assessment of Passenger Seat Comfort
This document gives guidance on the assessment of static comfort for passenger seats on rolling stock. It includes criteria to measure aspects of a…
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…
Movement of Continental Wagons on the GB Network
RIS-2770-RST Iss 1 sets out requirements and guidance around the process of registering and assessing compatibility of wagons not registered in GB for…
RIS-2770-RST Iss 1
June 2023
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
Reporting of adverse events
This technical note will help industry to understand the reporting systems for safety related issues provided by the Rail Safety and Standards Board…
Engineering change (software and firmware)
This technical note provides signposts to existing standards and good practice in engineering change management relating to software and…
Pilot's form for working of single and bi-directional lines by pilot
This form is used by the pilot to record the details for the working of trains over single or bi-directional lines by pilot, during a failure or when…
Form RT3154 12-03
December 2022
Withdrawn
IWA, COSS or PC blocking a line
You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of a IWA, COSS or PC blocking a line.
GERT8000-HB8 Iss 8
December 2022
Withdrawn
- Impact Assessments 1
- Deviations 1
Signaller's Form for Working Single and Bi-Directional ERTMS Lines by Pilot
Signaller's form for working of single and bi-directional ERTMS lines by pilot.
Form RT3155 ERTMS Iss 06-13
December 2022
Withdrawn
Driver’s Ticket for Working Single and Bi-Directional Lines by Pilot
This form is issued by the pilot to drivers and records the details for the working of trains over a single or bi-directional line by pilot, during a…
Form RT3156 Iss 3
December 2022
Withdrawn
Written Order 04 Permission to Make a Wrong-Direction Movement Form
This form is dictated by the signaller to the driver of fitted trains, on ERTMS level 2 lines.
Form RTWO04 Iss 12-13
December 2022
Withdrawn
Pilot's form for working of single and bi-directional ERTMS lines by pilot
Pilot's form for working of single and bi-directional ERTMS lines by pilot.
Form RT3154 ERTMS Iss 06-13
December 2022
Withdrawn
Permissible speed indicators (km/h)
This document provides design details for AD01k sign - Permissible speed indicators (km/h).
Permissible speed indicators (mph)
This document provides design details for AD01m sign - Permissible speed indicators (mph).
Permissible speed indicators (km/h) for limited clearance
This document provides design details for AD02k sign - Permissible speed indicators (km/h) for limited clearance.
Termination of AWS gap
This document provides design details for AA02 sign - Termination of AWS gap.
Commencement of AWS gap
This document provides design details for AA01 sign - Commencement of AWS gap.