Standards Catalogue

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…

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.…

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.…

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.…

ETCS stop marker

This document provides design details for sign AB08 - ETCS stop marker.

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…

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…

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.

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)…

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)…

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…

Level crossings - signallers' regulations

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a signaller in an area where there is a level crossing.

Duties of the machine controller (MC) and on-track plant operator

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of the machine controller (MC) and on-track plant operator.

Possession of a running line for engineering work

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver or signaller.

Rule Book Handbook Issue History

This document contains updates to align with changes to Rule Book handbook issues (GERT8000)

Personnel asking for trains to be stopped form

This form is used by signallers to record the details when personnel ask for a line to be blocked for their own protection when going on or near the…

Rule Book Module Issue History

This document contains updates to align with changes to Rule Book module issues (GERT8000)

General duties and track safety for track workers

This handbook is for those personnel who need to go on the operational railway to carry out their duties, with the exception of a train driver, guard,…

General duties of a controller of site safety (COSS)

This handbook is for those personnel who have the general duties of a controller of site safety (COSS).

General duties of an individual working alone (IWA)

This handbook is for those personnel with general duties of an individual working alone (IWA).

General signalling regulations

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a signaller.

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.

Code of Practice for Use and Loading of MEWPs

Code of Practice for Management of Operational Risk and SPAD Avoidance Strategy for On-track Machines (OTM)

Points Run Through

Code of Practice for Safe use of Quick Hitches

Code of Practice for Tandem Lifting with Two Excavator Cranes

Code of Practice for On and Off Tracking of Road-Rail Vehicles

Code of Practice for RRV & RMMM Machine / Crane Controller Checklists

RRV Braking Poster

Code of Practice for Dynamic Brake Testing of RRVs

RCI Motion Cut During Tandem Lifting Poster