Standards Catalogue

Work on signalling equipment – duties of the signalling technician

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of a signalling technician.

Glossary of Railway Terminology

You will need this glossary if you are issued with GERT8000.

Shunting

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

Management of Control Command and Signalling (CCS) Subsystem Failures, Faults and Defects

This document sets out the management process requirements that apply to safety related failures of control command and signalling (CCS) onboard and…

Rule Book Module Issue History

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

Failure of, or work on, signalling equipment - signallers' regulations

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

Preparation and movement of trains

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver, guard, shunter, signaller or train preparer.

Dealing with a train accident or train evacuation

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

Preparation and working of freight trains

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of the following in relation to freight trains: train driver, guard, shunter, train preparer.

Rule Book Handbook Issue History

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

Outer and Inner Home Signals

Vehicle-on-Line Switches

Route Indicators on Running Signals

Subsidiary Signals

Ground Shunting Signals

Type of Colour Light Signal

Route Indicators (all types)

Replacement Switches for Automatic Signals

Track Circuit Clearance Points

ATC (AWS) Brake Valve

Train stopped by train failure

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

Passing a signal at danger or an end of authority (EoA) without a movement authority (MA)

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a: driver, guard, shunter or signaller. You will also need this module if you carry out the…

Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) or Train Trip or Unauthorised Movement

For use by signallers in cases of a SPAD being investigated.

Observing and obeying signalling indications. Train warning systems. Reporting signalling failures and irregularities

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver, person controlling train movements, shunter or signaller.

Reporting a signal / AWS / TPWS / ATP / TVM failure or irregularity

For use by drivers in all cases of signal, AWS or TPWS irregularities and signallers when the following is reported: A wrong side signalling failure,…

Advice to Train Crews - Conveyance of Radioactive Flask

This form is a Network Rail maintained document and is provided as a stand-alone version of the form originally reproduced as an Appendix to GORT3407…

Activation of TPWS or ERTMS tri

This form is used by a signaller to record information obtained from drivers after the activation of TPWS, except when a signal has been passed at…

Defective or isolated vehicles and on-train equipment

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver, guard, signaller or train preparer. It sets out the operational instructions to be…

General signalling regulations

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

Duties of the person in charge of the siding possession (PICOS)

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of a PICOS.

Gradient sign

This document provides design details for AK202 - Gradient sign

Spring catch board

This document provides design details AK204 sign - Spring catch board.

Train class specific instruction

This document provides design details for AK206 sign - Train class specific instruction.

Warnings for train crew

This document provides design details for AK210 sign - Warnings for train crew.

Coasting board

This document provides design details for AK208 sign - Coasting board.

Infrastructure location names, information and references

This document provides design details for AK212 sign - Infrastructure location names, information and references.

Warnings

This document provides design details for BA02 sign - Warnings.

Termination of adhesion condition

This document provides design details for AK214 sign - Termination of adhesion condition

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.

Application Note 4 - Independent Safety Assessment

Application Note 3 - Human Error: Causes, Consequences and Mitigations

Application Note 2 - Software and EN50128

Application Note 1 - Railway-Level Issues

Engineering Safety Management (The Yellow Book) Fundamentals and Guidance