Standards Catalogue

Duties of a designated person (DP) and people working on rail vehicles

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a designated person or person working on a rail vehicle.

Pilot's Single Line Working Form

You will need this form if you carry out the duties of a pilot.

Route Level Assessment of Technical Compatibility between Vehicles and Infrastructure

This document sets out requirements and responsibilities for the assessment of technical compatibility at route level for vehicles and infrastructure.

Passenger Train Dispatch and Platform Safety Measures

This document sets out requirements and guidance for the development, review and implementation of passenger train dispatch processes and measures to…

Single Line Working

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

Trespass Risk Assessment

This document provides a common framework for trespass risk assessments, developed from the outputs of RSSB research project T1183 - Good practice…

Duties of the engineering supervisor (ES) or safe work leader (SWL) in a possession on ERTMS lines where lineside signals are not provided

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of the ES or SWL on ERTMS lines.

Defective On-Train Equipment

This document sets out requirements to be applied when on-train equipment becomes defective and provides guidance to assist the railway undertakings…

Working single and bi-directional lines by pilot

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

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…

Functioning and Control of Exterior Doors on Passenger Vehicles

This document provides GB requirements for exterior doors and Selective Door Operation (SDO) systems.

The Management of Packet 44 Applications

Guidance on High-Integrity Software-Based Systems for Railway Applications

In-Service Examination and Reference Limits for Freight Wagons

Weekly Operating Notice, Periodical Operating Notice and the Sectional Appendix

This document sets out the arrangements for the production of information relating to engineering work, alterations to track and signalling…

Guidance on the Application of the Control Command and Signalling TSI

This guidance note has been produced to provide application guidance on the CCS TSI. The CCS TSI was adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919/EC…

Positioning of Lineside Telephones

This document sets out the requirements for assessing the positioning of lineside operational telephones and the provision of information labels.

Information for Safe Train Operation

This document sets out requirements for information to be provided by the railway undertaking to the infrastructure manager regarding train running on…

Provision of Information and Signs for Access on the Railway

Operational Security Response Planning

Changes to National Operations Publications for June 2025

This document is primarily used to publish minor changes to National Operations Publications (NOPs) and has been re-issued, taking into consideration…

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.…

DC Electrified Lines

This handbook is for those personnel who need to go on the operational railway in an DC electrified area to carry out their duties, with the exception…

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.…

Rule Book Briefing Leaflet

Each issue of the Rule Book Briefing Leaflet contains a summary of the changes being introduced to GERT8000.

Rule Book Module Issue History

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

Rule Book Handbook Issue History

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

Signals, Handsignals, Indicators and Signs Handbook

You will need this handbook if you need to understand the meaning of signals, handsignals, indicators and signs.

DC Electrified Lines

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a train driver, guard, shunter, designated person (DP), signaller, crossing keeper in DC…

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.…

Directional arrows

This document provides design details for sign AJ10 - Directional arrows.  

Advance lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

This document provides design details for sign AJ12 - Advance lower pantograph (temporary power changeover).

Warning of Traction System Changeover

This document provides design details for sign AJ04 - Warning of traction system changeover.  

Indication of route

This document provides design details for sign AJ11 - Indication of route.

Lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

This document provides design details for sign AJ13 - Lower pantograph (temporary power changeover).  

Changeover to or from self-powered

This document provides design details for sign AJ08 - Changeover to or from self-powered.

Changeover to Overhead Electric Traction

This document provides design details for sign AJ07 - Changeover to Overhead Electric Traction.

Do not raise pantograph

This document provides design details for sign AJ09 - Do not raise pantograph.  

Do not raise pantograph (temporary power changeover)

This document provides design details for sign AJ15 – Do not raise pantograph (temporary power changeover).

Lower Pantograph

This document provides design details for sign AJ03 - Lower pantograph

Autumn Poster 2017

Code of Practice for Management of Sidings Safety Surveys

Code of Practice for Route Knowledge within Possessions

Code of Practice for On, Off and Cross Tracking of On Track Plant (OTP)

Code of Practice for Lifting Operations Using Manually Propelled Rail Mounted Gantries

OTP Tandem Lift

Using outriggers on plant

Code of Practice for Loading of OTP

Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI) Status Indicator Lights

Rail Handling - Rail Turner Awareness