Standards Catalogue

Engineering Certification of Railborne Plant and the Assessment of Non-Railborne Plant

Signing of Permissible Speeds

Signing of Temporary and Emergency Speed Restrictions

Sanding Equipment

Guidance on the Safety in Railway Tunnels Technical Specification for Interoperability

This document gives guidance on interpreting the requirements of the Safety in Railway Tunnels Technical Specification for Interoperability (SRT TSI).…

Signalling Lockout Systems to Protect Railway Undertaking Personnel

This document sets out requirements and guidance for signalling lockout systems provided or railway undertaking personnel to use.

Provision of Information and Signs for Access on the Railway

This document sets out requirements for the provision of information about access to and alongside the railway. It specifies where operational safety…

End of Emergency special Working

This document provides design details for sign AK215 - End of Emergency Special Working

Guidance for the Development and Design Considerations of Passenger Rolling Stock Depots

This document provides guidance to industry to inform the development and design of passenger rolling stock depots. From the point at which a depot is…

Line Blockage Form

This form is used by the Signaller, IWA, COSS, PC and SWL to record the details of a line blockage

Provisional SPAD Data Collection Form (Railway Undertaking)

Incident Response Planning & Management

This document contains requirements and guidance for the development of rail incident response plans and the management of rail incidents.

Confidential Reporting System for Rail Staff

This document is a standard on the basic requirements of a confidential reporting system for rail staff

Guidance on Rolling Stock Subsystem and Interfaces to AC Energy Subsystem

AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem

Rolling Stock Subsystem and Interface to AC Energy Subsystem

Guidance on AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem

Permissible Track Forces and Resistance to Derailment and Roll-Over of Railway Vehicles

Railway Wheelsets

Size of Vehicles and Position of Equipment

Pilot's Single Line Working Form

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

Single Line Working

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

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…

Signaller's Form for Working Single and Bi-Directional Lines by Pilot

This form is used by signallers to record the details for the working of trains over a single or bi-directional line by pilot, during a failure or…

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.

Rule Book Handbook Issue History

Driver’s Single Line Working Ticket

Station duties and train dispatch

Preparation and movement of trains: Defective or isolated vehicles and on-train equipment

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

Misuse of MEWPs

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry not to misuse MEWPs during work activities.

Plant Exclusion Zones

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry about the necessity to keep personnel clear from areas around working…

Emergency Haulage by OTMs

This Code of Practice details the haulage capabilities of on-track machines (OTM). It should be followed by any route or operator control when…

Use and Maintenance of Full Electric/Hybrid Powered OTP

This Code of Practice details best practice for use and maintenance of battery or hybrid powered OTP. It defines best practice and industry guidance…

Injection Injury

This poster details the actions to be taken following a hydraulic injection injury.

Cross Tracking of On Track Plant

OTP must only be on/off tracked within a Possession. OTP is not permitted to cross track under Line Blocks.

AFFF Fire Extinguishers

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry about the potential for AFFF fire extinguishers to freeze in cold weather.…

RRV Braking

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry is a reminder that road-rail vehicles when in rail mode take a lot longer to…

Piling using OTP

This Code of Practice details guidance on the arrangements for controlling the risks when planning and undertaking piling operations on the railway…

Plant Activities with Any Line Open

All plant activities that could foreseeably foul an open line require a documented ALO Plan, which must be approved by a Responsible ALO Manager.