Standards Catalogue

Crashworthiness risk assessment for mainline passenger rolling stock

This Technical Note aims to address Recommendation 19 c) of RAIB’s Carmont report. This required RSSB, in consultation with operators of pre-1994…

Onboard passenger air quality improvement

This technical note aims to inform the industry about potential solutions for improving air quality in the passenger cabin environment, referred to in…

Lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

Warning of Traction System Changeover

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

Changeover to or from self-powered

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

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).

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.  

Lower Pantograph

This document provides design details for sign AJ03 - Lower pantograph

Size of Vehicles and Position of Equipment

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

Railway Wheelsets

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

Approval of Changes to Axle Bearing Lubricants

This document gives guidance on applying the requirements of RIS-2700-RST when making changes to axle bearing greases that have been approved and…

High Visibility Clothing

This document sets out the minimum requirements for high-visibility clothing.

Spoken Safety Critical Communications

This document sets out requirements for spoken safety critical communications, including monitoring.

Confidential Reporting System for Rail Staff

Section A - General responsibilities, safety and security

Section C - Signals

Section F(ii) - Your duties if you are acting as a handsignaller

Section K - Trains or vehicles detained on running lines and loops

Section S - Protection of hand trolleys on running lines not under possession

Section T(iii) - Protection of engineering work when the engineer takes possession of the line

Section U(iii) - Permissible speeds

Section B(i) - Your safety when you are walking on or near the line

Section D - Passing signals at danger and making movements in the wrong direction

Section H(iv) - Working of the automatic brake on locomotive hauled and multiple unit trains

Lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

Warning of Traction System Changeover

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

Changeover to or from self-powered

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

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).

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.  

Lower Pantograph

This document provides design details for sign AJ03 - Lower pantograph

Indication of route

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

Do not raise pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

Code of Practice for OTP Recovery

This Code of Practice details the processes required for the recovery of failed On Track Plant from the infrastructure.

Code of Practice for Haulage Capabilities of On Track Machines

Code of Practice for Plant Modules on Rail Wagons and Trailers

Code of Practice for Working Safety Practices for Maintenance and Repair of OTMs

This Code of Practice contains guidance on the safety conditions and behaviours to enable safe maintenance of on-track machines (OTMs).

Code of Practice for Management of OTM Speeds within T3 Engineering Possessions

This Code of Practice contains guidance and generic good practice for the management of OTM speeds within T3 engineering possessions. It sets out the…

Code of Practice for OTM Driver Communication Review Group (CRG)

Code of Practice for the Storage and Recommissioning of OTP

Code of Practice for Management of Sidings Safety Surveys

Code of Practice for Route Knowledge within Possessions

Autumn Poster 2021

This poster details the actions to be taken when rail adhesion is worse than would be expected. Also what to do when asked to make a controlled test…