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From: To:Traction batteries in rolling stock depots
The technical note aims to inform the industry on handling, storage and the safe maintenance practices of lithium-ion traction battery packs within…
Fire compartmentation and Li-ion traction batteries
The technical note aims to inform the industry on adequate design considerations for crashworthiness and fire barrier considerations to minimise the…
Application of Standard Vehicle Gauges
This document defines standard vehicle gauges and the associated application rules for rolling stock and for infrastructure.
GERT8073 Iss 4.1
June 2025
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
- Deviations 1
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…
Application of the Entity in Charge of Maintenance Regulations
This document gives guidance on the application of regulations on entities in charge of maintenance (ECM) with respect to freight wagons that are used…
Size of Vehicles and Position of Equipment
This document sets out Great Britain (GB) requirements in scope of National Technical Rules for the methods of determining the swept envelope of rail…
GMRT2173 Iss 4
June 2025
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
- Deviations 3
Verification of Conformity of Engineering Change to Rail Vehicles
The document sets out a process for verification of conformity of engineering change against applicable requirements. This process can be adopted by…
RIS-2700-RST Iss 2
June 2025
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 1
- Amendments: 1
- Technical Notes 3
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…
Directional arrows
This document provides design details for sign AJ10 - Directional arrows.
Lead/Supporting Committee(s)
Document Type
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From: To:ERTMS/ETCS National Values
This Rail Industry Strandard (RIS) contains requirements and guidance for a process to determine or revise a set of values of ERTMS/ETCS National…
GERT8408 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
GEGN8608 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
Ground Frames and Shunters' Releases
This document sets out the interface requirements for ground frames and shunters' releases that may be operated by railway undertaking personnel.
GKRT0077 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
- Deviations 2
GKGN0677 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
Guidance on the Operation and Traffic Management Technical Specification for Interoperability
This document provides guidance on interpretation of points within the Operation and Traffic Management TSI (OPE TSI) where, owing to incomplete or…
GOGN3615 Iss 1
September 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
Identification of Signalling and Related Equipment
This document sets out the principles for ensuring that signalling and related assets are uniquely identified.
GKGN0609 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
GKRT0009 Iss 4
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
Tilting Trains: Controlling Tilt Systems to Maintain Clearances
This document sets out the means by which Tilting Trains are permitted to utilise the tilt mechanism over routes, parts of which contain sections…
GERC8517 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
GERT8019 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
- Deviations 3
Controlling the Speed of Tilting Trains through Curves
This document sets out the means by which tilting trains may be operated at higher speeds than non-tilting trains around curves.
GERC8517 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
GERT8012 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 1
- Impact Assessments 2
- Deviations 2
Engineering Requirements for Dispatch of Trains from Platforms
This document sets out the minimum engineering requirements for the facilities used in dispatching trains from platforms.
GERT8060 Iss 2
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
- Amendments: 1
GEGN8560 Iss 1
December 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
- Amendments: 1
Low Voltage Power Supplies in Electrified Areas
This document includes requirements for earthing, bonding and the control of traction currents in low voltage power supplies in areas of the GB…
GLRT1255 Iss 1
June 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 2
ERTMS Key Management
This document contains requirements for the management of cryptographic keys on the mainline railway to facilitate secure European Rail Traffic…
GEGN8603 Iss 1
March 2017
Withdrawn
- Briefing Notes: 2
- Impact Assessments 1
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).
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From: To:Focus on the Rules – Brief RS521
This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind drivers about how to proceed when starting from a yellow PLS.
When to use your warning horn
This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind staff about when to use the warning horn.
Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI) Status Indicator Lights
This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry about coloured indicator lights fitted to RRV excavator cranes and the…
Riding on OTP
This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind the industry no one must ride on OTP or any vehicle attached to it unless the OTP has…
Securing of Loads
This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind the industry to ensure that the most appropriate method of securing/retention is…
OTP Speeds
This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind operators about movement authority and associated speeds within an engineering…