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Issue Date: April 2025

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…

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Warning of Traction System Changeover

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

Warning of traction system changeover
Sign AJ04 Iss 1
March 2025
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Issue Date: March 2025

Changeover to or from self-powered

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Directional arrows

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Advance lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Changeover to Overhead Electric Traction

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Do not raise pantograph

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

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Issue Date: March 2025

Lower Pantograph

This document provides design details for sign AJ03 - Lower pantograph

Lower pantograph
Sign AJ03 Iss 1
March 2025
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Overrun Risk Evaluation and Assessment

This document sets out requirements and guidance for the management of risk associated with trains exceeding the end of their movement authority. 

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Issue Date: June 2023

Communication of urgent operating advice

This standard sets out requirements, rationale and guidance for reporting and communicating urgent operating safety information.

Communication of Urgent Operating Advice
RIS-3350-TOM Iss 1
June 2023
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Issue Date: May 2023

Engineering change (software and firmware)

This technical note provides signposts to existing standards and good practice in engineering change management relating to software and…

Live
Issue Date: April 2023

Freight coupler loads

This technical note will help industry assess the ability of a locomotive to haul loads over a route. It focuses on coupler load capacity and…

Live
Issue Date: April 2023

Fire-related properties of batteries

This technical note sets out options for improving fire performance of batteries in use on GB mainline rolling stock, and the factors which may need…

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Issue Date: March 2023

Managing Train Accident Risk Arising from Train Operations

This document sets out requirements and guidance for the management of train accident risk arising from train operations as part of the GB rail…

Managing Train Accident Risk Arising from Infrastructure Assets and Train Operations
RIS-3704-TOM Iss 1
March 2023
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Requirements for the Position of Infrastructure and for Defining and Maintaining Clearances

This document sets out requirements for positioning infrastructure and maintaining the position of track relative to infrastructure to achieve gauge…

Requirements for the Position of Infrastructure and for Defining and Maintaining Clearances
GIRT7073 Iss 2
March 2023
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Guidance on Gauging and Platform Distances
GEGN8573 Iss 4
March 2023
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Issue Date: March 2023

Railway Wheelsets

This document sets out requirements for the design, manufacture and maintenance of wheelsets and their components. Access the tread profile…

Railway Wheelsets
GMRT2466 Iss 4.1
June 2023
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Rail Industry Standard for Wheelsets

This document supports GMRT2466 and sets out requirements for the design, manufacture and maintenance of wheelsets and their components.

Rail Industry Standard for Wheelsets
RIS-2766-RST Iss 1
March 2023
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Issue Date: December 2022

Corrosion of rail vehicles

This technical note will help those maintaining or repairing rolling stock in detecting, and if appropriate, remedying corrosion. It covers current…

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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.…

Train Operations Staff Manual
GERM8000-trainoperationsstaff Iss 14
November 2024
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Track Workers Manual

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Track Workers Manual
GERM8000-trackworkers Iss 13
November 2024
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Master Manual

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Master manual
GERM8000-master-module Iss 14
November 2024
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Signaller and Signalling Technician 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.…

Signaller and Signalling Technician Manual
GERM8000-signallersignallingtechnician Iss 14
November 2024
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Possession 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.…

Possession Workers Manual
GERM8000-possessionworkers Iss 10
November 2024
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Train Driver Manual

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Train Driver Manual
GERM8000-traindriver Iss 14
November 2024
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Issue Date: September 2024

Shunting

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

Shunting
GERT8000-SS2 Iss 6
December 2024
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Speeds

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

Speeds
GERT8000-SP Iss 6
December 2024
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Issue Date: September 2024

Personnel asking for trains to be stopped form

This form is used by signallers to record the details when personnel ask for a line to be blocked for their own protection when going on or near the…

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Issue Date: September 2024

Level crossings - signallers' regulations

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a signaller in an area where there is a level crossing.

Level crossings - signallers' regulations
GERT8000-TS9 Iss 4.1
December 2024
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Issue Date: March 2025

Lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

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Issue Date: March 2025

Warning of Traction System Changeover

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

Warning of traction system changeover
Sign AJ04 Iss 1
March 2025
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Issue Date: March 2025

Changeover to or from self-powered

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

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Issue Date: March 2025

Directional arrows

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

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Issue Date: March 2025

Advance lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Changeover to Overhead Electric Traction

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

Live
Issue Date: March 2025

Do not raise pantograph

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

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Issue Date: March 2025

Lower Pantograph

This document provides design details for sign AJ03 - Lower pantograph

Lower pantograph
Sign AJ03 Iss 1
March 2025
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Issue Date: March 2025

Indication of route

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

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Issue Date: March 2025

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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