Standards Catalogue

Application of Standard Vehicle Gauges

This document defines standard vehicle gauges and the associated application rules for rolling stock and for infrastructure.

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…

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…

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…

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.  

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.…

Advance lower pantograph (temporary power changeover)

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

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

Guidance Note on Vehicle Static Testing

GB Requirements for Platform Height, Platform Offset and Platform Width

Interface between Station Platforms, Track, Trains and Buffer Stops

Electromagnetic Compatibility of Train Detection Infrastructure with Rail Vehicles

RIS-0725-CCS Iss 1.1 is a rail industry standard correction release on immunity levels of infrastructure-based train detection systems, to provide…

Rail Industry Standard on Control of Mobile communication Equipment use in Driving Cabs

This document contains requirements and guidance for the control of mobile communication equipment use in the driving cabs of trains.

Hauling Unbraked Fixed Formations in Freight Trains

This document gives guidance on the braking requirements for hauling unbraked multiple units and other fixed formations in a freight train. This…

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

This document is the industry agreed standard for the certification of railborne plant and the assessment of non-railborne plant. It provides an…

Rail Industry Standard for Accident and Incident Investigation

Internet Access on Trains for Customer and Operational Railway Purposes

This document is intended to assist in the procurement of system and services to enable Internet access on trains, and suppliers in pre-empting the…

General duties and track safety for track workers

Passing a signal at danger or an end of authority (EoA) without a movement authority (MA)

Speeds

Station duties and train dispatch

Working single and bi-directional lines by pilotman

Observing and obeying signalling indications. Train warning systems. Reporting signalling failures and irregularities

Master Module Manual

Possession of a running line for engineering work

Duties of the person in charge of the possession (PICOP)

Shunting

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

Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI) Status Indicator Lights

Code of Practice for Professional Driving of OTM

Code of Practice for Planning and Executing Lifting Operations

Code of Practice for Trailers and Attachments with RRVs and RMMMs

Code of Practice for Hiring In of Route Conductors

Leaf Fall Alert 2011

OTM Movements Involving Route Conductors

Code of Practice for Rail Mounted Manually Propelled Equipment

Code of Practice for Use and Loading of MEWPs

Code of Practice for M&EE Documents