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).

Engineers Handbook: Technical Investigation Centre (TIC)

Management of Wrong Side Failures

Escalators - Registration and Periodic Examination Records

Cables - Faulty Cores

S&T Departmental Handbooks: Introduction

Despatch of Equipment to Store, Service Centre & Technical Investigation Centre

Lifting Barrier Machines: BR Spec 843 Mk1 & Mk2

Control of Trailing Connection Worked by Intermediate Ground Frame: Released from the Signal Box in Rear: Absolute Block Line

Review of Working Environment Prior to Undertaking Signalling Work

Engineers Handbook: Training - Organisation Structure and Contacts

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

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

Speeds

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

Wrong-direction movements

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

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

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of the PICOP.

Duties of the engineering supervisor (ES) in a possession

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of the ES in a possession.

Working of on-track machines (OTM)

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver of an on-track machine, an operator of an on-track machine or a signaller.

Rule Book Briefing Leaflet

Changes to National Operations Publications for September 2024

Signaller and Signalling Technician Manual

Train Driver Manual

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

Code of Practice for OTP Recovery

Code of Practice for M&EE Documents

Code of Practice for Loading of OTP

Code of Practice for Re-railing Kirow Cranes using Outriggers

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…