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).

Guidance on Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB)

This document presents information gathered from legacy and industry documentation to provide a single document that explains the RETB system. It…

Guidance on Block System Interface Requirements

This document provides guidance and rationale to support the requirements in GKRT0055 for block system interfaces between signalling infrastructure…

Block System Interface Requirements

This document mandates the requirements for block system interfaces between signalling infrastructure and railway operations.

Guidance on Ground Frames and Shunters' Releases

Guidance on the Safety in Railway Tunnels Technical Specification for Interoperability

Guidance on the Operation and Traffic Management Technical Specification for Interoperability

Requirements for Lighting in Railway Tunnels

Ground Frames and Shunters' Releases

Guidance on Positioning of Lineside Telephones

Positioning of Lineside Telephones

Dealing with a train accident or train evacuation

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

Duties of the COSS and person in charge when using a hand trolley

You will need this handbook if you are the COSS or SWL and person in charge when using a hand trolley.

Glossary of Railway Terminology

You will need this glossary if you are issued with GERT8000.

Work on signalling equipment – duties of the signalling technician

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of a signalling technician.

Activation of TPWS or ERTMS tri

This form is used by a signaller to record information obtained from drivers after the activation of TPWS, except when a signal has been passed at…

Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) or Train Trip or Unauthorised Movement

For use by signallers in cases of a SPAD being investigated.

Station duties and train dispatch

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver, a guard, a person in charge (PIC) of dispatch or staff responsible for train…

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

You will need this module if you carry out the duties of a driver, person controlling train movements, shunter or signaller.

Reporting a signal / AWS / TPWS / ATP / TVM failure or irregularity

For use by drivers in all cases of signal, AWS or TPWS irregularities and signallers when the following is reported: A wrong side signalling failure,…

Advice to Train Crews - Conveyance of Radioactive Flask

This form is a Network Rail maintained document and is provided as a stand-alone version of the form originally reproduced as an Appendix to GORT3407…

White diamond

This document provides design details for DA02 sign - White diamond.

Signal post telephone

This document provides design details for DB01 sign - Signal post telephone.

Lineside telephone

This document provides design details for DB03 sign - Lineside telephone.

Telephone for routine use by railway staff

This document provides design details for DB06 sign - Telephone for routine use by railway staff.

Cab secure radio channel change marker

This document provides design details for DC02 sign - Cab secure radio channel change marker.

RETB channel change marker

This document provides design details for DC04 sign - RETB channel change marker.

Entering and leaving an IVRS zone marker

This document provides design details for DC06 sign - Entering and leaving an IVRS zone marker.

GSM-R signal box phone number sign

This document provides design details for DD02 sign - GSM-R signal box phone number.

Deviation for countdown markers

This document provides design details for DEV-AK102-01 sign - Deviation for station approach countdown markers Applicable to the South West Trains…

Limited clearance sign

This document provides design details for BA04 sign - Limited clearance sign.

Misuse of MEWPs

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry not to misuse MEWPs during work activities.

Plant Exclusion Zones

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry about the necessity to keep personnel clear from areas around working…

Emergency Haulage by OTMs

This Code of Practice details the haulage capabilities of on-track machines (OTM). It should be followed by any route or operator control when…

Use and Maintenance of Full Electric/Hybrid Powered OTP

This Code of Practice details best practice for use and maintenance of battery or hybrid powered OTP. It defines best practice and industry guidance…

Injection Injury

This poster details the actions to be taken following a hydraulic injection injury.

Cross Tracking of On Track Plant

OTP must only be on/off tracked within a Possession. OTP is not permitted to cross track under Line Blocks.

AFFF Fire Extinguishers

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry about the potential for AFFF fire extinguishers to freeze in cold weather.…

RRV Braking

This poster is provided by the M&EE Networking Group to remind industry is a reminder that road-rail vehicles when in rail mode take a lot longer to…

Piling using OTP

This Code of Practice details guidance on the arrangements for controlling the risks when planning and undertaking piling operations on the railway…

Plant Activities with Any Line Open

All plant activities that could foreseeably foul an open line require a documented ALO Plan, which must be approved by a Responsible ALO Manager.