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Issue Date: May 2025

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…

Live
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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Issue Date: September 2022

Route Level Assessment of Technical Compatibility between Vehicles and Infrastructure

This document sets out requirements and responsibilities for the assessment of technical compatibility at route level for vehicles and infrastructure.

Route Level Assessment of Technical Compatibility between Vehicles and Infrastructure
RIS-8270-RST Iss 1
September 2022
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Issue Date: September 2022

Trespass Risk Assessment

This document provides a common framework for trespass risk assessments, developed from the outputs of RSSB research project T1183 - Good practice…

Live
Issue Date: September 2022

Client Safety Assurance of High Integrity Software-Based Systems for Railway Applications

This document sets out requirements for safety assurance of high integrity software-based systems for railway applications.

Guidance on High-Integrity Software-Based Systems for Railway Applications
GEGN8650 Iss 1
September 2022
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Passenger Train Dispatch and Platform Safety Measures

This document sets out requirements and guidance for the development, review and implementation of passenger train dispatch processes and measures to…

Passenger Train Dispatch and Platform Safety Measures
RIS-3703-TOM Iss 4.1
September 2022
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Issue Date: September 2022

Defective On-Train Equipment

This document sets out requirements to be applied when on-train equipment becomes defective and provides guidance to assist the railway undertakings…

Defective On-Train Equipment
RIS-3437-TOM Iss 2
September 2022
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Issue Date: June 2022

Lettered Differential Permissible Speeds Classification

This document sets out requirements and guidance for the classification of rail vehicles to the lettered differential permissible speed categories.

Rail Vehicle Lettered Differential Speeds Classification
RIS-2711-RST Iss 1
June 2022
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Assessment of Compatibility of Rolling Stock and Infrastructure - Gauging and Stepping Distances

This document sets out requirements and responsibilities for the assessment of gauging compatibility and of stepping distances between rolling stock…

Assessment of Compatibility of Rolling Stock and Infrastructure - Gauging and Stepping Distances
GERT8273 Iss 1
June 2022
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Guidance on Gauging and Platform Distances
GEGN8573 Iss 4
March 2023
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Interface between Station Platforms, Track, Trains and Buffer Stops
RIS-7016-INS Iss 1.2
June 2022
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Interface between Station Platforms, Track, Trains and Buffer Stops

RIS-7016-INS brings together requirements to provide an integrated and consistent set covering station platforms, the interface between platforms,…

Interface between Station Platforms, Track, Trains and Buffer Stops
RIS-7016-INS Iss 1.2
June 2022
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Rail Industry Standard for Station Infrastructure
RIS-7700-INS Iss 3
June 2018
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  • Briefing Notes: 1
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Issue Date: June 2022

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…

Size of Vehicles and Position of Equipment
GMRT2173 Iss 3
September 2022
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Format and Methods for Defining Vehicle Gauging Data

This document sets out requirements, rationale and guidance concerning how vehicle gauging data is generated and the format in which it is recorded.…

Format for Vehicle Gauging Data
RIS-2773-RST Iss 1
June 2022
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Guidance on Gauging and Platform Distances
GEGN8573 Iss 4
March 2023
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Issue Date: March 2025

Rule Book Module Issue History

This document contains updates to align with changes to Rule Book module issues (GERT8000).

Rule Book Module Issue History
GERT8000 Issue Iss 37
September 2024
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Rule Book Briefing Leaflet

Each issue of the Rule Book Briefing Leaflet contains a summary of the changes being introduced to GERT8000.

Rule Book Briefing Leaflet
GERT8000-RBBL Iss 40.1
November 2024
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Changes to National Operations Publications for March 2025

This document is primarily used to publish minor changes to National Operations Publications (NOPs) and has been re-issued, taking into consideration…

Changes to National Operations Publications for December 2024
GERT8001 Iss 84
March 2025
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Issue Date: March 2025

Rule Book Handbook Issue History

This document contains updates to align with changes to Rule Book handbook issues (GERT8000).

Rule Book Handbook Issue History
GERT8000 Issue HB Iss 18
September 2024
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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 14.1
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 10.1
November 2024
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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.…

Master Manual
GERM8000-master-module Iss 14.1
November 2024
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Track 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.…

Track Workers Manual
GERM8000-trackworkers Iss 13.1
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 14.1
November 2024
Live Pending Withdrawal
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Issue Date: March 2025

Train Driver 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 Driver Manual
GERM8000-traindriver Iss 14.1
November 2024
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Issue Date: July 2019

No refuges sign

This document provides design details for BA05 sign - No refuges sign.

No refuges sign
Sign BA05 Iss 1
July 2019
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Issue Date: September 2018

End of Emergency special Working

This document provides design details for sign AK215 - End of Emergency Special Working

Live
Issue Date: December 2015

Temporary Speed Restriction Repeater Warning Board

This document provides design details for AF03 sign - Temporary speed restriction repeater warning board.

Temporary speed restriction repeater warning board
Sign AF03 Iss 1
March 2016
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Issue Date: June 2015

Permissible speed warning indicators (mph) for limited clearance

This document provides design details for AD04m sign - Permissible speed warning indicators (mph) for limited clearance.

Live
Issue Date: June 2015

Permissible speed directional arrows

This document provides design details for AD05 sign - Permissible speed directional arrows.

Live
Issue Date: June 2015

Enhanced permissible speed indicators

This document provides design details for AE01m sign - Enhanced permissible speed indicators.

Live
Issue Date: June 2015

Enhanced permissible speed indicators (limited clearance)

This document provides design details for AE02m sign - Enhanced permissible speed indicators (limited clearance).

Live
Issue Date: June 2015

Enhanced permissible speed warning indicators

This document provides design details for AE03m sign - Enhanced permissible speed warning indicators.

Live
Issue Date: June 2015

Enhanced permissible speed warning indicators (limited clearance)

This document provides design details for AE04m sign - Enhanced permissible speed warning indicators (limited clearance).

Live
Issue Date: June 2015

Emergency indicator

This document provides design details for AF01 sign - Emergency indicator.

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Issue Date: October 2015

Misuse of MEWPs

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

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Issue Date: September 2015

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.…

AFFF Fire Extinguishers Poster
Poster 22 Iss 1
December 2015
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