Key Rule Book updates to protect rail workers and passengers
Featured story14 August 2024
September will see several important updates to the Rule Book.
This vital safety document, which contains direct instructions for railway staff, will see a series of updates and improvements. These changes ensure that we continue to keep rail workers and passengers safe and meet the needs of the industry.
What’s changing?
- GSM-R Handbook
- walking on or near the line
- route- and line-proving trains
- new signs and savings
- audible warnings, fine-tuned.
When will this happen?
These changes will all be made in the September standards update on September 7. They will then come into effect in December 2024.