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RIS-8040-TOM Iss 1

Low Adhesion between the Wheel and the Rail - Managing the Risk

Synopsis

This document sets out the requirements to identify and plan the mitigation of conditions of low adhesions between the wheel and the rail.

Summary Of Changes

RIS-8040-TOM reproduces GERT8040 in its entirety, unchanged in Annex A. This RIS can be adopted by IMs and RUs to help discharge their legal responsibilities placed on them by the Operation and Traffic Management Technical Specification for Interoperability (OPE TSI) to work together to develop site specific 'contingency plans'. An amendment to this document was published on 02/06/2018. This document is currently under review.

60 mnth review - The content of this document will be reviewed under an existing or future project.

Optional reading and resources:

Adhesion

ADHERE (ADHEsion REsearch challenge)

Adhesion Webinar Series

New Sander Design Radically Improves Low Adhesion Braking

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Rail Industry Standard
Issued:
03/12/2016
Published:
03/12/2016
In Force:
03/12/2016
Withdrawn:
04/06/2022
Last Review:
01/03/2020
Next Review:
04/04/2025

Details

Consultation Status Closed
Vehicle Assessment No
Supersedes GERT8040 Iss 2
Superseded By RIS-8040-TOM Iss 2
Lead Committee Traffic Operation and Management - TOM
Supporting Committee Control Command and Signalling - CCS; Infrastructure - INS; Plant - PLT; Rolling Stock - RST
Briefing Notes 16 BN28
Impact Assessments
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16 IA26
Amendments
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8040 Iss 1 AM001
Supporting Documents GEGN8540 Iss 2