GERT8073 Iss 5

This document defines standard vehicle gauges and the associated application rules for rolling stock and for infrastructure.

GERT8073 issue five replaces issue 4.1, with updated information on how the W6a Lower and W6a Upper gauges interface with each other; W10 and W12 gauge definitions updated to incorporate RSSB research project T1327 (2024); new gauge diagrams provided; references to TSIs updated to appropriate NTSN; Appendix C from GMRT2173 issue four incorporated into GERT8073; change of terminology from 'demountable load' to 'load unit'; reorganisation of 'Part 5 - Gauges applicable to the upper sector' to improve readability; new Appendix F for guidance on calculating static drops for freight wagons.

Optional reading and resources:

Standard Vehicle Gauging Data Workbooks

Using J Tables to identify the combinations of load units and vehicles for freight gauges