Standards Catalogue

Duties of the person in charge of the possession (PICOP)

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of the PICOP.

Duties of the person in charge of the possession (PICOP) on ERTMS lines where lineside signals are not provided

You will need this handbook if you carry out the duties of the person in charge of the possession (PICOP) on ERTMS lines. This document has been…

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…

Rolling Stock Electromagnetic Compatibility with Trackside CCS Subsystems

This document gives guidance on achieving rolling stock electromagnetic compatibility with control, command and signalling (CCS) subsystems, through…

Track System Requirements

This document sets out Great Britain (GB) requirements in scope of the national technical rules for track geometry, track systems and track components…

GB Requirements for Platform Height, Platform Offset and Platform Width

GIRT7020 Issue 2 sets out GB requirements in scope of National Technical Rules for platform height, platform offset and platform width.

Possession Arrangements Form

This form is used by the PICOP to record the arrangements for a possession of a running line.

Mechanical Trainstop System Interface

This document details the track / train interface requirements for mechanical trainstop systems. GERT8018 issue two which has been up-issued following…

Guidance on Mechanical Trainstop System

This document gives guidance on GERT8018 issue two which has been up-issued following completion of the filtering process that identifies that a…

Duties of the person in charge of the possession (PICOP)

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…

Rolling Stock Electromagnetic Compatibility with Trackside CCS Subsystems

This document gives guidance on achieving rolling stock electromagnetic compatibility with control, command and signalling (CCS) subsystems, through…

Track System Requirements

This document sets out Great Britain (GB) requirements in scope of the national technical rules for track geometry, track systems and track components…

GB Requirements for Platform Height, Platform Offset and Platform Width

GIRT7020 Issue 2 sets out GB requirements in scope of National Technical Rules for platform height, platform offset and platform width.

Mechanical Trainstop System Interface

This document details the track / train interface requirements for mechanical trainstop systems. GERT8018 issue two which has been up-issued following…

Guidance on Mechanical Trainstop System

This document gives guidance on GERT8018 issue two which has been up-issued following completion of the filtering process that identifies that a…

Specification for Wire, Hard Drawn Copper, PVC Insulated, High Voltage

RACOP - Train Driving

Persons in Charge of Possession (PICOP) and Engineering Supervisors (ES)

Persons in Charge of Possession (PICOP) and Engineering Supervisors (ES)

Movement of engineering trains and on-track plant under T3 ERTMS arrangements

Possession of an ERTMS line for engineering work

Engineering Supervisor's Certificate

Possession Arrangements Form (T3)

Movements of engineering trains and on-track plant under T3 arrangements

Possession of the line for engineering work

Record of Possession Arrangements Form

Record of Possession Arrangements Form

Amendment to GERT8000-TS1 Issue 1

Amendment to GERT8000-T8 Issue 1

Code of Practice for Planning for the use of non-rail mounted plant

This Code of Practice details minimum requirements for planning and mitigating the risks when delivering work using non rail mounted plant that could…

Code of Practice for Safe Use of Remote Controls

This Code of Practice identifies the safe use of wired and wireless remote controls for OTP, OTM and other machines in the railway environment. The…

Code of Practice for Planning and Executing Lifting Operations

This Code of Practice concerns all lifting operations involving rail cranes, twin jib cranes, road-rail excavator cranes, and vehicle mounted knuckle…

Code of Practice for OTP Machine ~ Crane Controller Checklists

This Code of Practice details a recommended standard industry checklist for Machine and Crane Controllers when using On-Track Plant. This checklist…

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…

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…

Code of Practice for Defect Reporting for OTP, Plant and Equipment

This Code of Practice details the systems to have in place so that all safety related defects are reported and that other reported defects are checked…

Code of Practice for Defective OTP Safety Critical Equipment

This code of practice has been developed to describe the actions to be taken by Plant Lead, Machine/Crane controllers and machine operators in the…

Code of Practice for Tandem Lifting with Two Excavator Cranes

This Code of Practice details the control measures to be applied when using two excavator cranes to lift a load simultaneously. This Code of Practice…