Catalogue of Network Rail Standards

1 Catalogue of Network rail Standards NR/CAT/STP/001 ISSUE 115 07 March - 05 June 2020 Copyright 2020 IHS Markit Ltd Designed, Created and Published under licence from Network rail Infrastructure part of this document may be reproduced or disclosed to a third party without the written permission of IHS Markit LtdNetwork rail Infrastructure Ltd. is part of the Network rail Group of ContactsSearch Support Contacts Please note that it will help save time if you have available your System Number and Company Name. IHS Customer Care For search queries and all other enquiries Phone: 01344 328300 or email Information Network rail Standards Subscriptions IHS Markit LtdPhone: 01344 328000 Network rail Standards & Controls Publications ManagerNeil WhitakerPhone: 01908 782564 Network rail Standards Hard Copy Document Centre IHS RetailPhone: 01344 328039 Fax: 01344 328005 or email: Railway Group Standards rail Safety & Standards Board Enquiry Desk Phone: 020 3142 5400 Website Network rail Technical Drawings National Records Group Email: Contacts.

2 1ii. Guidance tor Completing the Standards Challenge Application Form ..6iii. Standards Challenge - Application Form ..81. Guide to Network rail Standards and Catalogue .. Quick Find Using the Index .. Network rail Standards .. Network rail Standards Framework .. Types of Network rail Standards .. Other documents associated with Network rail Standards .. The Current NR Numbering Systems .. Compliance Date .. Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) .. Railway Group Standards .. Referenced Documents .. Ordering Standards , Delivery & Prices ..152. Changes in this Issue .. New and Up-Issued Standards .. Emergency Changes (Previously Known As Letters of Instruction) ..193. Network rail Catalogues.

3 Network rail Catalogues.. 224. Listing of Network rail Standards .. ASSET INFORMATION ..24 Level 1.. 24 Level 2.. 24 Level 3 .. CIVIL engineering .. Civil engineering ..25 Company Standards ..25 Specifications (including Procedures) ..25 Level 1.. 25 Level 2.. 26 Level 3 ..31 Guidance Notes (Including Codes of Practice) ..35 Special Inspection Notices .. Railway Estates Policy & Planning .. 36 Guidance Notes .. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ..37 Level 2.. COMPANY Standards GROUP ..38 Level 2.. COMPETENCE & TRAINING MANAGEMENT ..39 Company Standards ..39 Specifications (including Procedures) ..39 Level 2.. 39 Level 3.. CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT ..44 Guidance Notes .. ELECTRICAL POWER ..45 Specifications (including Procedures).

4 45 Product Specifications .. 50 Level 1.. 52 Level 2.. 52 Level 3 .. 59 Work Instructions ..68 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice) ..69 Special Inspection Notices .. ENVIRONMENT ..73 Company Standards ..73 Level 1.. 73 Level 2.. 73 Level 3.. 74 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice) .. ERGONOMICS ..75 Specifications (including Procedures) ..75 Level 2.. 75 Table of ContentsTable of ContentsNetwork rail StandardsPage 2 Issue 115: 07 March - 05 June FIRE SAFETY POLICY ..76 Level 1.. 76 Level 3.. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ..77 Level 1.. 77 Level 2.. 77 Level 3.. 78 Guidance Notes .. INFRASTUCTURE MAINTENANCE ..80 Level 2 ..80 Level 3 .. 81 Guidance Notes ..93 Special Inspection Notices.

5 INTEGRATED RISK ..95 Level 1.. 95 Level 2.. INVESTMENT PROJECTS ..96 Standard Functional Procedures.. 96 Level 1.. 96 Level 2.. 96 Level 3.. 98 Guidance Notes .. LEVEL CROSSINGS ..102 Level 1.. 102 Level 2.. 102 Guidance Notes ..103 Special Inspection Notices .. NATIONAL DELIVERY SERVICE ..105 Level 2.. 105 Level 3.. SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS ..106 Level 2.. 106 Level 3.. OPERATIONS & CUSTOMER SERVICES ..109 Level 2 .. OPERATIONS PRINCIPLES & Standards ..110 Company Standards ..110 Level 1.. 110 Level 2.. 110 Level 3.. 113 Guidance Notes .. rail MOUNTED VEHICLE & PLANT ..116 Specifications (including Procedures) ..116 Product Specifications.. 116 Level 1 ..116 Level 2 ..116 Level 3 .. 119 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice).

6 SAFETY & COMPLIANCE .. Accident Investigation ..123 Level 2 ..123 Level 3.. Assurance ..124 Level 2.. Health & Safety Systems ..124 Company Standards ..124 Level 1.. 124 Level 2.. Occupational Health & Safety ..125 Company Standards ..125 Specifications (including Procedures) ..125 Level 1.. 125 Level 2.. 126 Level 3.. 129 Guidance Notes ..129 Table of ContentsTable of ContentsNetwork rail StandardsPage 3 Issue 115: 07 March - 05 June SIGNAL engineering ..130 Specifications (including Procedures) ..130 Product Specifications.. 134 Level 1 .. 136 Level 2 .. 136 Level 3.. 153 Work Instruction ..160 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice) ..160 Special Inspection Notices .. SYSTEM engineering .. engineering Programme Management.

7 168 Level 1.. 168 Level 2.. 168 Level 3.. Railway System engineering ..169 Level 2.. TELECOMS engineering ..170 Company Standards ..170 Specifications ..170 Product Specifications.. 170 Level 1.. 171 Level 2 ..172 Level 3.. 179 Work Instructions ..183 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice) ..183 Special Inspection Notices .. TRACK engineering ..185 Specifications (including Procedures) ..185 Product Specifications .. 187 Level 1 ..189 Level 2 ..189 Level 3 ..194 Work Instructions ..205 Guidance Notes ..205 Special Inspection Notices .. Document History (15 Month Archive) ..215 Issue 110 - Supersessions & Withdrawals 12/18 ..215 Issue 111 - New & Up-Issued 03/19 ..215 Issue 111 - Supersessions & Withdrawals 03/19.

8 216 Issue 112 - New & Up-Issued 06/19 ..217 Issue 112 - Supersessions & Withdrawals 06/19 ..217 Issue 113 - New & Up-Issued 09/19 ..218 Issue 113 - Supersessions & Withdrawals 06/19 ..219 Issue 114 - New & Up-Issued 12/19 ..220 Issue 114 - Supersessions & Withdrawals 12/19 ..220 Table of ContentsTable of ContentsNetwork rail StandardsPage 4 Issue 115: 07 March - 05 June 2020 12th March 2018 Dear Subscriber Challenging Network rail Standards The aim of Network rail s Standards is to achieve a safe, high performing and cost efficient railway system. We know, however, that they are often seen as overly complex and adding unnecessary cost. Our Transformation Plan and response to the Hansford Review identified opportunities to improve by encouraging our suppliers and other stakeholders to proactively challenge our Standards to increase innovation and creativity and to reduce costs.

9 At the end of March 2018 we will be introducing a new process that will enable suppliers and other stakeholders to raise a challenge to a standard where they consider it to be incorrect, not enable the application of best practice, or drive increased cost without comparable benefit. Suppliers and other stakeholders will be able to challenge a standard by completing an application form that will be made available on the websites that host our Standards . When reviewing any challenge received we will conduct a rigorous impact assessment across a broad range of output capabilities such as safety, performance, environment and compatibility to make sure the capabilities are not compromised. Following launch of the process we will be progressively introducing appropriate incentives to encourage challenge to our Standards , for example, through providing our corporate recognition of successful applications and within future procurement contracts focusing on the early design stages.

10 As the scope covers our whole portfolio of policies, Standards , processes and specifications, including initiating dialogue with RSSB in relation to Railway Group and Industry Standards , we are looking forward to seeing the constraints that can be unlocked and the opportunities that will be enabled through successful challenges to our Standards . For more information please contact: Yours sincerely Brian Tomlinson Chief Systems Assurance Engineer Safety, Technical & engineering Open for Business Encouraging the industry to challenge our Standards Network rail Infrastructure Limited Registered Office: Network rail , 1 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 2DN Registered in England and Wales No.