Ground Frames and Shunters’ Releases - RSSB

1 rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Synopsis This document sets out the interface requirements for Ground Frames and shunters Releases that may be operated by railway undertaking personnel. Copyright in the Railway Group documents is owned by rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. All rights are hereby reserved. No Railway Group document (in whole or in part) may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or means, without the prior written permission of rail Safety and Standards Board Limited, or as expressly permitted by law. RSSB members are granted copyright licence in accordance with the Constitution Agreement relating to rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. In circumstances where rail Safety and Standards Board Limited has granted a particular person or organisation permission to copy extracts from Railway Group documents, rail Safety and Standards Board Limited accepts no responsibility for, nor any liability in connection with, the use of such extracts, or any claims arising therefrom.

2 This disclaimer applies to all forms of media in which extracts from Railway Group documents may be reproduced. Published by: RSSB Copyright 2017 rail Safety and Standards Board Limited RIS0077-CCSPage 1 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Issue record Issue Date Comments One September 2017 Replaces Railway Group Standard GKRT0077 Issue One as GKRT0077 could not be retained as a National Technical Rule and is therefore reclassified as a rail Industry Standard. It also replaces GKGN0677, Issue One. Superseded or replaced documents The following Railway Group documents are superseded or replaced, either in whole or in part as indicated: Superseded documents Sections superseded Date when sections are superseded GKRT0077 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases , Issue One All 02 September 2017 GKGN0677 Guidance on Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases , Issue One All 02 September 2017 GKRT0077 issue one ceases to be in force as of 02 December 2017.

3 Supply The authoritative version of this document is available at Enquiries on this document can be forwarded to RIS0077-CCSPage 2 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Contents Section Description Page Part 1 Introduction 4 Purpose of this document 4 Application of this document 4 Health and safety responsibilities 4 Approval and authorisation of this document 4 Annexes Annex A Content of GKRT0077, Issue One 5 Annex B Content of GKGN0677, Issue One 24 Definitions and references 70 RIS0077-CCSPage 3 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Part 1 Introduction Purpose of this document Regulation (EU) 402/2013 on a common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment (CSM RA) requires Proposers to identify the hazards arising from planned changes and apply three risk acceptance principles to confirm that the risk arising from the hazards is controlled to an acceptable level.

4 RIS-0077-CCS can assist Proposers in applying the CSM RA before planned changes to Ground Frames and shunters Releases are put into use. This RIS can be adopted by IMs and RUs under their respective safety management system (SMS). RIS-0077-CCS, which replaces GKRT0077 and GKGN0677, reproduces the text of GKRT0077 in its entirety in Annex A and GKGN0677 in Annex B. Application of this document Compliance requirements and dates have not been specified since these will be the subject of internal procedures or contract conditions. The Standards Manual and RGS Code does not currently provide a formal process for deviating from RISs. However, a member of RSSB, having adopted a RIS and wishing to deviate from its requirements, may request a Standards Committee to provide observations and comments on their proposed alternative to the requirement in the RIS. Requests for observations and comments should be submitted to RSSB by e-mail to When formulating a request, consideration should be given to the advice set out in the Guidance to applicants and members of Standards Committee on deviation applications , available from RSSB s website.

5 Health and safety responsibilities Users of documents published by RSSB are reminded of the need to consider their own responsibilities to ensure health and safety at work and their own duties under health and safety legislation. RSSB does not warrant that compliance with all or any documents published by RSSB is sufficient in itself to ensure safe systems of work or operation or to satisfy such responsibilities or duties. Approval and authorisation of this document The content of this document was approved by Control Command and Signalling Standards Committee on 13 April 2017. This document was authorised by RSSB on 31 July 2017. RIS0077-CCSPage 4 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Annex A Content of GKRT0077, Issue One RIS0077-CCSPage 5 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Railway Group Standard GK/RT0077 Issue One Date September 2013 Ground Frames and Shunters Releases Synopsis This document mandates the interface requirements for Ground Frames and shunters Releases that may be operated by railway undertaking personnel.

6 Content approved by: Control Command and Signalling (CCS) Standards Committee on 08 April 2010 and reconfirmed on 13 June 2013 Authorised by RSSB on 29 July 2013 Copyright in the Railway Group Standards is owned by rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. All rights are hereby reserved. No Railway Group Standard (in whole or in part) may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or means, without the prior written permission of rail Safety and Standards Board Limited, or as expressly permitted by law. RSSB Members are granted copyright licence in accordance with the Constitution Agreement relating to rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. In circumstances where rail Safety and Standards Board Limited has granted a particular person or organisation permission to copy extracts from Railway Group Standards, rail Safety and Standards Board Limited accepts no responsibility for, and excludes all liability in connection with, the use of such extracts, or any claims arising therefrom.

7 This disclaimer applies to all forms of media in which extracts from Railway Group Standards may be reproduced. Published by RSSB Block 2 Angel Square 1 Torrens Street London EC1V 1NY Copyright 2013 rail Safety and Standards Board Limited Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Page 2 of 18 RSSB Railway Group Standard GK/RT0077 Issue One Date September 2013 Ground Frames and Shunters Releases Issue record Issue Date Comments One 07 September 2013 Original document Superseded documents Superseded documents Sections superseded Date when sections are superseded GK/RT0039 issue one Semaphore and Mechanical Signalling , sentence 2, para 4; Appendix para 3 BP3 and para 4 BP2; Appendix para 3; paras 3 and 4; ; para 1 sentence 1 and 2, para 1 BP2&4; para 3; ; ; ; 07 December 2013 GK/RT0041 issue one Track Circuit Block B9 para 2 sentences 1, 3 B9 para 3 sentence 1; B9 para 4, 5 & 6 [excl.]

8 9 para 4 BP3] 07 December 2013 GK/RT0042 issue one Absolute Block B9 (see impact assessment for details) 07 December 2013 GK/RT0051 issue one Single Line Control C9, D9, E9, F9, G9, H9 (see impact assessment for details) 07 December 2013 GK/RT0054 issue one Radio Electronic Token Block B9 07 December 2013 GK/RT0060 issue four Interlocking Principles , ; ; , b para 1 para 2 sentence 1 07 December 2013 GK/RT0061 issue two Shunters Releases , Ground Frames , Switch Panels and Gate Boxes B1 to B5 and B7 (see impact assessment for details) 07 December 2013 GK/RT0063 issue one Approach Locking and Train Operated Route Release para 1 & 2 07 December 2013 Other parts of GK/RT0041 issue one, GK/RT0042 issue one, GK/RT0051 issue one, GK/RT0054 issue one, GK/RT0060 issue four and GK/RT0063 issue one, are superseded by GK/RT0055 issue one, Block System Interface Requirements. Remaining parts of the superseded documents are withdrawn and cease to be in force as of 07 December 2013.

9 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 RSSB Page 3 of 18 Railway Group Standard GK/RT0077 Issue One Date September 2013 Ground Frames and Shunters Releases Supply The authoritative version of this document is available at Uncontrolled copies of this document can be obtained from Communications, RSSB, Block 2, Angel Square, 1 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NY, telephone 020 3142 5400 or e-mail Other Standards and associated documents can also be viewed at Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Page 4 of 18 RSSB Railway Group Standard GK/RT0077 Issue One Date September 2013 Ground Frames and Shunters Releases Contents Section Description Page Part 1 Purpose and Introduction 5 Purpose 5 Introduction 5 Part 2 Requirements for Ground Frames and Shunters Releases 6 Compatibility requirements for Ground Frames and shunters Releases 6 Release of Ground Frames 7 Control of infrastructure 9 Shunters Releases 11 Part 3 Application of this Document 12 Application infrastructure managers 12 Application railway undertakings 13 Health and safety responsibilities 13 Appendices Appendix A Colours of Levers.

10 Switches and Indications 14 Definitions 15 References 18 Tables Table The standard colours used for lever Frames 14 Table The standard colours used for switch panels 14 Table The standard colours used for indications 14 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 RSSB Page 5 of 18 Railway Group Standard GK/RT0077 Issue One Date September 2013 Ground Frames and Shunters Releases Part 1 Purpose and Introduction Purpose This document mandates requirements for: a) Ground Frames , where control of a part of the railway infrastructure may be transferred between a signaller and a Ground frame operator, who may be an employee of a railway undertaking, and b) Shunters Releases , where co-operation is required between the signaller and railway undertaking personnel to allow movements into and out of infrastructure controlled by a railway undertaking.