Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes
Engineering
20 Point Plan
| Document | Date | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
20 Point Plan | October 2024 | Fleet Management Good Practice Guide - Main Document | Issue 16 | Download |
20 Point Plan | January 2021 | Fleet Management Good Practice Concise Version | Download |
GUIDANCE NOTES
| Document | Date | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
RDG-ENG-GN-008 | October 2024 | New Trains - A Good Practice Guide | Issue 3.3 | Download |
RDG-ENG-GN-009 | March 2025 | Depot Performance Handbook – A Good Practice Guide | Issue 2.1 | Download |
RDG-ETCS-GN-002 | Under review | L2 & L3 ETCS Principle Considerations for Driver Training | Issue 3 |
RDG-ETCS-GN-005 | under review | ETCS On-board Equipment (by request only) | Issue 2 |
Operations
APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE
| Document | Date | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
RDG-OPS-ACOP-001 | June 2021 | Joint Industry Provision of Humanitarian Response Following a Major Passenger Rail Incident | Issue 17 | Download |
RDG-OPS-ACOP-004 | July 2022 | Incident Response - Duties of Primary Support Operators | Issue 5 | Download |
RDG-OPS-ACOP-008 | March 2025 | Rail Emergency Management - Governance | Issue 2 | Download |
RDG-OPS-ACOP-009 | March 2025 | Rail Emergency Management - Anticipation, Assessment & Prevention | Issue 2 | Download |
RDG-OPS-ACOP-010 | June 2024 | Rail Emergency Management - Preparation | Issue 1.2 | Download |
RDG-OPS-ACOP-011 | June 2024 | Rail Emergency Management- Response | Issue 1.1 | Download |
RDG-OPS-ACOP-012 | June 2024 | Rail Emergency Management - Recovery | Issue 1.1 | Download |
GUIDANCE NOTES
| Document | Date | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
RDG-OPS-GN-002 | October 2019 | Contingency Planning Arrangements for a Flu Pandemic |Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-011 | Febraury 2024 | Emergency Planning - Knowledge, Understanding and Responsibilities | Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-012 | February 2026 | Planning for and Responding to National Fuel Shortages | Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-014 | April 2022 | Major Incidents - Preparation of Aide-Mémoires for Senior Managers | Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-015 | June 2023 | Extreme Weather Arrangements including Failure or Non-Availability of On-Train Environment Control Systems | Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-016 | July 2024 | Competence of Train Operator Liaison Officers (TOLOs) | Issue 5 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-017 | July 2022 | Competence of Station Incident Officers (SIOs) | Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-019 | under review | Responding to Ill Customers on Trains |Issue 2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-023 | July 2022 | Checklist for Major Incident Response | Issue 3 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-025 | April 2025 | Post Incident Management of Personal Property | Issue 4 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-026 | August 2022 | Planning for Special Events | Issue 3 | Download |
GN030 | January 2016 | Developing ICT Capabilities| Issue 1 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-034 | February 2025 | Logging and Loggists | Issue 3 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-037 | July 2022 | Contingency Planning for Power Outages (by request only) | Issue 2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-038 | February 2023 | Data Protection Requirements During and After Incidents (by request only) | Issue 4 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-049 | March 2025 | Meeting the Needs of Passengers Stranded on Trains | Issue 6 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-050 | Under review | Train Evacuation Equipment and its Deployment| Issue 1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-051 | July 2024 | Traincrew Resource Planning and Management: End-to-End Process (by request only)| Issue 2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-052 | November 2025 | Strategic Planning and Forecasting for Traincrew (by request only)| Issue 2.1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-053 | November 2025 | Workforce Planning for Traincrew (by request only) | Issue 2.2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-054 | November 2025 | Traincrew Diagram Production (by request only) | Issue 2.2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-055 | November 2025 | Creation of Base Roster, Linking and Fatigue Management (by request only) | Issue 3.2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-056 | November 2025 | Establishment Calculation (by request only) | Issue 4.2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-057 | July 2024 | Negotiating and Writing Agreements (by request only)| Issue 1.1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-058 | November 2025 | Short-Term Deployment of Traincrew (by request only)| Issue 2.2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-059 | July 2024 | Measuring and Managing Traincrew Productivity (by request only)| Issue 2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-061 | July 2024 | Training, Competence and Development for the Supporting Cast for Drivers (by request only)| Issue 2 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-062 | July 2024 | Traincrew Resource Management Assurance (by request only)| Issue 2.1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-063 | January 2023 | Critical Incident Management (by request only) |Issue 1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-064 | March 2025 | Rail Emergency Management - Legal and Regulatory Register | Issue 2 Please review the guidance first. The associated register can be found here | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-065 | October 2023 | ICT Maturity Assessment Criteria & Process |Issue 1 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-066 | June 2023 | Video Surveillance Systems and Work-related Violence | Issue 1 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-067 | September 2023 | Body Worn Video: Approach to Adoption | Issue 1 | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-068 | August 2024 | Control room resourcing and establishment (by request only) | Issue 1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-069 | October 2024 | Conditions of Service & Working Arrangements (by request only) |Issue 1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-071 | March 2025 | Rail Emergency Management – Effective Please review the guidance first. The associated framework can be found here | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-072 | March 2025 | Rail Emergency Management – Self-Assessment Tool Guidance | Issue 1 Please review the guidance first. The associated model can be found here | Download |
RDG-OPS-GN-074 | August 2025 | Development of Traincrew 7-Point Resourcing Plans (by request only) | Issue 1 | |
RDG-OPS-GN-080 | March 2026 | Line Manager Interview for Train Driver Selection | Issue 1 | Download |
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDES
| Document | Date | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
RDG-OPS-GPG-049 | August 2025 | Planning For and Responding to Passengers Stranded on Trains | Issue 1 | Download |
Other
| Document | Date | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
RSPS | August 2024 | Timetable Comparator Service - Commercial Policies | Download |
AWG | May 2024 | Managing Low Adhesion | Issue 7 | Download |
RDG/NTF/DoRPM | October 2017 | Definitions of Railway Performance Metrics | Issue 2.2 | Download |
February 2024 | GB Rail Approach to Hot Weather Management | Issue 2 | Download | |
May 2024 | GB Rail Industry Approach to Railhead Adhesion Management | Issue 2 | Download | |
August 2023 | GB Rail Industry Approach to Cold Weather Management | Download | |
December 2025 | Delivering Operational Performance - Briefing Materials Guide | Download | |
December 2025 | Delivering Operational Performance - Briefing Videos | Download |