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Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes

Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes

The Rail Delivery Group issue Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs), Guidance Notes (GNs) and Good Practice Guides (GPGs) on behalf of the industry.

Engineering

Future versions of the Key Train Requirements will be managed and hosted by RSSB. When the next version of this document is published it will be hosted on the following RSSB webpage:
https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards/where-do-we-use-standards/rolling-stock/key-train-requirements

Document Date Title Download
KTR November 2020

Key Train Requirements - Main Document | Issue 6

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KTR November 2020

Key Train Requirements Spreadsheet | Issue 6

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KTR-App C November 2020

Key Train Requirements - Appendix C: Toilet Requirements Spreadsheet | Issue 6

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KTR-App F November 2020

Key Train Requirements - Appendix F: Monitoring Infrastructure Spreadsheet | Issue 6

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20 Point Plan

Document Date Title Download
20 Point Plan July 2020

Fleet Management Good Practice Guide - Main Document | Issue 15

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20 Point Plan January 2021

Fleet Management Good Practice Concise Version 

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20 Point Plan July 2020

Foreword and Purpose

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20 Point Plan July 2020

Summary 

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Section 2 July 2020

Common Reliability Data | Issue 15

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Section 3 July 2020

Management for Improvement |  Issue 15 

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Section 4 July 2020

Seasonal Management |  Issue 15 

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Section 5 July 2020

Train Preparation |  Issue 15 

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Section 6 July 2020

Delivering the Service |  Issue 15 

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Section 7 July 2020

The Depot |  Issue 15 

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Section 8 July 2020

On-Depot Fault Finding |  Issue 15 

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Section 9 July 2020

The Vehicles |  Issue 15 

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Section 10 July 2020

Managing Ageing Rolling Stock | Issue 15

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Section 11 July 2020

Electrical & Electronic Overhaul |  Issue 15 

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Section 12 July 2020

The Infrastructure |  Issue 15 

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Section 13 July 2020

Managing the Impact of Fleet Incidents on the Railway |  Issue 15 

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Section 14 July 2020

The Supply Chain |  Issue 15 

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Section 15 July 2020

New Train Introduction |  Issue 15 

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Section 16 July 2020

No Fault Found Warranty Claims |  Issue 15 

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Section 17 July 2020

ROSCOs |  Issue 15 

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Section 18 July 2020

Overhaul Management |  Issue 15 

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Section 19 July 2020

Outsourced Maintenance |  Issue 15 

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Section 20 July 2020

Business Continuity Management |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App A July 2020

Evidence Flow Chart |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App B July 2020

High-Performing Depot Specification |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App C July 2020

- Supply Chain Sub-Group Issues List |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App D July 2020

Industry Supply Chain Workstreams |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App E July 2020

Examples of Best Practice Supply Chain Management |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App F July 2020

Fleet Transfer Checklist |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App G July 2020

Incident Decision Support Tool Customer Requirement Specification |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App H July 2020

Right Time Railway Assurance Check - Fleet Depot Staff |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App I July 2020

Decision Support Tools |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App J July 2020

Creating a Lean Process (for Overhaul) |  Issue 15 

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20PP-App K July 2020

Performance Measurement Indicators |  Issue 15 

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APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE

EC/01006 August 2015 Management of Rail Vehicle Engineering Change | Issue 3.5 Download

GUIDANCE NOTES

Document Date Title Download
EG/GN001 November 2014

Contract Variation Approval Process | Issue 1

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EG/GN002 September 2014

The ATOC Guide to Vehicle Change | Issue 3.3

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EG/GN003 May 2015

Management of Rolling Stock Maintenance Records | Issue 1.1

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EG/GN005 April 2018

On Train GPS/Darwin Interface specification | Issue 2

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EG/GN006 July 2017

Cyber Security - Advice on Working Practises from a Rolling Stock Perspective | Issue 1

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RDG-ENG-GN-007 April 2019

Selection & Assurance of Fasteners for Legacy Fleets | Issue 1

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RDG-ENG-GN-008 March 2022

New Trains - A Good Practice Guide | Issue 2

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RDG-ENG-GN-009  December 2022

Depot Performance Handbook – A Good Practice Guide

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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

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RDG-OPS-ACOP-007 August 2021

Industry Traincrew Framework (by request only) | Issue 1

 
ACOP012 October 2016

Driver Manpower Monitoring (by request only) | Issue 5

 
ACOP014 October 2016

Provision of Passenger Information | Issue 2

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ACOP016 April 2017

Incident Response Duties of Primary Support Operators | Issue 4

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ACOPSR2013 November 2013

Contingency Planning for Train Service Recovery - Service Recovery 2013 | Issue 1

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RDG-OPS-ACOP-008 September 2023

Rail Emergency Management Code of Practice with Guidance - Part A - Governance | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-ACOP-009 February 2024

Rail Emergency Management Code of Practice with Guidance for Anticipation, Assessment & Prevention | Issue 1

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GUIDANCE NOTES

Document Date Title Download
FLU/GN001 October 2019

Contingency Planning Arrangements for a Flu Pandemic | Issue 4

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RDG-OPS-GN-001 September 2020

Use of Data Recorders | Issue 5

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RDG-OPS-GN-003 September 2021

The Training of On-Train Staff in On-Train Emergency Procedures | Issue 9

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RDG-OPS-GN-004 July 2021

Reducing Diesel Emissions in Depots and Stations | Issue 1

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RDG-OPS-GN-006 Withdrawn

Safe Use of Station Vehicles | Issue 2
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RDG-OPS-GN-009 September 2021

Investigation of Station Stopping Incidents | Issue 6

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RDG-OPS-GN-010 June 2021

Managing the Risk to Passengers and Staff from the Use of Contracted Road Services | Issue 3

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RDG-GN011 November 2017

Emergency Planning - Knowledge, Understanding and Responsibilities | Issue 3

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RDG-GN012 January 2018

Planning for and Responding to National Fuel Shortages | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-GN-013 Withdrawn

Control of Risk Posed by the Presence of Legionella Bacteria in On-train Non-Potable Water Systems | Issue 3
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GN014 October 2017

Major Incidents - Preparation of Aide-Mémoires for Senior Managers | Issue 3

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RDG-GN015 June 2023

Extreme Weather Arrangements including Failure or Non-Availability of On-Train Environment Control Systems | Issue 4

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RDG-OPS-GN-016 February 2021

Competence of Train Operator Liaison Officers (TOLOs) | Issue 4

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RDG-GN017 February 2017

Competence of Station Incident Officers (SIOs) | Issue 3

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RDG-GN018 November 2017

Responding to Ill Customers on Trains | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-GN-019 October 2020

Developing Train Driving Policies Aligned with Non-Technical Skills | Issue 3

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RDG-OPS-GN-021 Withdrawn

Provision of Drinking Water for On-Train Use | Issue 3
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RDG-OPS-GN-022 October 2019

Safe Management of Pushchairs and Wheelchairs on Station Platforms | Issue 2

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RDG-GN023 October 2017

Checklist for Major Incident Response | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-GN-024 Withdrawn

Selection and Management of Contractors | Issue 3
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RDG-GN025 October 2017

Post Incident Management of Personal Property | Issue 2

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RDG-GN026 October 2017

Planning for Special Events | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-GN-027 Withdrawn

Winter Arrangements for Stations | Issue 2
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GN030 January 2016

Developing ICT Capabilities | Issue 1

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GN033 April 2016

Station incident Response Planning | Issue 1

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GN034 July 2016

Logging and Loggists | Issue 1

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GN036 May 2016

Risks & Opportunities from ROCs and TM (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-GN037 January 2017

Contingency Planning for Power Outages | Issue 1

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RDG-GN038 May 2019

Data Protection Requirements During and After Incidents | Issue 3

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RDG-GN039 April 2017

Social Media Response to Major Incidents and Disruptive Events (by request only) | Issue 2

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RDG-GN040 May 2019

Delivering Good Schemes - Conventional Resignalling | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-GN-041 September 2021

Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations | Issue 4

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RDG-GN044 July 2018

Proposals to Reduce Permissible Speed Restrictions | Issue 1

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RDG-OPS-GN-047 Withdrawn

The Application of Industry Policy on Driver Controlled Operations (by request only) | Issue 2
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RDG-GN046 November 2019

Post Incident Social Media Capabilities | Issue 1

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RDG-OPS-GN-049 November 2020

Meeting the Needs of Passengers Stranded on Trains | Issue 5

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GN CCTV October 2015

National Rail & Underground CCTV | Issue 4

 
RDG-OPS-GN-050 Withdrawn

Train Evacuation Equipment and its Deployment | Issue 1
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RDG-OPS-GN-051 September 2021

Driver Resource Planning and Management: End-to-End Process (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-OPS-GN-052 April 2023

Strategic Planning and Forecasting of Traincrew (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-OPS-GN-053 April 2023

Workforce Planning for Traincrew (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-OPS-GN-054 April 2023

Traincrew Diagram Production (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-OPS-GN-055 April 2023

Creation of Base Roster, Linking and Fatigue Management (by request only) | Issue 3

 
RDG-OPS-GN-056 July 2022

Establishment Calculation (by request only) | Issue 4

 
RDG-OPS-GN-057 August 2021

Negotiating and Writing Agreements (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-OPS-GN-058 November 2022

Short-Term Deployment of Train Drivers (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-OPS-GN-059 August 2021

Managing the Non Availability of Drivers (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-OPS-GN-060 April 2023

Measuring the Availability and Productivity of Traincrew (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-OPS-GN-061 September 2021

Training, Competence and Development for the Supporting Cast for Drivers (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-OPS-GN-062 June 2022

Train Driver Resource Management Assurance (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-OPS-GN-063 January 2023

Critical Incident Management (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-OPS-GN-064 March 2023

Emergency Management Legal and Regulatory Register | Issue 1

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RDG-OPS-GN-065 October 2023

ICT Maturity Assessment Criteria & Process | Issue 1

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GOOD PRACTICE GUIDES

Document Date Title Download
GPG005 December 2011

Controller Recruitment, Training & Competence | Issue 2 - UNDER REVIEW

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GPG014 October 2006

De-icing Agents for On Station Use

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New Technology

GUIDANCE NOTES

Document Date Title Download
RDG/GN/GSM-R/001 January 2017

Managing GSM-R Train Radio | Issue 2

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RDG-ETCS-GN-001 January 2020

L-NTC Principle Considerations for Driver Training | Issue 3

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RDG-ETCS-GN-002 January 2020

L2 & L3 ETCS Principle Considerations for Driver Training | Issue 3

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RDG/GN/NTI/001 December 2017

Delivering Good Schemes - ETCS | Issue 1

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RDG/GN/NTI/003 September 2017

ETCS Commercial Arrangements (by request only) | Issue 1

 
RDG-ETCS-GN-005 March 2020

ETCS On-board Equipment (by request only) | Issue 2

 
RDG-GN/NTI/015 September 2017

Managing ERTMS Performance | Issue 2

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RDG-OPS-BWV March 2022

Body Worn Video Use | Issue 1

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Other

Document Date Title Download
ATOC/OITC2015 November 2015

Operational Planning and Implementation of Timetable Change | Issue 1

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AWG January 2018

Managing Low Adhesion | Issue 6

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RDG/NTF/DoRPM October 2017

Definitions of Railway Performance Metrics | Issue 2.2

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OPS/GPG/99 June 2017

Operational Readiness for Delivery of Significant Engineering Works | Issue 1

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RDG-CONOPS/NTI/001 August 2017

Concept of Operations - Connected Driver Advisory Systems (C-DAS) | Issue 1

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RDG-CONOPS/NTI/002 January 2021

Concept of Operations - Stock and Crew Systems | Issue 1.1

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RDG-CSC/NTI/001 July 2018

Common System Capabilities - Stock and Crew System | Issue 1

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RDG-T&FG/NTI/001 May 2019

Crew and Stock Systems - Task and Finish Group Final Technical Report | Issue 1

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RDG-OPS-GN-067 October 2023

Body Worn Video Approach to Adoption | Issue 1

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  February 2024

GB Rail Approach to Hot Weather Management | Issue 2

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