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pdf RDG-ENG-GN-008 New Trains - A Good Practice Guide ( pdf, 1.40 MB ) (3710 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 010 Rail Emergency Management Preparation ( pdf, 1.87 MB ) (2868 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 012 Rail Emergency Management Recovery ( pdf, 2.07 MB ) (1809 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 011 Rail Emergency Management Response ( pdf, 2.72 MB ) (2408 downloads)
pdf GB Rail Approach to Hot Weather Management ( pdf, 522 KB ) (2051 downloads)
pdf RDG Guidance Note Video Surveillance Systems and Workplace Violence 2023 - Issue 1 ( pdf, 327 KB ) (2681 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN026 Planning for special events (issue 3) ( pdf, 500 KB ) (5768 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN023 Checklist for major incident response (Issue 3) ( pdf, 1.00 MB ) (9025 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN017 Competence of Station Incident Officers (SIOs) (Issue 4) ( pdf, 878 KB ) (7345 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN037 Contingency planning for regional power outages (RPOs) (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.02 MB ) (8575 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN014 Major incidents – preparation of aide-mémoires for senior managers (Issue 4) ( pdf, 816 KB ) (4941 downloads)
pdf RDG Guidance on Maintenance of On Train HVAC Modules and Filters ( pdf, 399 KB ) (1971 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN034 Logging and loggists (Issue 2) ( pdf, 241 KB ) (10021 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN015 Extreme weather arrangements, including failure or non-availability of on-train environment control systems (Issue 4) ( pdf, 772 KB ) (7599 downloads)
pdf GN046 Issue 1 Post Incident Social Media Capabilities ( pdf, 311 KB ) (2379 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 041 Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations ( pdf, 1.53 MB ) (7376 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 003 Training of On Train Staff in On Train Emergency Procedures ( pdf, 1.12 MB ) (4834 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 022 Safe Management of Pushchairs and Wheelchairs on Station Platforms ( pdf, 3.02 MB ) (2173 downloads)
pdf RDG-NR-Guidance-Note FLU01 Issue4.pdf ( pdf, 1.07 MB ) (4013 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN-NTI-005 ETCS On-Board Equipment (Issue 1) ( pdf, 3.58 MB ) (31917 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN033 Station incident response planning (Issue 2) ( pdf, 559 KB ) (5510 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN022 Safe management of pushchairs and wheelchairs on station platforms (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.77 MB ) (2669 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN021 Provision of drinking water for on-train use (Issue 3) ( pdf, 213 KB ) (4573 downloads)
pdf RDG NR-GN SP01 Meeting the needs of passengers stranded on trains (Issue 4) ( pdf, 1.22 MB ) (5034 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/040 Delivering good schemes - conventional resignalling (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.69 MB ) (5465 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN038 Data protection requirements during and after incidents (Issue 3) ( pdf, 927 KB ) (4690 downloads)
pdf RDG/EC/GN/007 Selection and assurance of fasteners for legacy fleets (Issue 1) ( pdf, 728 KB ) (5086 downloads)
pdf RDG-CSC-NTI-001 Common System Capabilities - Stock and Crew v1.0 ( pdf, 509 KB ) (1545 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/044 Proposals to reduce permissible speed restrictions (Issue 1) ( pdf, 741 KB ) (4040 downloads)
pdf RDG-CONOPS/NTI/002 Concept of operations – stock and crew system (Issue 1) ( pdf, 1.31 MB ) (4195 downloads)
pdf RDG/EC/GN/005 On-train satellite navigation equipment/Darwin interface (Issue 2) ( pdf, 5.82 MB ) (4104 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/NTI/001 Delivering good schemes - ETCS (Issue 1) ( pdf, 296 KB ) (6716 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN018 Responding to ill / injured passengers on trains (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.15 MB ) (7903 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN011 Emergency planning - knowledge, understanding and responsibilities (Issue 3) ( pdf, 945 KB ) (7456 downloads)
pdf RDG/NTF/DoRPM Definitions of railway performance metrics (Issue 2.2) ( pdf, 942 KB ) (13181 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/NTI/003 ETCS commercial arrangements (Issue 1) ( pdf, 491 KB ) (2669 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/NTI/015 Managing ERTMS performance (Issue 1) ( pdf, 606 KB ) (4869 downloads)
pdf RDG/EC/GN/006 Cyber security - advice on working practices from a rolling stock perspective (Issue 1) ( pdf, 1.03 MB ) (5796 downloads)
pdf RDG/OPSGPG99 Operational readiness for delivery of significant engineering works (Issue 1) ( pdf, 461 KB ) (8393 downloads)
pdf RDG-ACOP011 Joint industry provision of humanitarian response following a major passenger rail incident (Issue 16) ( pdf, 1.56 MB ) (3417 downloads)
pdf RDG-ACOP016 Incident response duties of primary support operators (Issue 4) ( pdf, 957 KB ) (9502 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN016 Competence of Train Operator Liaison Officers (TOLOs) (Issue 3) ( pdf, 1.37 MB ) (3248 downloads)
pdf RDG/GN/GSM-R/001 Managing GSM-R train radio (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.54 MB ) (9747 downloads)
pdf RDG/ACOP/EC/01008 EMU Tightlock coupler and autoconnector maintenance (Issue 2) ( pdf, 4.81 MB ) (5308 downloads)
pdf ATOC/ACOP014 Provision of customer information (Issue 2) ( pdf, 933 KB ) (5561 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN036 Risks and opportunities from ROCs and TM (Issue 1.1) ( pdf, 5.48 MB ) (2061 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN031 Security briefings by the BTP (Issue 1.1) ( pdf, 943 KB ) (2123 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN019 Developing train driving policies aligned with non-technical skills (Issue 2) ( pdf, 868 KB ) (2686 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN003 The training of on-train staff in on-train emergency procedures (Issue 7) ( pdf, 844 KB ) (2734 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN032 Information sharing protocol with the BTP (Issue 1) ( pdf, 1.04 MB ) (2413 downloads)