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pdf RDG-OPS-ACOP-004 Incident Response Duties of Primary Support Operators Issue 5 ( pdf, 565 KB ) (528 downloads)
pdf RDG-OPS-GPG-049 Planning for and Responding to Passengers Stranded on Trains Issue 1 ( pdf, 541 KB ) (648 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 025 Post Incident Management of Personal Effects Issue 4 ( pdf, 465 KB ) (670 downloads)
spreadsheet RDG OPS GN 064 Attachment Legal & Regulatory Register ( xlsx, 81 KB ) (595 downloads)
spreadsheet RDG OPS GN 071 Attachment IEM Competency Framework ( xlsx, 1007 KB ) (702 downloads)
spreadsheet RDG OPS GN 072 Attachment IEM Self Assessment Tool ( xlsx, 811 KB ) (551 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 008 Rail Emergency Management Governance ( pdf, 937 KB ) (1043 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 009 Rail Emergency Management Anticipation Assessment Prevention ISSUE 2 ( pdf, 1.90 MB ) (1677 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 072 Rail Emergency Management Self Assessment Tool Guidance ( pdf, 1.13 MB ) (920 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 071 Rail Emergency Management Effective Learning and Development ( pdf, 1.03 MB ) (1029 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 064 Rail Emergency Management Legal and Regulatory Register ( pdf, 977 KB ) (604 downloads)
pdf Logging and Loggists | Issue 3 ( pdf, 246 KB ) (847 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 049 Passengers Stranded on Trains Issue 6 ( pdf, 1.27 MB ) (3390 downloads)
pdf RDG-ENG-GN-008 New Trains - A Good Practice Guide ( pdf, 1.40 MB ) (3035 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 010 Rail Emergency Management Preparation ( pdf, 1.87 MB ) (2396 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 012 Rail Emergency Management Recovery ( pdf, 2.07 MB ) (1603 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS ACOP 011 Rail Emergency Management Response ( pdf, 2.72 MB ) (1971 downloads)
pdf GB Rail Approach to Hot Weather Management ( pdf, 522 KB ) (1644 downloads)
pdf RDG Guidance Note Video Surveillance Systems and Workplace Violence 2023 - Issue 1 ( pdf, 327 KB ) (2469 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN026 Planning for special events (issue 3) ( pdf, 500 KB ) (5487 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN012 Planning for and responding to national fuel shortages (Issue 3) ( pdf, 450 KB ) (4628 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN023 Checklist for major incident response (Issue 3) ( pdf, 1.00 MB ) (8553 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN017 Competence of Station Incident Officers (SIOs) (Issue 4) ( pdf, 878 KB ) (7066 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN037 Contingency planning for regional power outages (RPOs) (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.02 MB ) (8062 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN014 Major incidents – preparation of aide-mémoires for senior managers (Issue 4) ( pdf, 816 KB ) (4729 downloads)
pdf RDG Guidance on Maintenance of On Train HVAC Modules and Filters ( pdf, 399 KB ) (1783 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN034 Logging and loggists (Issue 2) ( pdf, 241 KB ) (9760 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN015 Extreme weather arrangements, including failure or non-availability of on-train environment control systems (Issue 4) ( pdf, 772 KB ) (7256 downloads)
pdf GN046 Issue 1 Post Incident Social Media Capabilities ( pdf, 311 KB ) (2246 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 041 Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations ( pdf, 1.53 MB ) (6723 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 003 Training of On Train Staff in On Train Emergency Procedures ( pdf, 1.12 MB ) (4534 downloads)
pdf RDG OPS GN 022 Safe Management of Pushchairs and Wheelchairs on Station Platforms ( pdf, 3.02 MB ) (2060 downloads)
pdf RDG-NR-Guidance-Note FLU01 Issue4.pdf ( pdf, 1.07 MB ) (3844 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN-NTI-005 ETCS On-Board Equipment (Issue 1) ( pdf, 3.58 MB ) (31545 downloads)
pdf ATOC/GN033 Station incident response planning (Issue 2) ( pdf, 559 KB ) (5075 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN022 Safe management of pushchairs and wheelchairs on station platforms (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.77 MB ) (2543 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN021 Provision of drinking water for on-train use (Issue 3) ( pdf, 213 KB ) (4381 downloads)
pdf RDG NR-GN SP01 Meeting the needs of passengers stranded on trains (Issue 4) ( pdf, 1.22 MB ) (4751 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/040 Delivering good schemes - conventional resignalling (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.69 MB ) (5216 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN038 Data protection requirements during and after incidents (Issue 3) ( pdf, 927 KB ) (4494 downloads)
pdf RDG/EC/GN/007 Selection and assurance of fasteners for legacy fleets (Issue 1) ( pdf, 728 KB ) (4869 downloads)
pdf RDG-CSC-NTI-001 Common System Capabilities - Stock and Crew v1.0 ( pdf, 509 KB ) (1452 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/044 Proposals to reduce permissible speed restrictions (Issue 1) ( pdf, 741 KB ) (3818 downloads)
pdf RDG-CONOPS/NTI/002 Concept of operations – stock and crew system (Issue 1) ( pdf, 1.31 MB ) (3798 downloads)
pdf RDG/EC/GN/005 On-train satellite navigation equipment/Darwin interface (Issue 2) ( pdf, 5.82 MB ) (3972 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/NTI/001 Delivering good schemes - ETCS (Issue 1) ( pdf, 296 KB ) (6368 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN018 Responding to ill / injured passengers on trains (Issue 2) ( pdf, 1.15 MB ) (7481 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN011 Emergency planning - knowledge, understanding and responsibilities (Issue 3) ( pdf, 945 KB ) (7181 downloads)
pdf RDG/NTF/DoRPM Definitions of railway performance metrics (Issue 2.2) ( pdf, 942 KB ) (12563 downloads)
pdf RDG-GN/NTI/003 ETCS commercial arrangements (Issue 1) ( pdf, 491 KB ) (2510 downloads)