Catalogue of Network Rail Standards NR/CAT/STP/001 ISSUE 110 01 December 2018 - 01 March 2019

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i. Contacts...... 1 ii. Guidance tor Completing the Standards Challenge Application Form...... 6 iii. Standards Challenge - Application Form...... 8 1. Guide to Network Rail Standards and Catalogue ...... 11 1.1 Quick Find – Using the Index ...... 11 1.2 Network Rail Standards ...... 11 1.3 Network Rail Standards Framework ...... 11 1.4 Types of Network Rail Standards ...... 11 1.5 Other documents associated with Network Rail Standards ...... 12 1.6 The Current NR Numbering Systems ...... 12 1.7 Compliance Date ...... 14 1.8 Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) ...... 14 1.9 Railway Group Standards ...... 14 1.10 Referenced Documents ...... 14 1.11 Ordering Standards, Delivery & Prices...... 15 2. Changes in this Issue ...... 17 2.1 New and Up-Issued Standards ...... 17 2.3 Emergency Changes (Also Known As Letters of Instruction) ...... 19 3. Network Rail Catalogues ...... 23 3.1 Network Rail Catalogues...... 23 4. Listing of Network Rail Standards ...... 25 4.1 ASSET INFORMATION ...... 25 Level 1...... 25 Level 2...... 25 Level 3 ...... 25 4.2 CIVIL ENGINEERING ...... 26 4.2.1 Civil Engineering...... 26 Company Standards ...... 26 Specifications (including Procedures) ...... 26 Level 1...... 27 Level 2...... 27 Level 3 ...... 31 Guidance Notes (Including Codes of Practice)...... 35 Special Inspection Notices ...... 36 4.2.2 Railway Estates Policy & Planning ...... 36 Guidance Notes ...... 36 4.3 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY...... 37 Level 2...... 37 4.4 COMPANY STANDARDS GROUP...... 38 Level 2...... 38 4.5 COMPETENCE & TRAINING MANAGEMENT ...... 39 Company Standards...... 39 Specifications (including Procedures)...... 39 Level 2...... 39 Level 3...... 43 Guidance Notes ...... 44 4.6. CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT...... 45 Level 1...... 45 Level 2...... 45 Guidance Notes ...... 45 4.7 ELECTRICAL POWER ...... 46 Specifications (including Procedures)...... 46 Product Specifications ...... 52 Level 1...... 54 Level 2...... 54 --`,```,`,```,``,`,,``,``,`,```-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- Level 3 ...... 61 Work Instructions ...... 64 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice)...... 65 Special Inspection Notices...... 68 4.8 ENVIRONMENT...... 69 Company Standards ...... 69 Specifications (including Procedures) ...... 69 Level 1...... 69 Level 2...... 69 Level 3...... 70 Guidance Notes (including Codes of Practice) ...... 70

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