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Railway Group Standard

GI/RT7033

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Date June 2015

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Synopsis

This document mandates the specification of lineside operational signs and a process for introducing new designs. It also sets out, in a non-mandatory appendix, the process for introducing lineside safety signs.

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Issue record

Issue Date Comments

One June 2003 Original document.

Two October 2009 Replaces issue one.

The following sections have been amended as a small-scale change:

Section B.6.2.1.

Appendix A:

• Sign AB01

• Sign AB02

• Sign AB03

• Sign AB04

• Sign AB05

• Sign AB07

• Sign AB08

• Sign AB09

• Sign AC06

• Sign AC11

• Sign AC12

• Sign AH05

• Sign AK201kz.

Appendix D:

• Sign DC05.

Minor corrections following consultation.

Three September 2015

Replaces Part A and Part B of issue two.

Issue three includes requirements for lineside signs and a process for introducing new designs of signs.

To aid the publication of new designs and new use of signs, the individual signs from the appendices of issue two have been transferred to an online catalogue of lineside signs.

Revisions have not been marked by a vertical black line in this issue because the document has been revised throughout.



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Superseded documents

The following Railway Group Standard is to be superseded in whole when all the existing signs in the appendices are transferred into the catalogue of lineside signs.

Superseded documents Sections superseded

Date when sections are superseded

GI/RT7033 issue two Lineside Operational Safety Signs

All 05 September 2015

GI/RT7033 issue two Lineside Operational Safety Signs, ceases to be in force and is withdrawn as of 05 September 2015.

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Contents

Section Description Page

Part 1 Purpose and Introduction 5

1.1 Purpose 5 1.2 Introduction 5 1.3 Approval and authorisation of this document 5

Part 2 Requirements for Lineside Operational Signs 6

2.1 Approved lineside operational signs 6 2.2 Physical requirements 6 2.3 Optical requirements 7 2.4 Introducing new designs of lineside operational signs 7

Part 3 Application of this Document 9

3.1 Application - infrastructure managers 9 3.2 Application - railway undertakings 9 3.3 Health and safety responsibilities 9

Appendices

Appendix A Document Template for Lineside Operational Signs 10 Appendix B Lineside Safety Signs 11

Definitions 13

References 14

Figures

Figure 1 Generic format of text using the Rail Alphabet typeface 6 Template for lineside operational signs 10 Template for lineside safety signs 12



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Part 1 Purpose and Introduction

1.1 Purpose

1.1.1 This document mandates the specifications for lineside operational signs provided by an infrastructure manager (network) or an infrastructure manager (stations) to convey information, instructions and warnings to support the management of the operation of trains.

1.1.2 This document sets out a process in 2.4 for the introduction of new designs of lineside signs.

1.1.3 Requirements for the visibility of trackside control-command and signalling objects are set out in section 4.2.15 of the CCS TSI. The requirements in this document are national technical rules (NTRs) which are provided for the design of lineside signs for the Great Britain (GB) main line railway.

1.2 Introduction

1.2.1 Background

1.2.1.1 Lineside operational signs are provided by infrastructure managers to display route information and convey operational instructions and warnings for the management of the operation of trains.

1.2.1.2 The provision of the lineside operational signs and their applications are mandated by relevant standards.

1.2.1.3 Requirements for the provision, visibility, readability, maintenance and testing of a specific set of ERTMS trackside boards are set out in BS EN 16494:2015.

1.2.1.4 The design of lineside operational signs is presented in an online catalogue of lineside signs, which consists of individual documents, one for each sign.

1.2.1.5 The online catalogue of lineside signs also contains approved non-mandatory lineside safety signs. These are signs that do not meet the criteria to be lineside operational signs set out in 1.2.1.1 but are provided for railway personnel or the public and are located on, or in close proximity to, the railway. Appendix B of this document sets out a process for the introduction of new designs of lineside safety signs into the catalogue.

1.2.2 Supporting documents

1.2.2.1 The following Rail Industry Guidance Note supports this Railway Group Standard:

GI/GN7633 Guidance on Lineside Signs

1.2.2.2 The following Rail Industry Guidance Note provides an index for the online catalogue of lineside signs and cross-references associated Railway Group Standards, where applicable.

GI/GN7634 Index for Lineside Signs

1.3 Approval and authorisation of this document

1.3.1 The content of this document was approved by Control Command and Signalling (CCS) Standards Committee on 22 January 2015.

1.3.2 This document was authorised by RSSB on 21 April 2015.



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Part 2 Requirements for Lineside Operational Signs

2.1 Approved lineside operational signs

2.1.1 Only lineside operational signs referenced in GI/GN7634 shall be installed, and only for those applications mandated in Railway Group Standards.

2.2 Physical requirements

2.2.1 Dimension tolerance

2.2.1.1 Unless otherwise stated, the maximum tolerance of 1% to the dimension specified in the catalogue of lineside signs shall be applied, but subject to a maximum of ±10 mm.

2.2.2 Lettering and symbols

2.2.2.1 Unless otherwise stated for individual lineside operational signs, the following typefaces shall be used:

a) For those signs incorporating only digits or digits and capital letters as abbreviations, the digit typeface shall be BS 3693B:1964.

b) The Rail Alphabet typeface shall be used, except where BS 3693B:1964 applies.

2.2.3 Layout of text

2.2.3.1 The layout of text within a lineside operational sign shall be based on a grid system, as shown in Figure 1.

a) The size of the grid is defined by the “x”-height of the main heading, denoted as “a” in Figure 1. The “x”-height being the height of a lower-case “x”.

b) If hierarchical information is required, the “x”-height of the main heading shall be three units, and the qualifying text two units. Text of one unit in height shall be reserved for any limitations which need to be applied.

c) The interlinear separation, denoted as “b” in Figure 1, shall be double the “x”-height of the text.

d) Borders shall be the same thickness as the “x”-height of the main heading.

Figure 1 Generic format of text using the Rail Alphabet typeface

a = “x-height” of the main heading

b“x-height” of the qualifying text

“x-height” of the limitation text



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2.3 Optical requirements

2.3.1 Reflectivity

2.3.1.1 The retroreflective material used for lineside operational signs shall have a coefficient of retroreflection equal to or greater than Class RA2, as set out in BS EN 12899-1:2007 Table 4.

2.3.2 Colour

2.3.2.1 The optical properties for non-retroreflective white, red, yellow, blue, green, grey and black colour shall be as set out in BS EN 12899-1:2007 Table 16.

2.3.2.2 The non-retroreflective purple shall be Pantone 260C®.

2.3.2.3 The optical properties for retroreflective white, red, yellow, blue, green and grey colours shall be as set out in BS EN 12899-1:2007 Table 2.

2.3.2.4 Retroreflective purple shall be achieved by overlaying a transparent Pantone 260C® product on a white retroreflective product.

2.3.2.5 The optical properties for retroreflective yellow-green shall be as set out in BS 8408:2005 Tables 4 and 5.

2.3.3 Colour for the rear of signs

2.3.3.1 The rear of lineside operational signs shall be uniform, non-retroreflective grey.

2.4 Introducing new designs of lineside operational signs

2.4.1 Presentation and shape for new designs of lineside operational signs

2.4.1.1 For new designs of lineside operational signs, one of the following shapes shall be used, either for the sign itself or as a symbol contained within a rectangular or circular shape:

a) A circular sign or symbol to denote an instruction.

Or

b) A triangular sign or symbol, apex pointing upwards, to denote a warning. It is permissible to use a pentagon shape where multiple lines of lettering and / or digits are required.

Or

c) A rectangular sign or symbol for the display of information.

2.4.2 Use of colour for new designs of lineside operational signs

2.4.2.1 For new designs of lineside operational signs:

a) A red border shall be used to denote an instruction; the instruction shall appear as black pictogram / text on a white background.

b) A yellow border shall be used to denote a warning; the instruction shall appear as black pictogram / text on a white background.

c) A black border shall be used for the display of information; the instruction shall appear as black pictogram / text on a white background.

2.4.3 Language

2.4.3.1 Lineside operational signs shall be in the English language where text is used.



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2.4.4 Process for introducing new designs of lineside operational signs

2.4.4.1 The following process shall be followed to introduce new designs of lineside operational signs:

a) A deviation application against this document, for a trial of the new design of sign and, if the application of the sign is within the scope of an existing standard, a separate deviation against the relevant standard, shall be submitted in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code.

b) The deviation application shall include artwork clearly denoting the dimension, shape, colour and layout, as set out in Appendix A.

c) On completion of the trial, if it is decided to proceed with the introduction of the new design nationally, a proposal for the use and design of the sign shall be submitted in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code.

d) The proposal for change shall include artwork clearly denoting the dimensions, shape, colour and layout, as set out in Appendix A.

2.4.5 Process for introducing a new use of an existing lineside operational sign

2.4.5.1 When a lineside operational sign defined in GI/GN7634 is used for a new application, the following process shall be followed:

a) A deviation application against this document, for a trial of the new application of the sign and, if the application of the sign is within the scope of an existing standard, a separate deviation against the relevant standard, shall be submitted in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code.

b) On completion of the trial, if it is decided to proceed with the new application of the sign nationally, a proposal for the use of the sign shall be submitted in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code.



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Part 3 Application of this Document

3.1 Application - infrastructure managers

3.1.1 Scope

3.1.1.1 The requirements of this document apply to all new installation of lineside operational signs, whether new or altered in design, provided by an infrastructure manager (network) or an infrastructure manager (stations) to convey information, instructions and warnings for the management of the operation of trains.

3.1.2 Exclusions from scope

3.1.2.1 This document does not address the requirements for signs on trains or other signs that provide information to personnel authorised to access the track and to members of the public.

3.1.3 General compliance date for infrastructure managers

3.1.3.1 This Railway Group Standard comes into force on 05 September 2015 and is to be complied with from 05 March 2016.

3.1.3.2 After the compliance date or the date by which compliance is achieved, if earlier, infrastructure managers are to maintain compliance with the requirements set out in this Railway Group Standard. Where it is considered not reasonably practicable to comply with the requirements, permission to comply with a specified alternative should be sought in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code.

3.2 Application - railway undertakings

3.2.1 There are no requirements applicable to railway undertakings.

3.3 Health and safety responsibilities

3.3.1 Users of documents published by RSSB are reminded of the need to consider their own responsibilities to ensure health and safety at work and their own duties under health and safety legislation. RSSB does not warrant that compliance with all or any documents published by RSSB is sufficient in itself to ensure safe systems of work or operation or to satisfy such responsibilities or duties.



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Appendix A Document Template for Lineside Operational Signs

The content of this appendix is mandatory.

A.1 Template for lineside operational signs

[Artwork for design of the sign. An example is shown above]

Typeface [Typeface for text and digits]

Colour [Colour for text, symbol, background and border, as set out in 2.3.2]

Luminance [Retroreflectivity and / or illumination. If illumination is required, a separate table of specification is also required, as set out below]

Readability performance

Readable distance

[The distance at which the sign is readable]

Visible distance

[The distance at which the sign is visible]

Associated sign(s) [Lists the identification references of associated signs, for example, signs AF03, AF04m, AF05, AF06, AF07 and AF08 are referenced for sign AF02m]

Supplementary information [Supplementary information, if required, for appearance, size, shape and text layout]

Illumination (where required)

Colour [Colour used]

Flashing

Flashing rate [Value in Hz]

Flashing pattern [Mark-space ratio: value and tolerance range]

[Whether two or more lights flash synchronously]

Performance [Readable horizontal and vertical angle range relative to the centre axis of the emitted light, for example Sign AF01 needs to be visible at an observation angle of no greater than 15o and 10o relative to the centre horizontal and vertical axis of the emitted light]

Supplementary information [Supplementary information, if required, for size and shape]

Template for lineside operational signs



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Appendix B Lineside Safety Signs

The content of this appendix is not mandatory and is provided for guidance only.

B.1 Introduction

B.1.1 The RSSB online catalogue of lineside signs includes mandatory lineside operational signs and non-mandatory lineside safety signs. The non-mandatory lineside safety signs have been included so that the application and presentation of these signs are consistent throughout the network. This appendix sets out preferred design principles and a process for the introduction of new designs of non-mandatory lineside safety signs.

B.2 Existing lineside safety signs

B.2.1 Only approved lineside safety signs in the catalogue are to be used.

B.3 Introducing new designs of lineside safety signs

B.3.1 Design principles

B.3.1.1 The following documents describe signs that have relevance to the railway:

a) Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002.

b) The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996.

c) Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 1996.

d) BS ISO 3864-1:2011: Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Design principles for safety signs and safety markings.

B.3.1.2 Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of this document should be applied for lineside safety signs used for the display of information.

B.3.2 Process for introducing new designs of lineside safety signs

B.3.2.1 When a new design of a lineside safety sign is required, the following process is to be followed:

a) A trial is to be carried out where there is a need to provide supporting evidence that the sign meets the operational need and is fit for purpose.

And

b) A proposal for change is to be submitted, to consider inclusion of the sign into the online catalogue. The template shown in Figure B.1 is to be used to support the proposal.



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[Artwork for design of the sign. An example is shown above]

Application [Contexts of the use and position of this sign]

Typeface [Typeface for text and digits]

Colour [Colour for text, symbol, background and border, as set out in 2.3.2]

Luminance [Retroreflectivity and / or illumination. If illumination is required, a table for specifying illumination is requested, as set out below]

Associated sign(s) [Lists the identification references of associated signs]

Supplementary information

[Supplementary information, if required, for appearance, size, shape and text layout]

Illumination (where required)

Colour [Colour used]

Flashing

Flashing rate [Value in Hz]

Flashing pattern

[Mark-space ratio: value and tolerance range]

[Whether two or more lights flash synchronously]

Performance [Readable horizontal and vertical angle range relative to the centre axis of the emitted light]

Supplementary information

[Supplementary information, if required, for size and shape]

Template for lineside safety signs



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Definitions

Catalogue of lineside signs

A collection of design specifications for lineside signs. Each individual specification within the catalogue of lineside signs is assigned a unique identifier, and records issue number and date separately.

Infrastructure manager (network)

The infrastructure manager (network) is the person who:

a) In relation to infrastructure, other than a station, is responsible for developing and maintaining that infrastructure.

And

b) Manages and uses that infrastructure, or permits it to be used, for the operation of a vehicle.

Infrastructure manager (stations)

The infrastructure manager (stations) is the person who:

a) In relation to a station is responsible for managing and operating that station.

And

b) Manages and uses that station, or permits it to be used, for the operation of a vehicle.

Lineside operational sign

A sign, positioned at the lineside, which conveys information needed to support the management of the operation of trains.

Lineside safety sign

A sign that conveys information about health and safety to railway personnel or the public, and is located on, or in close proximity to, the railway.

New design of lineside operational sign

A sign required for a purpose within the scope of this document, but which is not currently included within the catalogue of lineside signs.

Sign

A device that displays a fixed image and / or text, in order to convey specific information to the reader.

Typeface - BS 3693B:1964

A typeface approved for use, as specified in this document. BS 3693B:1964 has been withdrawn. The current version BS 3693:1992 does not contain the required information.

Typeface - Rail Alphabet

A typeface approved for use, as specified in this document, designed by Kinnear & Calvert for the British Railways Board in the 1960s.



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References

The Catalogue of Railway Group Standards gives the current issue number and status of documents published by RSSB. This information is also available from www.rgsonline.co.uk.

RGSC 01 Railway Group Standards Code

RGSC 02 Standards Manual

Documents referenced in the text

RSSB documents

GI/GN7633 Guidance on Lineside Signs

GI/GN7634 Index for Lineside Signs

Other references

BS 3693B:1964 (withdrawn) Recommendations for the design of scales, indexes and geometric construction of the recommended form of digits for use on dials and scales

BS 3693:1993 Recommendations for design of scales and indexes on analogue indicating instruments

BS 8408:2005 Road traffic signs. Testing and performance of microprismatic retroreflective sheeting materials. Specification.

BS EN 12899-1:2007 Fixed, vertical road traffic signs. Part 1: Fixed signs

BS EN 16494:2015 Railway applications − Requirements for ERTMS Trackside Boards

BS ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Design principles for safety signs and safety markings

HSE 1996 No. 341 The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996

PCR 1996 Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 1996

TSRG 2002 Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002

2012/88/EU The technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystems of the trans-European rail system (CCS TSI)

Other relevant documents

Railway Group Standards

GE/RT8037 Signal Positioning and Visibility

RS521 Signals, hand signals, indicators and signs

Other references

2011/291/EU Locomotives and passenger rolling stock TSI (OJ L 139, 26.05.2011, p.65)



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