NR RT/E/C/31100 ISSUE 1 PDF

The contents of this Railtrack approved Code of Practice give detailed guidance on all aspects of failure investigation processes following allegations of a safety related telecommunications failures.

The scope includes all equipment and systems provided solely for operational purposes and any equipment and systems which are indirectly used for safety related purposes. This includes all network bearer services utilising Railtrack owned infrastructure, including Grant of Use services carried over Finance Lease assets.

The operational telecommunications failure investigation process and Test Guides contained in section 11 of this Code of Practice shall be used to investigate equipment and system failures.

Also included is related information which may be of use, such as the requirements for dealing with serious incidents and for arranging specialist investigation services.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Code of Practice is to define the requirements for compliance with Railtrack Specification RT/E/S/31001 which mandates the investigation arrangements for telecommunications equipment following the reporting of safety related telecommunications failures.