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Railway Group Standard

GC/RT5060
Issue Two
Date December 1996

Equipment for the

Signing of
Temporary &
Emergency Speed
Restrictions

Submitted by
Synopsis
This standard details the minimum
requirements, including the size,
Nick Howland shape and colour of the case and
Nominated Responsible Manager the characters / indicators used for
the signing of temporary and
Approved by emergency speed restrictions.
This document is the property of
Railtrack PLC. It shall not be
reproduced in whole or in part
without the written permission of
the Controller, Safety Standards,
Brian Alston Railtrack PLC.
Chairman, Civil Engineering Subject Committee
Published by
Authorised by Safety & Standards Directorate
Railtrack
Fitzroy House
355 Euston Road
London NW1 3AG
Matt Walter  Copyright 1996 Railtrack PLC
Controller, Safety Standards
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Contents
Section Description Page

Part A Issue record 2

Responsibilities and distribution 2
Compliance 2
Health and Safety Responsibilities 2
Supply 2

Part B
1 Purpose 3
2 Scope 3
3 Approval by Railtrack 3
4 General Requirements 3
5 Electrical Requirements 4
6 Environmental Conditions 4
7 Reliability 5
8 Requirements for TSR Indicators 5
9 Requirements for Emergency Indicators 8

Appendices
A Format of Special Characters 10

References 11

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Part A
Issue record This standard will be updated when necessary by distribution of a complete
replacement.
Amended or additional parts of revised pages will be marked by a vertical
black line in the adjacent margin.
Issue Date Comments
1 Jan 96 Original document
2 Dec. 96 Updated to permit smaller EROS Boards.

Responsibilities Railway Group Standards are mandatory on all members of the Railway
Group * and apply to all activities which fall into the scope of each
individual’s Railway Safety Case. If any of those activities are performed by
a contractor, the contractor’s obligation in respect of Railway Group
Standards is determined by the terms of the contract between the
respective parties. Where a contractor is himself a duty holder of a
Railway Safety Case then Railway Group Standards apply directly to the
activities described in the Safety Case.
* The Railway Group comprises Railtrack, the duty holders of Railway
Safety Cases accepted by Railtrack, and the British Railways Board as long
as it owns train operators.

Compliance The provisions of this Railway Group Standard are mandatory and apply
from 5th April. 1997. The Character set specified in Appendix A however
will not apply retrospectively.

Health and Railtrack PLC makes no warranties, express or implied, that compliance
Safety Responsibilities with all or any of Railway Group Standards is sufficient on its own to
ensure safety systems of work or operation. Each user is reminded of its
own responsibilities to ensure health and safety at work and its individual
duties under health and safety legislation.

Supply Controlled and uncontrolled copies of this standard must be obtained from
the Catalogue Secretary, Safety and Standards Directorate, Railtrack PLC,
Floor 2 Fitzroy House, 355 Euston Road London NW1 3AG.

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Part B
1 Purpose This standard defines the appearance of temporary and emergency speed
restriction equipment and specifies the minimum technical requirements to
achieve safety and safe interworking.
2 Scope The contents of this standard apply to the provision of lineside equipment
for the signing of temporary and emergency speed restrictions used on
Railtrack controlled infrastructure.
Reference should also be made to GO/RT3000 Railtrack Rule Book,
GK/RT0033 and GK/RT0038.
This standard does not cover the requirements for positioning or
maintaining the equipment.
3 Approval by Railtrack Railtrack must set up and follow an approval process for this type of
equipment.
Written approval must be obtained from Railtrack before any new design
of equipment falling into the scope of this standard is introduced for use
on Railtrack controlled infrastructure.
Before giving approval for use, Railtrack must be satisfied that the
equipment meets the requirements of this standard, is safe for use on
Railtrack controlled infrastructure and that a suitable maintenance
schedule is provided.
Any restrictions in use must be specified in the approval documentation
,and instructions covering the use of the equipment must be produced. A
clearance of 50 mm from the swept envelope must be provided as an
absolute minimum.
4 General 4.1 Setup of Equipment
Requirements 4.1.1 General
The equipment must be stable on a ballast bed or other uneven surface,
securely fixed (see 4.3), and be able to withstand the air buffeting force of
two trains with a closing speed of 280mph (450 kph) and the force
exerted by one train travelling at 140mph (225 kph).
The equipment must be capable of being safely set up in the interval
between two adjacent lines in the areas of approved use.
4.1.2 TSR Equipment
This equipment must be constructed such that when set up the display is
clearly visible and obvious to drivers of rail vehicles. A dimensioned
drawing indicating the envelope taken up by the equipment must be
available for each type of equipment.
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4.2 Maintenance
It must be possible to check for impending unit failure due to low battery
power.
The design of the equipment must take account of the fact that changes of
consumable items (e.g. batteries and bulbs) may need to be undertaken in
difficult site conditions (darkness, foul weather) and should also be of
modular design, eliminating the use of very small components.
The equipment must be constructed in such a way that the display can be
easily cleaned and will resist attempts by vandals to deface or damage it.
4.3 Security
The equipment must be lockable using a key or other device common to all
units to deny access to vandals and unauthorised persons.
All switches must be designed in such a way as to minimise the risk of
unauthorised operation.
The equipment must be capable of being secured on site (in a manner that
does not cause a hazard to trains or persons working or walking in the
vicinity of the equipment) to minimise the risk of removal or theft.
4.4 Construction
The equipment must be safe for use on lines electrified by the third rail and
overhead line equipment.
The equipment must be capable of being functionally tested simply, using
self-contained devices and without the need for additional tools or
equipment.
The equipment must be portable, with no single item needing more than
two people to carry it.
5 Electrical The requirements of Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EEC/89/336
Requirements must be complied with.
Additional sources of light, such as low battery warning indicators, must
not emit stray light in any direction which allows their observation by the
drivers of passing trains.
6 Environmental Equipment must operate correctly and must not suffer permanent damage
Conditions from storage for an indefinite period or from transportation at ambient
temperatures in the range -20°C to +50°C and at relative humidities up to
100%. The temperatures quoted are ambient temperatures assuming that
no heat is produced by the equipment.
The equipment must operate correctly in all weather conditions.

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Equipment (other than filament lamps) must not suffer permanent damage
from a shock equivalent to a free drop of 250 mm on to a solid surface in 3
mutually perpendicular orientations. This solid surface must be rigid, must
not itself deform under the impact and must be sensibly flat.
Equipment must operate correctly and must not suffer permanent damage
as a result of any of the following actions:
• normal transportation
• the vibration conditions set out below.
Amplitudes of 0.125 mm in the frequency range of 0 to 50 Hz.
Amplitudes of 0.025 mm in the frequency range of 50 to 100 Hz.
The vibration amplitudes quoted are maxima. The variation of vibration
with time which the equipment must be designed for and which it must
withstand on test is as follows:
• the amplitude increases at a uniform rate from zero to the maxima
over a period of 30 seconds
• the amplitude remains at the maxima value for 60 seconds
• the amplitude decreases at a uniform rate from the maxima to zero
over a period of 30 seconds
• the amplitude remains at zero for 90 seconds
• a further cycle of amplitude variation commences.
This variation applies throughout the frequency range 0 to 100 Hz. (This is
intended to simulate the passage of passing trains).
Equipment must be protected against the effects of chemically active
pollutants normally occurring in the atmosphere near sea water and in
industrial areas.
7 Reliability Components used for the construction of the electronic assemblies must
have a proven reliability record for the application described in this
standard.
Circuitry associated with the equipment must be built using intrinsically
reliable techniques with a design target of 25,000 hours mean time
between failures (approximately 10 years useful life). Components which
comply with BS9000 must be used to enable compliance to be established.
8 Requirements for 8.1 Fundamental requirements
TSR Indicators The TSR equipment must be capable of displaying the following indications
(see fig. 1 & fig. 2):
• speeds from 5 mph to 125 mph
• termination, spate, and cancelling indicators (See Appendix A)
• a horizontal bar fitted with two white flashing lights (the flashes must
be synchronous and at a frequency of 2 Hz)
• directional information - single headed arrows (See Appendix A)
displayed in the same way as the indications above.
Repeater warning boards (as shown in fig. 2) need not be illuminated but
must meet the size requirements specified in fig 1.
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At least as wide as display

390 mm Screen
minimum

150 mm
minimum
390 mm
40 minimum
length of bar
White flashing
lights -
2 Dia. 80 mm
Dimensions of display screen Dimensions of horizontal bar

Fig. 1 Minimum Dimensions of TSR Indications

40
40

Warning Board Warning Board with

Directional Indication

20
20 40
40 R
Warning Board with Warning Board with Differential Repeater Warning Board
Differential Speed Speed & Directional Indication (retro reflective)

20
20 40
Speed Speed Spate Indicator Cancelling Termination
Indicator Indicator with Indicator Indicator
Differential Speed

Fig. 2 Examples of Combinations of TSR Layout

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The combinations of layout shown in fig. 2 may be formed by more than
one piece of equipment provided that overall visual effect is similar to that
shown (i.e. the first indication to be the horizontal bar together with any
directional arrow needed, followed by the numerical indications on the
second indicator).
The size of the indications must make maximum practicable use of the
space in the display screen.
8.2 Visual Performance
A person whose visual acuity meets or exceeds Railway Group Standard
GO/RT3251 must be able to:
• recognise that the equipment is a TSR indicator and
• read each possible indication
at distances which meet the requirements specified in GK/RT0033.
This must be achievable:
• at all angles within 10 degrees of the normal to the surface
• without producing significant levels of glare
• during all times of day and night, and
• in all weather conditions where the visibility is no less than 500 metres
(i.e. weather conditions no worse than light fog, in accordance with
the International Visibility Code).
8.3 Character format
The numeric characters and the special characters (arrows, termination,
spate and cancelling) must be in the form specified in Appendix A.
8.4 Lit Display
In order to achieve its primary optical requirements, the TSR indicator
must provide a lit display when the ambient illuminance falls below 100 ±
10 lux. The system for switching on the illumination must prevent
oscillations by utilising for example a level of hysteresis or a time delay. The
illuminance must be measured horizontally and within 10° of the normal to
the front of the display equipment. The measurement of illuminance must
be achieved using a photo optical detector mounted behind a protective
scratch resistant cover glass. When the illuminance is greater than this
value, the TSR indicator may provide its display using ambient light
reflected from the front surface.
8.5 Colour of Display
The display screen and the horizontal bar must meet the requirements of
BS 873 part 6 colour yellow. The characters on the display screen must be
black. The black surfaces must be opaque such that the normal to normal
transmission of light is less than 0.01%, and the surface reflection is less
than 5% and be of a neutral colour.
If the lit display is to be achieved using a backlighting/filter/mask system,
then the peak luminance over the lit area must not exceed 200% of the
minimum value (measured over any circular area 100 mm2).
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8.6 Retro Reflective Displays
Retro Reflective displays may be used on lines where their use is approved
by Railtrack. In such circumstances details must be published in the
Weekly Operating Notice.
Approval may be given where the equipment meets the requirements of
this standard. Visual performance must be met when illuminated by the
headlight of any of the vehicles permitted to run on the line.
Railtrack must ensure that users have systems in place to ensure that the
equipment is only used on permitted lines and that a cleaning regime is
included in the maintenance schedule.
9 Requirements for 9.1 General
Emergency Indicators Emergency Indicators for general use shall meet the dimensional
requirements detailed in fig 3.
The standard aspect plate must meet the requirements of BS 873 part 6
colour yellow and have 3 black chevrons, as indicated in fig. 3. The
material of the aspect plate is to be integral with the covering, be scratch
resistant and easily cleaned.
Each light source must have a maximum diameter of 150 mm. They must
be covered by a stiff black visor 100 mm deep, shaped to enclose the top
of each lamp and form a total flare angle of 10° at the sides finishing 20
mm below the lens.
Smaller emergency indicators, with the lowest black area omitted, may be
approved for use only where the clearance requirements specified in
section 3 cannot be achieved with a full size indicator, provided:
• the spacing of the chevrons and light sources are the same as the full
size indicator
• the height of the chevrons are the same as that indicated for the full
size indicator
• the overall visual appearance is similar to the full size indicator.

9.2 Optical Performance for all Indicators

The flashes must be synchronous and at a frequency of 2 Hz.
Flash length must be 150 micro-seconds ± 50 micro-seconds.
Integrated Luminous flux of each light source must be not less than 7.0
lumen-seconds per flash.
The lens must be lit across its entire surface in a subjectively even
manner. The beam should be free of multiple flash tube images and
secondary maxima.
The luminous intensity produced by the system must be at least the values
specified below. The values are in an integrated form, that is to say milli-
candela seconds per flash.

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Vertical Angle Horizontal Angle

(degrees off axis) (degrees off axis)
0 2 5 10 15
10 30 30 20 - -
5 120 120 50 35 -
3 300 200 100 40 -
1 450 450 110 45 -
0 1200 1050 120 50 20
All values are in milli-candela seconds per flash

25° 450
Typical. 50

160
200

Light Source
560
450
50 850

200

1070

170

650

Fig. 3 Aspect Plate - (Dimensions in mm, Tolerance +/- 5 mm)

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APPENDIX A
FORMAT OF CHARACTERS
The characters and figures below indicate the height and width proportions that must be maintained for the
special characters used on the TSR indicators.
Arrow Left Arrow Right

Spate Cancel

Termination

Numeric Characters:

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References
Railway Group GO/RT3251 Safety Requirements for Train Drivers
Standards GK/RT0033 Lineside Signs
GK/RT0038 Speed Restrictions
GO/RT3000 Railtrack Rule Book
Others
EEC/89/336 EMC Directive
BS9000 General Requirements for a System for Electronic
Components of Assessed Quality
BS 873 Road traffic signs and internally illuminated bollards
Part 6. Specification for retroreflective and non-
retroreflective signs.

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