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The ‘White Pages’ will be reissued and will come into force on

2 December 2017

For details please read this briefing document.

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Briefing Leaflet Page 109/17

PRINCIPLE CHANGES

A new Section B4 has been introduced to describe the arrangements for conveying

passenger vehicles on empty coaching stock trains.

A new Section K6 has been introduced to describe the arrangements for

engineering trains and on-track machines that become out-of-gauge when in their

working mode.

DETAIL OF CHANGES

Section headings in bold relate to the previous issue of the ‘WhitePages’

SECTION B MARSHALLING AND COMPOSITION OF FREIGHT TRAINS

B4 Traffic covered by International Regulations

This section has been renumbered B5, as a result of the introduction of a new

section B4.

A new Section B4 is titled Conveyance of Coadhung Stock Vehicles on Empty

Coaching Stock trains.

Section B4.1 explains that passenger-carrying coaching stock or multiple-unit

vehicles under their own power or hauled dead can be conveyed as long as the

vehicles are shown in the Sectional Appendix as permitted to operate over a route,

or the driver has been provided with a document that shows that the vehicles are

permitted to pass. They may be subject to restrictions or conditions of travel.

Section B4.2 explains that when trains are conveying vehicles not normally

permitted to pass over a route, and are subject to route restrictions, this may be

indicated by a train identity of ‘3Q__’ or ‘5Q__’.

Section B4.3 explains that train operating company instructions will show when any

barrier or adaptor vehicles must be conveyed as well as the coaching stock.

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SECTION K VEHICLES REQUIRING SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL

K2 Freight Loads for which Special Conditions Apply

K2.1 Load Examined Procedure

The reference to ‘the Network Rail standard vehicle gauge’ has been changed to

‘the Network Rail W6a gauge’, which is a more correct description.

K2.2 Exceptional Loads Procedure

Two references to ‘the Network Rail standard vehicle gauge’ has been changed to

‘the Network Rail W6a gauge’, which is a more correct description.

K2.4 Network Rail’s Responsibilities

The term “Special Train Notice’ has been changed to ‘Conditions of Travel notice’

which is now a more correct term, and a ‘Note’ has been added to explain the

meaning of this term.

K3 Network Rail Standard Vehicle Gauge

The ttitle and all references in this section to ‘the Network Rail standard vehicle

gauge’ have been changed to ‘the Network Rail W6a gauge’, which is a more

correct description.

Table K1 Network Rail Standard Vehicle Gauge

The ttitle has been changed to Network Rail W6a gauge’, which is a more correct

description.

A new Section K6 has been introduced concerning engineering trains and on-track

machines which become out-of-gauge when in working mode. Section K6.1

describes certain types of train to which this applies. Section K6.2 describes how

such a train is dealt with when travelling to or from a possession, and the

arrangements that must apply when it is to work inside a possession. Section K6.3

describes how a train is dealt with when travelling to or from the section where it is

to work, and the arrangements that must apply when it is to work ouside a

possession.

Appendix 2 EXCEPTIONAL LOAD CODE WORDS

Three new code words have been introduced which relate to conditions of travel

associated with an engineering train that is out of gauge when in working mode,

and is working outside a possession. Three existing code words have been

withdrawn as they are no longer appropriate to present day passenger trains.

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