scope:

The cleaning requirements specified in this standard apply to the following areas:

all sections (running lines and depots):

the track;

the surfaces of the casings of trackside equipment;

the external surfaces of service lines, air pipes, signal and other cable runs, track pipes, installed permanent lighting;

the external surfaces of signals and the surfaces of all track signage;

the track cess, all components listed in Section 5 and voids or drains under the track;

open sections:

all land between the track cess and the operational boundary fence;

platform inverts and other features within station grounds;

sub-surface sections:

the surface of surrounding trackside structures including soffits and vertical structures;

any areas of limited access in the sub-surface section including, but not limited to, the entrances to shafts and service tunnels;

platform inverts and other features within station grounds;

tube sections:

the exposed internal surfaces of tube section running tunnels and spaces behind equipment and trackside panels;

the upper and lower surfaces of noise reducing screens, where these are installed;

areas of limited access within the running tunnels including, but not limited to, the entrances to shafts and service tunnels;

platform inverts, walls and safety pits, paper traps and other features within station grounds.

For the purposes of this standard LU property is classified, in line with the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse (COPLR), as follows:

Low intensity of use: operational land between the track and operational boundary fence within 100m of platform end;

Special circumstances: operational land between the track and operational boundary fence beyond 100m of platform end.

However, subject to agreement with LU, areas within 100m of platform ends with difficult access arrangements for cleaning may be declared as "special circumstances" and be subject to longer response times (response times are shown in clauses 5.3.5.1 and 5.3.5.2).

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to define the cleanliness and tidiness requirements for the track environment.