scope:

This Network Rail document applies to the installation and management of II RCM systems and associated hardware on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure (NRMI).

It applies to:

a) staff involved in design, installation, testing & commissioning, configuration and calibration of the system; and

b) technical and operational staff involved with operating and managing the II RCM system.

The document consists of three modules referenced in Table 1.

Purpose 

This document provides a process for installation, use and management of II RCM remote condition monitoring systems of infrastructure assets so they are used in a correct and consistent manner to: 

a) enable proactive maintenance of Network Rail assets to be undertaken based on historic performance data so that the performance of the asset continues to meet its specified level; and 

b) deliver improved fault finding on failed or failing assets through identifying in specific cases the system or component that has failed, thereby directing the fault staff to this component, resulting in reduced unavailability of the system or equipment. 

Predicting and preventing failures improves the availability of systems and equipment and will reduce financial penalties incurred by train delays attributed to the system unavailability.