scope:

This procedure applies to staff who work on or manage work on operational telecoms equipment or circuits. It also applies to staff who work on or manage work on equipment connected to operational telecoms equipment. It does not apply to signalling communication cables.

NR/SP/MTC/0056, Work & possession planning for the railway infrastructure (Meetings management pack) defines key stages of the planning process. Applications for disconnections must be made in a timely manner that allows the key stages of the planning process to be met.

Where disconnections are required for emergency work the provisions of NR/SP/MTC/0086, Worksite & possession planning for the railway infrastructure (Change control) apply.

This procedure does not cover the disconnection of individual telephone instruments as specified in NR/SP/SIG/10064 General Instructions to Staff Working on S & T Equipment.

Purpose

This document describes the process to be used when a telecommunications (telecoms) disconnection is required to Network Rail telecoms assets or on any other equipment that may affect operational telecoms equipment. This process also applies to 'At Risk' equipment that may be affected by work being undertaken. The requirement for notification in the Weekly Operating Notice (WON) is also included.