scope:

This Network Rail standard covers the disposal of redundant railway assets. Examples of such assets include the disposal of redundant infrastructure materials (including, but not limited to rail, switches & crossings, concrete & timber sleepers and cast & base plates), cable, trains, on track machines, station structures or architectural salvage, signs, cranes, re-locatable buildings, signal boxes and their equipment, signalling or telecoms equipment and artefacts or records designated by the Railway Heritage Committee.

The scope excludes:

• the disposal of land or buildings not included above;

• road vehicles; information technology assets;

• office furniture or equipment (unless designated by the Railway Heritage Committee);

• intellectual property rights;

• office or industrial waste¹

• materials or goods that belong to contractors.

On implementation of this standard, it is permissible for all projects that have formally completed GRIP Stage 5 (Detailed Design) to continue to comply with the issue of any relevant Network Rail standards current when GRIP Stage 5 was completed and not to comply with requirements contained herein.

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to control the disposal of redundant railway assets (including those described as surplus, obsolete or scrap), so that:

• disposals are safe;

• abandonment is minimised;

• infrastructure materials or strategic spares are retained;

• heritage or protected assets are treated appropriately;

• disposals are reviewed and approved to comply with statutory regulations and Network Rail's corporate governance;

• disposals are logged, measured and controlled;

• Network Rail meets its Network Licence obligation to hold records of assets and their condition;

• value opportunities are identified and realised through sale;

• theft is minimised;

• recycling is maximised and landfill is minimised.

¹ For waste management, refer to Connect, Guide to Purchasing, I Want to Buy, Waste Management. NDS does not provide a general waste collection service.