scope:

This Network Rail standard specifies how to:

1. appoint the Network Rail approved supplier for new utility supplies;

2. install the correct type of metering to minimise Network Rail's utility cost;

3. upgrade existing supplies;

4. change the use of supplies;

5. disconnect redundant supplies.

This Network Rail standard covers all non-traction supplies where Network Rail pay for the ongoing cost of the utility.

It applies to all Network Rail employees who undertake work on the network, and to those suppliers/contractors whose employees undertake work on the network.

NOTE 1 This standard applies to third party supplies e.g. a Train Operating Company (TOC), with the exception that the third party appoints a preferred supplier.

NOTE 2 The Network Rail Business Space contact holds information about Business Space suppliers as specified on Form NR/L3/CPR/305/F006 Utility Contact List.

Purpose

The purpose of this Network Rail standard is to:

1. reduced the likelihood of supply disconnections which would disrupt the operational railway;

2. identify the Network Rail approved supplier for new utility supplies;

3. identify the correct type of metering to minimise Network Rail's utility cost;

4. reduce the lead times in developing and implementing new utility connections;

5. identify available utility capacity for new utility connections and requirements for increased capacity at other locations;

6. improve the accuracy of the asset information held in the Railway Energy Database (RED).

intended Use:

New Forms published on 1 June 2016