scope:

GENERAL

This manual gives all the information needed to maintain signalling equipment to the necessary standard. The manual is divided into separate parts as follows:

Part A:

Describes the general responsibilities and conditions for maintaining equipment.

Part B:

Contains the specified tests that are referred to in the signalling maintenance specifications. These are identified in sections A, C, E, & T of this document by means of a hyperlink. For Example: FPL TEST (MACHINE) (001)

Specified tests on assets not owned by signalling are in the appropriate sections along with the maintenance specification.

Part C:

Contains the approved maintenance specifications for signalling assets. These are packaged as units of work, each unit being designed around a physical asset. If a part or all of that asset is owned by different function (e.g. SPTs on signals) the maintenance specification for that asset is in the relevant section.

Part D:

Contains the indexes and references to the level crossing annual tests (details of how the obtain the annual test documents are detailed here).

Part E:

Contains the approved maintenance specifications and specified tests for assets owned by functions other than Signalling or Telecoms that are maintained by signalling. (e.g. HABD systems).

Part R:

Contains the standard NR/SMS record cards associated with the tests and tasks in part B & C (the Filofax issue contains the index only, details of how the obtain the record cards are detailed here).

Part T:

Contains the approved maintenance specifications and specified tests for Telecom assets that are maintained by Signalling.

Part Z:

Contains listings of commonly used voltages and measurements on all assets as a ready reference guide.