Plant Standards Committee
Strategic Plan
2010 – 2014
Issue Two
Approved by the
Plant Standards Committee
9 February 2012
ISCC/021
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Plant Standards Committee Strategic Plan
ISSUE RECORD
Issue
Date
Comments
One
19 August 2010
Original document
Two
9 February 2012
Issue one updated. Major changes
include:
Reference to value for money initiative
(section 5)
More detail in engagement with
BS EN (section 6)
Future aspirations for PLT SC
documents (section 7)
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Contents
1
Introduction
4
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
The purpose of the strategic plan
The scope of the Standards Committee
Relevant strategies or initiatives
Summary of key changes to the plan for 2011 – 2014
Communicating the Strategic Plan
4
4
5
5
5
2
Applying the Scope Test in the Railway Group Standards
Code
6
3
Structure for the organisation of Plant RSSB Documents
7
4
Areas for development in Railway Group Standards
8
5
Managing Railway Group Standards Code responsibilities 9
6
Supporting development of European standards
10
7
Programme of work
11
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Introduction
1.1
The purpose of the strategic plan
1.1.1 The Industry Standards Coordination Committee (ISCC) produced a strategic
plan in February 2010, (updated in February 2011), setting out the direction
that ISCC wishes to take for the last four years of Control Period 4 (2010 –
2014). ISCC, in turn, has asked each Standards Committee (SC) to create a
strategic plan in support of ISCC’s activities for the same period. Plans
should include:
a)
The scope of the SC
b)
The plan for completing the work to ‘filter’ Railway Group Standards
(RGSs) so that they are within scope of the RGS Code
c)
A model structure for the organisation of RGSs and related documents
d)
Areas for further technical development of RGSs
e)
The SC’s approach to managing its RGS Code responsibilities
f)
Supporting development of European activities
g)
Any other major activities that the plan will cover eg research activities
h)
The SC’s programme of work.
1.1.2 Issue two of the plan updates issue one and focuses on the period 2012 –
2014. It sets the SC’s overall strategy for the period, and priorities and
timescales for delivering major programme activities.
1.1.3 This plan will be submitted to ISCC for endorsement, and subsequently if it is
later revised and if there are any substantial changes.
1.1.4 This plan will be reviewed by the SC at any time requested by the SC but not
later than Feb 2014.
1.2
The scope of the Standards Committee
1.2.1 The Plant Standards Committee’s scope is fixed and mobile plant used in the
railway industry including the management of risk from the use of this
equipment.
1.2.2 The scope therefore includes fixed equipment (for example lighting), fixed
machinery (for example escalators) and power supplies; mobile equipment
and machinery used on and off the rails.
1.2.3 The scope excludes traction power supply and locomotives, wagons and
coaches that are used on rail outside of possessions which are not on track
machines.
1.2.4 The Committee’s coverage includes consideration of the interfaces between
items within its coverage and those within the coverage of other standards
committees (for example the interface between fixed plant and railway
infrastructure, and the interface between mobile plant and vehicles).
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1.2.5 The Committee also acts as the BSI panel for standards that may influence
plant that can be used in the Railway Industry.
1.3
Relevant strategies or initiatives
1.3.1 The following strategies or initiatives have an influence on the Plant SC
strategic plan:
1.4
a)
Remit for Plant Standards Committee
b)
A Direction for Railway Group Standards - Issue one 23 April 2010.
Summary of key changes to the plan for 2011 – 2014
1.4.1 Issue 1 of the strategic plan has been followed and is nearing completion.
1.4.2 Concern had been expressed both nationally and internationally that the
imposition of standards for plant vehicles could cause unreasonable price
increase. PLT SC is involved with studies to achieve greater mutual
understanding of costs of compliance with standards, see 5.3.
1.4.3 PLT SC set out on a path to be more involved with the production of European
standards and has been successful in becoming influentional on many key
committees, see 6.
1.4.4 PLT SC vision for the future of RSSB documents for which it has control is
well under way, see 7.1.
1.5
Communicating the Strategic Plan
1.5.1 The content of this plan, or the relevant parts, will be communicated to
relevant industry members by:
a)
Publishing the plan on the RSSB website
b)
Discussion at M&EE Networking Group.
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Applying the Scope Test in the Railway Group Standards
Code
2.1
The filtering of Railway Group Standards of which PLT SC is responsible for
is complete with the conclusion that there should be no RGS for plant in the
future.
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Structure for the organisation of Plant RSSB Documents
3.1
It is proposed that the suite of plant documents is designed around four key
Rail Industry Standards (RIS), as shown in section 7.
3.2
Currently the plant standards portfolio consists of eight published documents
with plans to transfer GM/RT2400 Engineering Design of On-Track Machines
issue four to Rolling Stock Standards Committee, and withdraw the following
documents:
 GM/RT2307 Self Contained Electrical Power Supply Systems Fitted to
Infrastructure Support Vehicles issue one
 GM/RT2476 On-Track Machine Requirements for Demonstrating the
Reliable Operation of Track Circuits issue one
 GM/GN2575 Guidance on the Engineering Acceptance of On-Track
Machines issue two
 GM/GN2576 Guidance on Vehicle Requirements for Reliable Track Circuit
Operation issue one.
3.3
Section 7 shows the planned programme of works for the PLT SC suite of
documents.
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Areas for development in Railway Group Standards
4.1
PLT SC has already published three RIS, which are:
 RIS-1530-PLT Rail Industry Standard for Engineering Acceptance of
On-Track Plant and Associated Equipment issues three
 RIS-1700-PLT Rail Industry Standard for Safe Use of Plant for
Infrastructure Work issue three
 RIS-1701-PLT Rail Industry Standard for Portable and Transportable Plant
Used for Infrastructure Work issue one.
4.2
A fourth RIS is planned, RIS-1702-PLT Rail Industry Standard for On-Track
Machine in Working Mode.
4.3
The documents align with the European Standards on the same topic areas
and PLT SC has actively ensured that the subject matter, and the definitions,
are consistent between the suites of documents.
4.4
Two of the four remaining RIS are intended in the longer term to be replaced
by their equivalent Euronorm:
 RIS-1530-PLT to be replaced with EN15746, EN15954 and EN15955
 RIS-1701-PLT will be retained and will be aligned with EN13977.
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Managing Railway Group Standards Code responsibilities
5.1
PLT SCwill fulfil its responsibilities under the RGS Code by following the
Remit for Plant Standards Committee as published from time to time by the
Rail Safety and Standards Board.
5.2
The work of the PLT SC is routinely reviewed by the M&EE Networking Group
who are an industry body.
5.3
PLT SC has supported the value for money initiative for OTMs led by RIA, and
are actively participating in the European equivalent led by EFRTC (European
Confederation of Railway Technical Contractors).
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Supporting development of European standards
6.1
PLT SC is the British mirror group for two CEN/TC256 working groups

WG5 Track Construction and Maintenance Machines

WG43 Ground Based Services
6.2
PLT SC monitors TSI development and other CEN/TC256 standards and
seeks to influence them on behalf of the GB railway plant industry sector.
6.3
PLT SC is the British mirror group for CENELEC CLC/TC9X/SC9XB working
group

6.4
6.5
WG19 Shore (External) Supply System for Railway Vehicles
PLT SC has membership of three BSI panels for non-railway standards and
acts on behalf of the railway industry to influence BS and EN standards

MHE/12/1 Mobile elevating working platforms

MHE/3/11 Crane safety and testing

B/513/1 Earth moving machinery (International).
PLT SC monitors other non-railway standards and seeks to influence BS and
EN standards on behalf of the railway industry.
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Programme of work
7.1
There are currently eight PLT SC documents (shown in Table 1), with a
project plan underway to reduce to four documents (shown in Table 2).
RSSB
document
number
Document title
Published
Immediate planned future
GMRT2307
Self Contained Electrical
Power Supply Systems
Fitted to Infrastructure
Support Vehicles
Engineering Design of OnTrack Machines
Issue 1
April 1995
To be withdrawn on publication of RIS
for On-Track Machines (working)
Issue 4
September 2011
On-Track Machine
Requirements for
Demonstrating the Reliable
Operation of Track Circuits.
Guidance on the Engineering
Acceptance of On-Track
Machines
Issue 1
August 2003
GM/GN2576
Guidance on Vehicle
Requirements for Reliable
Track Circuit Operation
Issue 1
August 2003
RIS-1530-PLT
Rail Industry Standard for
Engineering Acceptance of
On-Track Plant and
Associated Equipment
Rail Industry Standard for
Safe Use of Plant for
Infrastructure Work
Rail Industry Standard for
Portable and Transportable
Plant Used for Infrastructure
Work
Issue 3
March 2011
Issue 4 to be withdrawn and replaced
with GM/RT2400 Issue 5 On-Track
Machines (travelling) – which
transfers ownership to RST SC - and
RIS for On-Track Machines (working)
To be withdrawn in conjunction with
publication of GM/RT2400 Issue 5 OnTrack Machines (travelling) and RIS for
On-Track Machines (working)
To be withdrawn in conjunction with
publication of GM/RT2400 Issue 5 OnTrack Machines (travelling) and RIS for
On-Track Machines (working)
To be withdrawn in conjunction with
publication of GM/RT2400 Issue 5 OnTrack Machines (travelling) and RIS for
On-Track Machines (working)
Issue 3 to be withdrawn and replaced
with RIS-1530-PLT Issue 4
GMRT2400
GMRT2476
GM/GN2575
RIS-1700-PLT
RIS-1701-PLT
Table 1
7.2
Issue 2
June 2004
Issue 3
March 2011
Issue 1
October 2008
Issue 1 to be withdrawn, aligned with
EN13977, and replaced with RIS-1701PLT Issue 2
Current PLT SC documents
The future plan is for two of the four rail industry standards to be replaced in
their entirety by their corresponding European Standards, as shown in Table
2. This will rely on the European Standards being closely aligned to GB
requirements.
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RSSB
document
number
Document title
Published
Aspirational planned future
RIS-1530-PLT
Rail Industry Standard for
Engineering Acceptance of
On-Track Plant and
Associated Equipment
Rail Industry Standard for
Safe Use of Plant for
Infrastructure Work
Rail Industry Standard for
Portable and Transportable
Plant Used for Infrastructure
Work
Rail Industry Standard for
On-Track Machine in
Working Mode.
Issue 4
Align and then replace with EN15746,
EN15954 and EN15955
RIS-1700-PLT
RIS-1701-PLT
RIS-1702-PLT
Table 2
7.3
Issue 3
March 2011
Issue 2
Aligned with EN13977 but RIS-1701PLT will be retained.
Issue 1
Align and then replace with EN14033
parts 2 and 3.
Projected future of PLT SC documents
PLT SC monitor the progress of standards projects against the programme of
work to achieve the four RISs. PLT SC also monitors and influences the
European Standards work to align with future aspiration.
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