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AS 4292.2-1997

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Railway safety management - Track, civil and electrical infrastructure
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Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Superseded date

30-06-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1997

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1 - AS 4292.2-1997 RAILWAY SAFETY MANAGEMENT - TRACK, CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.4.1 Check rails
8 - 1.4.2 Cross level
8 - 1.4.3 Gauge
8 - 1.4.4 Guard rails
8 - 1.4.5 Neutral temperature
8 - 1.4.6 Points and crossings
8 - 1.4.7 Permissible rolling stock outline
8 - 1.4.8 Permissible structure outline
8 - 1.4.9 Shall
8 - 1.4.10 Should
8 - 1.4.11 Superelevation
8 - 1.4.12 Track buckle
8 - 1.4.13 Track geometry
8 - 1.4.14 Twist
8 - 1.5 FUNCTIONAL AREAS
8 - 1.6 ASSET LIFE CYCLE
9 - 1.7 ADOPTION OF EXISTING PRACTICES
9 - 1.8 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ANALYSIS
11 - 1.9 COMMUNICATION
11 - 1.10 HANDLING OF EXCEPTIONS
12 - SECTION 2 INTERFACE COORDINATION
12 - 2.1 GENERAL
12 - 2.2 INTERFACES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS
15 - 2.3 COMPLIANCE AND AUDITING
16 - SECTION 3 DESIGN
16 - 3.1 GENERAL
16 - 3.2 OPERATING PARAMETERS
16 - 3.3 INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS
18 - SECTION 4 CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION
18 - 4.1 GENERAL
18 - 4.2 INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS
19 - SECTION 5 COMMISSIONING
19 - 5.1 GENERAL
19 - 5.2 INSPECTION AND TEST PLAN
20 - SECTION 6 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE
20 - 6.1 GENERAL
20 - 6.2 MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
20 - 6.3 TEMPORARY INFRASTRUCTURE RESTRICTIONS
20 - 6.3.1 General requirements
21 - 6.3.2 Factors to be considered
22 - SECTION 7 MODIFICATION
22 - SECTION 8 DECOMMISSIONING AND DISPOSAL
23 - APPENDIX A - ROLLING STOCK AND STRUCTURE CLEARANCES
24 - APPENDIX B - ASSET LIFE CYCLE PHASES-DESCRIPTION AND PROCESS REQUIREMENTS
27 - APPENDIX C - INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS
27 - C1 GENERAL
27 - C2 SIGHT DISTANCE PROVISION
27 - C2.1 Detailed recommendations
27 - C2.2 Factors to be considered
27 - C3 OPERATIONAL SIGNAGE
27 - C3.1 Detailed recommendations
28 - C3.2 Factors to be considered
28 - C4 STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CLEARANCES
28 - C4.1 Detailed recommendations
28 - C4.2 Factors to be considered
28 - C5 TRACK GEOMETRY
28 - C5.1 Detailed design recommendations
28 - C5.2 Detailed recommendations for actual geometry
29 - C5.3 Factors to be considered
29 - C6 STRUCTURES
29 - C6.1 General
29 - C6.2 Other party structures
29 - C7 FLOODING AND STORM DAMAGE MANAGEMENT
29 - C7.1 Detailed recommendations
30 - C7.2 Factors to be considered
30 - C8 EARTHWORKS
30 - C8.1 Detailed recommendations
30 - C8.2 Factors to be considered
30 - C9 RAIL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
30 - C9.1 Ballast
31 - C9.2 Sleepers, bearers and other rail supports
31 - C9.3 Fastening assemblies
32 - C10 RAIL
32 - C10.1 Detailed recommendations
32 - C10.2 Factors to be considered
32 - C10.3 Welding of rail joints
33 - C11 GUARD RAILS
33 - C12 POINTS AND CROSSINGS
33 - C12.1 Detailed recommendations
33 - C12.2 Factors to be considered
33 - C13 TRACK LATERAL STABILITY
33 - C13.1 Detailed recommendations
33 - C13.2 Factors to be considered
34 - C14 ACCESS CONTROL AND PROTECTION
34 - C14.1 General
34 - C14.2 Protection devices
34 - C15 FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
34 - C15.1 General recommendations
34 - C15.2 Factors to be considered
35 - C16 OPERATION AND CONTROL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
35 - C17 ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEM CAPACITY AND INTEGRITY
35 - C18 SEPARATION DISTANCES FROM ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
36 - C19 WORKING ON LIVE EQUIPMENT
36 - C20 ELECTRICAL SWITCHING AND ISOLATING PROCEDURES
36 - C20.1 Detailed recommendations
36 - C20.2 Factors to be considered
36 - C21 EARTHING AND BONDING
36 - C21.1 Earthing
36 - C21.2 Bonding and traction return systems
36 - C22 SPATIAL LOCATION OF CONDUCTORS
37 - C23 ELECTRICAL FAULT PROTECTION
37 - C24 ELECTROLYSIS MITIGATION
37 - C25 ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEM INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT
38 - APPENDIX D - MANAGEMENT OF WORK SITES
38 - D1 DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS
38 - D2 FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
39 - APPENDIX E - FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT
39 - E1 GENERAL
39 - E2 SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS
40 - E3 UNSCHEDULED INSPECTION

Specifies technical requirements for track, civil and electrical infrastructure to be considered for inclusion in engineering systems safety Standards forming part of a railway safety management system prepared in accordance with AS 4292.1.

This Standard specifies technical requirements to be considered for inclusion in engineering systems safety Standards forming part of a railway safety management system prepared in accordance with AS 4292.1, in respect of track, civil and electrical infrastructure. It also addresses requirements for an interface coordination plan which specifies the information which must pass across the interfaces between the various functional areas of railway organizations to enable these standards and procedures to be implemented, and to ensure compatibility between those functional areas.

Committee
ME-079
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 1071 9
Pages
34
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

First published as AS 4292.2-1997.

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