This Standard is the head standard for all RISSB Track and Civil Infrastructure Standards. The application of this standard shall include all Australian Heavy Rail freight and Heavy Rail Passenger networks having a track gauge above 600mm, including heritage and tourist railways. This standard does not apply to light rail networks such as sugar tramways and urban tramways.This standard covers existing, upgraded and new railway tracks and has been developed to accommodate the full range of rail traffic characteristics from Yard to Mainline Heavy Freight and High Speed Passenger Operations.Please note that this product is available in excel format only. The Excel format allows users to more easily edit and comply with the standard, especially when working in the field. The decision to use Excel was based on much discussion and valuable feedback from customers of RISSB Australian Standards.

First published as AS 7630:2010.