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British Railways Board Code of Practice
GClTC0014
Issue 1
Revision A
Date Feb 1994
Part A Requirements for
Constructional Work On or
Synopsis
This Code of Practice gives guidance on the safety Near Railway Operational Land
requirements for undertaking construction work on or near
the railway.
Approval and authorisation
Submitted by ...................................................
R J Campion
Nominated Responsible Manager
......... Approved by ..........................
T D Stevenson
Chairman, Civil Engineering Subject Committee
Authorised by ....................... : ...........................
Dr P Watson
Board Member, Engineering
Controlled Copy No ....................
Th ~ s document 1s the property of the Brltlsh Railways Board It may
ne~ther be reproduced in whole or in part, nor disclosed to a third party,
without the written permission of the Director, Eng~neering Standards or
the Director, Operational Standards
Published by
Group Standards
Macmillan House
Paddington
O Copyright 1994
British Railways Board
GROUP
STANDARDS
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Z British Railways Board Code of Practice
Requirements for Constructional Gc/Tcoo14
Work On or Near Railway
Issue 1
Operational Land
Revision A
Date Feb 1994
6. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (Contd)
8.
9.
10,
Other Requirements (Contd)
8.6 The Infrastructure Controller reserves the right to request the screening of any light (including
vehicle and street lights) which may interfere with the sighting of signaling apparatus and/or train
drivers vision.
8.7 The Infrastructure Controllers policy on noise and vibration must be adhered to both during
construction and for the completed Works.
Contractors
For any work involving Operational and/or Designated Land, the terms and conditions of contracts and
sub-contracts must include the Special Requirements (Appendix B), which must be quoted complete
and without amendment. The italicised sections, which are additional to the Core Safety Clauses, may
be changed to a non-italic style.
The Additional Clauses 1,2 and 3 must be included in the body of the Contract and maybe
renumbered.
Where contracts involve work near the track or electrical installations, the Employer shall arrange with
the Infrastructure Controllers representative a meeting prior to the commencement of the Works to
agree the proposed system of work and to make firm arrangements on safety precautions. At a
minimum this would involve the issue of the Track Safety Handbook to all Contractors and
Employers personnel on site and probably safety training. The site specific access requirements for
Non British Rail Personnel will be explained by the Infrastructure Controllers representative.
In advance of work starting at site, the Employer must provide the Infrastructure Controllers
representative with the names and telephone numbers of both his and his contractors supervisory staff
for contact to be made in the event of any incident affecting the site at any time when no staff are
present. These details must be updated as changes in personnel occur.
The Employer must instruct his contractor(s) regarding the observation of this Code and the Special
Requirements. Contractors will be responsible for passing on such instructions to their sub-contractors.
So far as the activities of sub-contractors come within the scope of this Code, the Infrastructure
Controllers representative is empowered to remove from site any sub-contractor who cannot satisfi
him that he is authorised to carry out work that could affect Infrastructure property. In Railtrack
contracts these Special Requirements are replaced by the full Special Conditions of Contract on which
they are based.
Supervision and Communications
The Infrastructure Controllers representative may consider that the contractors proposals for carrying
out the work may put at risk the safety and stability of the line or other Infrastructure interest. In such
cases he may decide to supervise all or part of the construction process. The cost of such supervision is
rechargeable to the Employer.
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* British Railways Board Code of Practice
Requirements for Constructional GC/TCOO14
Work On or Near Railway
Appendix A
Operational Land
Issue 1
Revision A
Date Feb 1994
WORK PROPOSAL FOR USE BY THE DESIGNER AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLLER IN
INITIAL DISCUSSIONS
2. Clearances (Contd)
2.6 Full details of any tower cranes to be used on the site, together with tsvo copies of a plan showing the
relevant jib radii in relation to the railway are to be submitted for the Infrastructure Controllers
representatives acceptance.
3. Excavations, Foundations, Piles and Embankments - Support Zones
3.1 The support zone of a railway track is defined as follows:-
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DIAGRAM 1- SUPPORT ZONE OF A RAILWAY TRACK
No foundation, either permanent or temporary, may penetrate this zone without the Infrastructure
Controllers written approval after submission of details.
3.2 Proposals must ensure:-
structural stability
safety of passing rail trafllc
stability of cables and cable troughing, walkways and overhead line structures.
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* British Railways Board
Code of Practice
Requirements for Constructional
Gc/Tcoo14
Work On or Near Railway
Appendix A
Operational Land
Issue 1
Revision A
Date Feb 1994
WORK PROPOSAL FOR USE BY THE DESIGNER AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLLER TN
INITIAL DISCUSSIONS
3. Excavations, Foundations, Piles and Embankments - Support Zones (Contd)
3.5 (Contd)
- proposals for a foundation to intersect a watercourse or drain, even if the latter can be diverted or
protected;
- driven or bored piles and ground improvement schemes of any kind. (Displacement piles will not be
allowed where there is risk of disturbance of the Infrastructure Controllers structures or track.)
Clearances of the piling rig must be taken into account. Note that Possession of the line is often
necessary during piling;
- dewatering schemes.
Pumping and well pointing will not be allowed without the permission of the Infkastmcture Controllers
representative.
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Railways Board Code of
Requirements for Constructional
Gc/Tcoo14
Work On or Near Railway
Appendix A
Operational Land
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Issue 1
Revision A
Date Feb 1994
WORK PROPOSAL FOR USE BY THE DESIGNER AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLLER IN
INITIAL DISCUSSIONS
(Name of development): Infrastructure Controllers representative:
Submitted by: (name) Tel:
Tel: Fax:
Fax: Address:
Address:
Developer:
*
REMARKS INCLUDING DATES OF
STAGE PROPOSED
1 PROGRAMME
Target date for commencement on site
Other key dates
2 DRAWINGS
(of any part which could affect the stability,
maintenance or operation of the railway)
If outline proposal, are scheme drawing and
design brief available? (If not, when?)
If detailed proposal, are working drawings
and specifications available? (If not, when?)
3 LOCATION OF ACCESS
(see preamble 1.5)
Is the site on railway operational land?
If not, how is operational land affected?
Will new temporary access be required?
Will new permanent access be required?
4. FOUNDATIONS
Types:
Strip
Raft
Block
Piled
Other, Describe
Are sub soil conditions known?
Is it necessary to investigate sub soil?
* Tick or write Yes or No in this column as appropriate. Delete
question where not applicable.
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