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RGS Online > Useful Information > Index > 03. Document Identification Code
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03. Document Identification Code
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| Document Identification Code |
| The next two characters of the standard's reference code indicate the type of document. |
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| RT |
Railway Group Standard (RGS) |
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A RGS is a document produced pursuant to the RGS Code (or equivalent predecessor document, including previous versions of the RGS Code) defining mandatory requirements in respect of the mainline railway. These mandatory requirements may be in the form of technical and/or operational requirements, or a process for cooperation. Compliance with RGSs is mandatory for Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings who operate on the GB mainline railway. Where appropriate, a deviation to comply with an alternative to the content of a RGS may be granted by a Standards Committee in accordance with the RGS Code.
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| RC |
Rail Industry Approved Code of Practice (RACOP) |
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A non-mandatory document that defines a potentially suitable and sufficient means (but not the only means) of meeting an identified set of mandatory measures within a RGS. A RACOP therefore relates to meeting a set of measures that involve co-operation between two or more duty holders. A RACOP will contain a methodology which is designed to deliver the requirements of the RGS, but where an alternative methodology could be adopted. A RACOP will generally quote the relevant mandatory measures from a RGS alongside the non-mandatory content in order to provide a complete picture.
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Railway Group Guidance Notes |
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A non-mandatory document that is intended to provide potentially helpful information relating to the management and/or operation of the railway system or its subsystems. A GN may provide background to the measures contained within a RGS or describe information in relation to an issue that is outside the scope of RGSs. In some circumstances a GN may quote the mandatory measures from a RGS alongside the non-mandatory content in order to provide a complete picture.
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| RM |
Manual |
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A suite of Railway Group Standards covering a particular area or activity. |
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Last modified at 31/07/2010 00:09 by System Account
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