Reference material
The following reference materials are provided solely and specifically for use on the transport network owned or managed by the NSW Government and its agencies. They are not suitable for any other purpose. You must not use or adapt it or rely upon it in any way unless you are authorised in writing to do so by a relevant NSW Government agency.
If this document forms part of a contract with, or is a condition of approval by a NSW Government agency, use of the document is subject to the terms of the contract or approval.
Asset Management
Transport Strategic Asset and Services Plan - December 2023 - version 6.0 (PDF, 2.44 MB)
Transport for NSW Asset Management Framework - November 2022: Please email AssetAttestation@transport.nsw.gov.au to request a pdf copy.
Standards Management Framework (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Transport Network Assurance Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 515.56 KB)
Contractual Handover Certificate (DOCX, 90.77 KB)
Notice of Forthcoming Asset Handover (DOCX, 91.63 KB)
Technical Handover Certificate (DOCX, 69.62 KB)
Review gate application guide for configuration management (PDF, 313.52 KB)
Civil
Electrical
Signals and control systems
Aspect Sequences with High Speed Turnouts (PDF, 949.83 KB)
CSEE UM71 Track Circuit Test and Investigation Guideline (PDF, 1 MB)
Control of Trains Approaching Catch Points, Buffer Stops and Short Overlaps (PDF, 527.14 KB)
Signalling Surge Protection Installation Guidelines (PDF, 880.79 KB)
LED Signals Controlled by Relay Circuits (PDF, 289.8 KB)
Signalling Supply Adjustment Guideline (PDF, 527.21 KB)
Aspect Controls and Indications in CBI Systems with Relay Interface (PDF, 553.18 KB)
Interface Agreement between Signal Engineering and Bridges & Structures Engineering (PDF, 760.64 KB)
Interface Agreement between Signal Engineering and Electrical Engineering (PDF, 906.18 KB)
Interface Agreement between Signal Engineering and Track Engineering (PDF, 322.63 KB)
Quick Release of Approach Locking (PDF, 1.14 MB)
Interface Agreement between Signals and Communications and Control System Division (PDF, 880.46 KB)
AMS Project Specifications
AMS Project Specifications - AMS Circuit Design Standard (PDF, 3.3 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - AMS Identification of High Risk Speed Sign Reductions (PDF, 1.84 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - AMS Identification of High Risk Turnouts (PDF, 2.28 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - AMS Trackside Design Guideline (PDF, 1.5 MB)
ATP Project Specifications - Geographic Data for ATP (PDF, 3.3 MB)
ATP Project Specifications - Gradient Simplification Design Guideline (PDF, 2.06 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - Look-ahead Design Guideline (PDF, 1.67 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - Virtual Balise Cover Design Guideline (PDF, 1.5 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - Balise Placement Where There is No Space (PDF, 9.39 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - Cascading Cases - Application Example (PDF, 1.66 MB)
AMS Project Specifications - AMS Design Guideline for Repositioning Expectation Window (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Telecommunications
SIRI documents
SIRI 2.0 - TfNSW Implementation Specification - Using SIRI at TfNSW (PDF, 2.49 MB)
TfNSW SIRI Implementation Specification v1.1 - Release Notes (PDF, 1.03 MB)
TfNSW TransXChange Implementation Specification (PDF, 1.39 MB)
TfNSW TransXChange Implementation Specification v2.5.12 Release Notes (PDF, 462.93 KB)
Human Factors
The following list provides some sources of information that may be of use in understanding and applying human factors, human factors integration and ergonomics. Some sources include various tools and techniques for conducting human factors evaluations.
This list of references and their corresponding links represent information that can be sourced publically via the internet and is not the intellectual property of Transport for New South Wales. Transport for New South Wales and the Asset Standards Authority accept no responsibility for the content of these links as they are the intellectual property rights of the respective website owners.
- AS 4292.1Railway Safety Management – Part 1: General Requirements
- Def Stan 00-250 (UK MoD) - Human Factors for designers of Systems
- Part 0: Human Factors Integration
- Part 1: Overarching People-Related Requirements
- Part 2: Particular People-Related Requirements
- Part 3: Technical Guidance
- Part 4: HFI Methods, Tools and Techniques
- ASTM E2530-07 (2013) - Standard Guide for Integration of Ergonomics/Human Factors into New Occupational Systems
- MILSTD1472G - (Department of Defence USA) - Design criteria standard: human engineering
- iESM - International Engineering Safety Management Handbook (revised version of Yellow Book)
- FAA HFDS - Human Factors Design Standard – For Acquisition of Commercial Off the Shelf Subsystems, Non-Developmental Items and Developmental Systems
- DOT/FRA/ORD-98/03 (US Federal Railroad Administration)
- HF Guidelines for Locomotive Cabs
- NUREG-0700 - (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission)Human-System Interface Design Review Guidelines
- Commonwealth of Australia - National Rail Safety Regulations 2011 – Schedule 1
- ONRSR - Guidance for Rail Resource Management
- RSSB - Understanding Human Factors: A guide for the railway industry
- RISSB - Enhancing Human Performance in Rail operations Guideline
- ONRSR - Preparation of a Rail Safety Management System Guideline
- AS 4801 - Occupational health and safety management systems – specification with guidance for use
- ISO 6385 - Ergonomic principles in the design of work systems
- SAA HB59 - Ergonomics – The human factor – A practical approach to work systems design (Note: Anthropometric data considered old not reflective of current Australian Population)