Programme Content
All 48 modules of the current Rule Book have been divided into 12 tranches
- Tranche 1 - Basic competencies for going on the railway (G1, G2, T5, T6, T8)
- Tranche 2 - Setting up safe systems of work (T2, T7, T10, T12)
- Tranche 3 - Possessions and control of rail movements (T3, T4, T9, T11, OTP, OTM)
- Tranche 4 - Electrified lines (AC, DC)
- Tranche 5 - Level crossings (TS9, TW8)
- Tranche 6 - Emergencies (P1, P2, TW7, M1, M2, M4, M5)
- Tranche 7 - Signalling regulations (TS1, TS2, TS3,)
- Tranche 8 - Working single lines (TS4, TS5, TS7, TS8, TW8)
- Tranche 9 - Train working (TW1, TW2, TW3)
- Tranche 10 - Defective trains, station working, and shunting (TW5, SS1, SS2 )
- Tranche 11 - Signals and indicators (S1, S2, S4, S5, SP)
- Tranche 12 - Signalling failures (S3, T1A, T1B).
Authority to start work on the first four tranches was granted in April 2009 and further authority to continue work on the remaining tranches was secured in July 2010.