Rt7015 Automatic Ticket Gates at Stations PDF
Rt7015 Automatic Ticket Gates at Stations PDF
Rt7015 Automatic Ticket Gates at Stations PDF
Automatic Ticket
Gates at Stations
Synopsis
This document mandates the
requirements for the installation of
automatic ticket gates at stations, and
for carrying out modifications to
existing automatic ticket gates.
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Contents
Section Description Page
Part A
A1 Issue record 2
A2 Implementation of this document 2
A3 Scope of Railway Group Standards 2
A4 Responsibilities 2
A5 Health and safety responsibilities 2
A6 Technical content 2
A7 Supply 2
Part B
B1 Purpose 3
B2 Application of this document 3
B3 Definitions 4
B4 Safety validation of proposal 5
B5 Risk assessment 5
B6 Overcrowding and congestion 6
B7 People unable to use ATGs 7
B8 Provision for emergencies 7
B9 Personal injury 8
B10 Interfaces 8
B11 Unauthorised access 9
B12 Installation, commissioning and initial passenger uncertainty 9
B13 Monitoring of ATGs 9
B14 Maintenance of ATGs 10
B15 Changes in passenger numbers 10
B16 Railway Safety Case requirements 10
References 12
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Part A
A1 Issue record
Issue Date Comments
One 01 February 2003 Original Document
A2 Implementation of
this document
The publication date of this document is 01 February 2003.
A3 Scope of Railway
Group Standards
The overall scope of Railway Group Standards is set out in Appendix A of
GA/RT6001. The specific scope of this document is set out in Part B2.
A4 Responsibilities
Railway Group Standards are mandatory on all members of the Railway Group*
and apply to all relevant activities that fall into the scope of each individual’s
Railway Safety Case. If any of those activities are performed by a contractor, the
contractor’s obligation in respect of Railway Group Standards is determined by
the terms of the contract between the respective parties. Where a contractor is
a duty holder of a Railway Safety Case then Railway Group Standards apply
directly to the activities described in the Safety Case.
* The Railway Group comprises Railtrack PLC, Railway Safety, and the train
and station operators who hold Railway Safety Cases for operation on or related
to infrastructure controlled by Railtrack PLC.
A6 Technical content
The technical content of this document has been approved by:
Kevin Sutton, Safety Case Manager, Railway Safety
Jon Taylor, Principal Track and Structures Engineer, Railway Safety
Richard Evans, Principal, Operations, Railway Safety
Enquiries should be directed to Railway Safety – Tel: 020 7904 7518
A7 Supply
Controlled and uncontrolled copies of this document may be obtained from the
Industry Safety Liaison Dept, Railway Safety, Evergreen House,
160 Euston Road, London NW1 2DX.
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Part B
B1 Purpose
This document mandates the requirements for the installation of automatic ticket
gates (ATGs) at stations, and for carrying out modifications to existing automatic
ticket gates.
B2 Application of this
document
B2.1 To whom the requirements apply
This document contains requirements that are applicable to duty holders of the
station operator category of Railway Safety Case.
Under the Railways (Safety Case) Regulations 2000, the duty holder at a station
(as defined in those Regulations) is responsible for ensuring that the
requirements of Railway Group Standards are complied with. At a station,
contractual arrangements (including a lease) do not of themselves relieve the
duty holder of his obligations under those Regulations.
Station operators who have installed ATGs at any of their operated stations, and
brought them into use prior to 05 April 2003 are not required to change their
Railway Safety Case to meet the requirements of section B16.2 until:
When Approval in Principle is given before 05 April 2003, but the ATG
installation (or ATG modification) has not yet been brought into service, the
design shall be reviewed and, where reasonably practicable, brought into line
with the requirements of this document. Where it is not reasonably practicable
to do so, the situation shall be regularised by means of a non-compliance or
derogation (see section B2.2.1).
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B3 Definitions
Accident
An unplanned, uncontrolled and unintended event, giving rise to death, ill health,
injury or other loss.
Auxiliary gate
A wide gate facility installed as part of the gateline which is provided for
authorised station users who are unable to use the ATGs (for example due to
disability, the carrying of large items, being accompanied by children or dogs or
being in possession of an incompatible ticket) and designed so that it is either:
Duty holder
The Railway Group member having responsibilities under their Railway Safety
Case.
Incident
An unplanned and uncontrolled event which under different circumstances may
have resulted in an accident.
Modifications to ATGs
Modifications to ATGs include:
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Monitoring of ATGs
Monitoring of ATGs includes:
e) taking appropriate action when faults occur with the ATGs or auxiliary
gate(s).
Technical approval
Technical approval signifies that, based on a systematic safety review, a
professionally competent person or body is satisfied that:
d) the safety of railway operations and safe interworking have not been
compromised.
B4 Safety validation of
proposal
B4 Safety validation of proposal
A station operator installing new ATGs or modifying existing ATGs at a station
shall have a procedure in place for the safety validation of the ATG change
proposal. This procedure shall include the arrangements for carrying out a risk
assessment (see section B5) and for obtaining technical approval as set out in
the station operator’s Railway Safety Case (see section B16.2).
B5 Risk assessment
B5.1 Risks to be assessed
A station operator proposing to introduce new ATGs or modify existing ATGs at a
station shall, as part of the safety validation (see section B4), carry out and
document a risk assessment to demonstrate that the risk to passengers using
the station has been reduced to as low as reasonably practicable. The risk
assessment shall, as a minimum, address the following:
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B6 Overcrowding and
congestion
B6.1 Requirements for pedestrian flow analysis
Station operators shall undertake a pedestrian flow analysis to establish the
following, under both normal peak passenger flows and worst case scenarios:
b) the effect of the ATGs on passenger flows including cross flows and pinch
points.
The SCU shall allow each individual ATG to be tested without affecting the
normal operation of the other ATGs in an array.
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B7 People unable to
use ATGs
The station operator shall assess the number of passengers who are not able to
use the ATGs at the station and establish the number and location of auxiliary
gates to be provided to avoid unnecessary general overcrowding and local
congestion at the ATGs and auxiliary gate(s).
The assessment of the number of people unable to use the ATGs shall take into
account:
B8 Provision for
emergencies
B8.1 Effect of ATGs on managing emergencies
The station operator shall assess the effect the installation of new ATGs or
modification to existing ATGs has on managing emergencies at the station
(including at the ATGs). Where necessary, additional or amended measures
shall be introduced to ensure that the ability to manage emergencies remains
effective.
The station operator shall ensure that the installation of new ATGs or
modification to existing ATGs does not increase the time that it would take to
carry out an emergency evacuation of the station.
The station operator shall ensure that the station incident response plans
(including those for crowd control) are reviewed and revised as necessary to
reflect the installation of new ATGs or the modification of existing ATGs. The
review shall include provision for the use of ATGs to control access to station
areas affected by general overcrowding and local congestion.
At stations where more than one gateline is provided, the risk assessment shall
determine whether an emergency open facility shall be provided for specific
gateline(s) in addition to the facility provided to open all ATGs and auxiliary gates
in every gateline.
The circuit for the emergency open facility shall be segregated from the normal
gate opening mechanism.
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B8.4 Requirements for integrating the ATGs and auxiliary gates with the
fire alarm
At stations where a fire alarm system is installed, all ATGs shall be designed to
open automatically, and manually operated auxiliary gates designed to release
automatically, if the general evacuation stage of the fire alarm system is
activated. All gates shall then remain open/released until the fire alarm system
is reset and the person(s) responsible for monitoring the operation of the ATGs
is permitted to reactivate them.
B9 Personal injury
The station operator shall ensure that the:
a) design of the ATGs enables passengers to pass through them without injury
(including injury caused by electric shock)
d) ATG equipment is configured such that the contact forces exerted by the
gates do not cause injury to passengers.
A single action release facility shall be provided to enable the person monitoring
the ATGs to release an individual ATG without affecting the operation of the
remaining ATGs in the array.
B10 Interfaces
B10.1 Interfaces with other station facilities
The station operator shall take into account the relative position of existing and
planned passenger information equipment and/or notices, and other passenger
facilities at the station, in determining the optimum location for ATGs.
a) the location of supports and barriers (which includes ATGs) relative to the
platform edge
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For requirements relating to the interface with emergency services see section
B8.7.
B11 Unauthorised
access
The station operator shall ensure that the likelihood of unauthorised access to
the station and/or lineside is not increased following the installation of new ATGs
or the modification to existing ATGs.
B12 Installation,
commissioning and
initial passenger
uncertainty
B12.1 Installation and commissioning of ATGs
The station operator shall ensure that the installation and commissioning of
ATGs are carried out at times that do not inhibit passenger flows through the
station or increase general overcrowding and/or local congestion at the station.
The station operator shall comply with the arrangements set out in their RSC for
carrying out maintenance and renewals at stations, and for the management of
contractors on stations during installation and commissioning of ATGs.
During the commissioning period when the ATGs are not being tested they shall
be left in the open position, except when they are located in a station area not
currently used by passengers.
The station operator shall determine the method of monitoring the ATGs.
The station operator shall determine and document the minimum number of
persons required to monitor the ATGs and auxiliary gate(s) in use at any one
time in order to ensure that passengers can use the gates safely.
The risk assessment shall examine the extent to which the minimum number of
persons required can vary depending on passenger flow rates experienced at
different times of the day/days of the week.
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If, at any time, it is not possible to monitor an array of ATGs and auxiliary gate(s),
or to provide the minimum number of persons required to monitor that array, they
shall be left in the open position.
Station operators shall ensure that there are arrangements in place to record:
c) performance monitoring
d) records.
B14 Maintenance of
ATGs
B14.1 Maintenance of ATGs and auxiliary gates
The station operator shall draw up and implement a planned inspection and
preventative maintenance procedure for the ATGs and auxiliary gate(s)
(including a cleaning regime).
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a) The method of monitoring applied at each ATG array and auxiliary gate(s) at
each station. This includes details where the method of monitoring varies at
different times of the day or on different days of the week (see B13.1).
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References
Railway Group Standards and other Railway Group Documents
The Catalogue of Railway Group Standards and the Railway Group Standards
CD-ROM give the current issue number and status of documents published by
Railway Safety.
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