BR1654 Iss 2

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BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD
RADIO ELECTRONIC TOKEN BLOCK SYSTEM
SPECIFICATION NO B.R. 1654
ISSUE 2.1
December 1986
SPECIFICATION NO. BR 1654
VHF BAND III REPEATER BASED RADIO
ELECTRONIC TOKEN BLOCK SYSTEM
FOREWORD
This specification is issued by the Director of S & T Engineering,

British Rail, Materials Management Group, Room 1103 Rail House,
Gresty Road, Crewe, CW2 6EA; from whom further copies may be
obtained.
This specification has been prepared by the Director of S. & T. Engineering to

whom all technical queries should be referred.
Address : Director of S. & T. Engineering,

British Railways Board,
Departure Side Offices,
Platform 1,
Paddington Station,
London W2 1FT
01-922-6593 BT
00-26593 BR
Where the Tenderer is unable to comply with sections of this Specification,

full details must be given, quoting the relevant paragraph number(s).
A unit price for all items requested in the Schedule must be provided.
COPYRIGHT
This is a proprietary specification of the Director of S. & T. Engineering,
British Railways Board. The specification (including the data and information
relating thereto is not to be used, disseminated, reproduced, copied or
adapted, either in whole or in part, without the express written approval of
the Engineer at the above address.
© British Railways Board 1986
Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 1

Specification no BR 1654
CONTENTS
1. References.
2. Scope.
3. General System Description.
4. System Operation and Facilities.
5. System Detail
6. Control Links
7. Reliability
8. Maintenance
9. Supply and Installation; Testing; Commissioning;Warranty
10. Safety Requirements
11. Overvoltage Line Protection
12. Anti-Static Precautions
13. AC and DC Electrified Areas
Schedule of Equipment
Appendices A. Repeater Chain Setup
B. Repeater Chain Cleardown.
C. Bank III Channel Plan.
D. ELS/A4/3310. INTERFACE MODULE

INTERNAL CONNECTIONS.
E. RB3. ANCILLARY DATA INTERFACE.
Drawings, A. T4524. System Schematic.
B. Regional Scheme Detail Drawing.
C. ELS-A1-3311. SSI/ET INTERFACE MODULE

FULL CIRCUIT DIAGRAM.

1. REFERENCES
British Railways Specification 967 - Railway Signalling apparatus -

environmental conditions.
British Railways Specification 1609 - National Radio Network -

Band III. Overlay System.
British Railways Specification 1851 - Band III RETB equipment.
British Railways Specification 1894 - Radio Aerial System -

including Towers and Masts
Railway Industries Association General Specification for

Specification BRB/RIA 13 Electronic Equipment
Dept of Trade & Industry (D.T.I) The code of practice for

Specification MPT 1317 transmission of data over 1 and PMR.
MPT 1323 Angle modulated radio equipment for

use at base and mobile stations in
the PMR service operating in
the band 174-225 Mhz
MPT 1327 Common Signalling protocol for land

PMR operators in the band 174-225
Mhz
MPT 1401 Radio Regulatory Specification for

analogue and digital private fixed
radio relay equipment operating in
the band 12750 13250 Mhz.
British Standards 4200 - Guide on the reliability of electronic

equipment and part used therein.
6301 - Safety requirements for apparatus for

connection to the British Telecom
network.
6305 - General requirements for apparatus for

connection to the British Telecom
public switched network.
9000 - General requirements for electronic

components or assessed quality.
Post Office Technical - Transmission design requirements for

Guide No. 25 the connection of privately owned
and maintained equipment to British
Telecom circuits.
Post Office Technical - Requirements for the electrical

Guide No. 26 protection of British Telecom
maintained plant from privately
supplied and maintained apparatus.

Where this specification requires reference to British Standards, BR & RIA
specifications, EIA recommendations and D.T.I. specifications the latest issue
and amendments shall apply, unless specially stated. Where confliction exists
between any of the above specifications or standards the more stringent
condition is deemed to apply.

2. SCOPE
This specification describes the general requirements of the radio and

associated equipment to be employed on British Rail Repeater Based
Band III Radio Electronic Token Block Systems.
2.1 The specification details the operating principles, the equipment

requirements and quantities for the scheme, and such other
information so as to enable the manufacturer to supply equipment
which will satisfactorily fulfil the operational requirements of the
Radio Electronic Token Block System.
2.2 This Specification defines which parts of the equipment are to be

supplied by the Manufacturer and which are to be provided by BR. It
defines the information to be provided between BR and the
Manufacturer.
2.3 This Specification defines how the equipment is to be divided up

into modules, how they are to be connected and the interfacing
between them.
2.4 This Specification defines which parameters have been given definite
values and which ones are to be defined by Agreement between BR and
the Manufacturer.
2.5 This Specification lays down the procedures to be carried out during
fulfilment of the Contract and the Testing for Type Approval and
Inspection.

3. GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
In order for a railway train or engineers' rail mounted equipment to

proceed safely along a section of track without the risk of collision,
various 'signalling' methods are employed. One of them being the 'Single
Line Key Token' system, where possession of the only Token for a section of
track enables the holder sole access to that track.
This requires 'token instruments' at each end of the section and links
between them in order to form an 'interlock' which prevents false issuing
of tokens.
A modern development of this principle is Radio Electronic Token Block

(RETB).
An RETB scheme has a Solid State Interlocking (SSI), which is processor

based, centrally located in a Signalbox and operated by a signalman. This
controls the issue of tokens, in the form of secure data telegrams, to
trains via a chain of fixed radio stations, these being linked to each
other by cross-channel repeaters. The link between the Signalman/SSI and
fixed stations will be by either:-
(i) A fixed mobile located at the Signalbox, or

(ii) A 4 wire landline to one of the fixed stations, or
(iii) A 4 wire landline to a remote mobile and
(iv) Dial-up landline to a fixed mobile linking into the chain of
fixed stations.
The system shall carry not only R.E.T.B. data telegrams but also speech
between all users, (i.e., Signalman to/from mobile, mobile to mobile) and
data for other purpoes , e.g., Fringe Signalboxes, Level Crossings, point
control, fixed station testing and alarms.
The mobiles (to B.R. Specification 1609) will be mounted in various types
of locomotive, multiple unit, rail and road engineers' vehicles.
The mobile will be coupled to an RETB Token Cab Display Unit (CDU).

4. System Operation and Facilities
4.1 This section describes how calls will be progressed through the
fixed system the layout of which is shown in Drawing T4524. Details
of control telegrams are given in BR Specification 1609. It should
be noted that all calls will operate in the simplex mode.
4.2 Channel Selection
The mobile user will select the appropriate B.R. channel number
(between 100-199) which will cause RQR telegrams to be sent to the
relevant fixed station. On receipt of the RQR telegram the fixed
station shall check the incoming SYS No. and if valid respond with
the ACK telegram, this will open the mobile loudspeaker and enable
the transmission of speech and data.
The mobile user will then be able to hear all the traffic on the
system.
This facility is available on all fixed stations.
4.3 Mobile to Signalman Call Sequence for Speech
When the mobile user keys his microphone a 'PTT'* telegram will be
sent to the fixed station network. Upon successful receipt of the
'PTT' telegram, the fixed station concerned will go into talkthrough
and a 'refresher timer' will start. At the same time a 'Super Audio
Tone (SAT)' burst, in the range 3.5kHz to 3.9kHz will be generated
at the fixed station.
This transmission from the fixed station will be received at

adjacent repeater stations. The repeater stations will detect this
SAT and on doing so, shall immediately key the co-sited transmitter
which again will broadcast an SAT burst.
The SAT will be filtered off and regenerated in each repeater.
The next fixed station will detect the Super Audio Tone and repeat
the sequence by going into talkthrough and sending an SAT burst.
This sequence of operation will be repeated throughout the chain.

Thus the whole scheme will be transmitting the audio from the
mobile.
The signal then reaches the local fixed station which works to the
Signalman's mobile, or to a fixed station or fixed mobile connected
by landline to the Signalman's panel.
*A PTT telegram is a MPT1327 Call Maintenance 000 telegram.
In the case of a landline connected fixed station, or mobile, the

opening of the squelch will cause a continuous out of speech band
tone (i.e. within the range 2.7kHz - 3.0kHz) to indicate this
condition at the Signal box. As long as the first fixed station
(i.e. that keyed by the PTT telegram) squelch is open it will remain
in talkthrough generating bursts of Super Audio Tone at intervals

governed by the refresher timer. Following repeaters and fixed
stations will regenerate their SAT on detection of the incoming
SAT. Failure to receive the SAT in the expected time will cause the
transmitter to be dekeyed.
On drop out of the squelch in the first fixed station the

transmitter will stay keyed for a specified time, to allow for
mobile flutter. Subsequent repeaters and fixed stations will dekey
immediately their squelch closes; and will not rekey until the next
burst of SAT is received.
4.4 Signalman to Mobile Call Sequence for Speech
The Signalman can call any train on the system directly by speech.
The calls will be made by one of the following methods:-
4.4.1 Via a fixed mobile at the Signal Box into

the fixed station chain. This fixed mobile
will send an PTT telegram and access its
appropriate fixed station, as described for
the mobile previously (see part 4.3).
4.4.2 If the signal box is remote to the area it

controls then a 4 wire landline to a fixed
station or mobile will be used. Keying of
the fixed station or mobile will be by an
out of band (within the range 2.7kHz -
3.0kHz) tone. In some circumstances the
fixed station may be adjacent to the signal
box, however the same landline facilities
shall apply, for spares compatability
reasons, d.c. control shall not be
permitted.
4.5 In the event of the Signalman's mobile or 4 wire circuit to the

fixed station failing, alternative access will be gained by the use
of B.T. (or B.R. E.T.D.) dial up circuits (2 wire). These will
connect to a fixed mobile radio, which will use an PTT message to
access the appropriate fixed station when keyed. Both squelch and
keying signals will be conveyed over the 2 wire circuit using out
of speech band tones (within the range 2.7kHz - 3.0kHz). This
mobile will operate in simplex.
4.6 Mobile to Mobile Speech
4.6.1 Å This will operate in exactly the same way

as the Mobile-to Signalman circuit.
Æ 4.6.2 The complete radio system is in talkthrough and therefore all

calls will be heard by all units.
4.7 Exchange of Tokens
Exchange of tokens is commenced by verbal messages, followed by actual

exchange of data telegrams.

Data messages are 1200 Bits per Second F.F.S.K., in accordance with
MPT 1317.
The initial data message is sent from the Solid State Interlocking
(SSI). It requires a squelch signal (from the Signalman's radio
interface) to ensure the system is free, then initiates a key
instruction to the radio interface. This key instruction will cause
an PTT telegram (if radio fitted) or key signal to line (if a 4 wire
connection) to be sent, after which the transmit clock (TX CLK) will
be sent to the SSI interface. The SSI will now output data to all
mobiles. On receipt of this telegram the appropriate mobile will
respond with a data handshake and following the handshake the SSI will
transmit the token.
The timing diagrams are given in Appendix A & B. The SSI interface is
to drawing No. ELS-A1-3311 issue D dated 15/8/84.
The recovery of the token from the train consists of a data handshake
only, again originated by the SSI.
If no response is received from the train the SSI will make 5 attempts
to transmit a token.
4.8 Fringe Signal Boxes, Level Crossing Monitoring, Point Control, etc.
(Ancillary data, see part 5.4.2.).
4.8.1 Data exchange for control of fringe signalling information,

monitoring of level crossing alarms and point control is not
necessarily preceded by speech, the first message may be
initiated by either end. Data is 600 bits per second (FSK)
with tone frequencies of 1060Hz and 1260Hz.
4.8.2 The radio interface is at audio with squelch and key conditions
on separate lines.

5. SYSTEM DETAIL
This section contains the following detailed Specifications:-

5
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1
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1
System Timing.
Fixed Stations, Fixed Mobiles, Cross Channel Repeaters.
Interfaces.
Signalman's Control Panel.
Telephone.
Alarms.
Data and Tones present on system and filtering requirements.
Levels of Signals present on system.
All mobile and portable radios requested within the schedule

5 must conform to BR Specification 1609.
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1
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2
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5.2. Timing
All timings quoted shall be to an accuracy of+5%. The limits

indicated below are to be techmician adjustable in the field.
5.2.1. Refresher Timer
All fixed stations shall be fitted with this timer.
When an PTT telegram is decoded by the receiver, the Refresher

Timer is reset, and a burst of SAT is transmitted by the fixed
station. The Refresher Timer shall be set at 5 seconds, but
capable of variation between 2 and 10 seconds, and will key the
SAT generator at 5 seconds intervals until the receiver squelch
is closed (see part 5.2.3.).
5.2.2. SAT Timer
The Super Audio Tone Burst Timer shall be fitted to all fixed
stations and repeaters. The SAT timer shall be set to give
100ms Bursts of SAT (see part 5.7) but shall be capable of
variation between 30ms & 300ms.
The SAT shall be detected within a minimum of 20ms and a

maximum of 30ms at all fixed stations and repeaters.
5.2.3 Anti-Flutter Timer
Should the Mobile which sent the PTT telegram drop out due to
signal flutter, the fixed station that acknowledged it shall
be capable of holding it's transmitter key line up for 20ms, the
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receiver squelch shutting as normal, to prevent rebroadcast of
white noise. The timer is to be variable between 5ms and
50ms. This timer shall not delay the rise time of the
transmitter. Non receipt of an PTT telegram will inhibit the
Anti-Flutter Timer.
5.2.4 Self Test Timer
A Self Test Timer shall be included in the Signal Box Control

Equipment which will initiate individual testing of all fixed
stations. This sequence shall happen every 60 minutes, if the
system is free, or at first available free period thereafter.
The timer shall be variable between 15 to 150 minutes.
5.2.5 All 5 types of fixed equipment detailed in 5.3.1 shall adhere

to the following timing specifications:-
Receiver Squelch opening 10ms maximum.

Transmitter rise time of 10ms maximum
Receiver Squelch close time of 10ms maximum
Transmitter fall time of 10ms maximum (after removal of key
condition).
5.2.6. Repeater Turn Round Time
The time taken for a repeater to reverse its direction of

working shall not exceed 70ms. i.e., the time for the receiver
squelch to close, the transmitter to dekey, the second receiver
squelch to open and its associated transmitter to key.
5.2.7. Aerial Change Over Relays
These where fitted shall operate within 10ms.
5.3 Fixed Radio Equipment
5.3.1 The fixed radio network will be made up of radio equipment

having the following facilities:-
Fixed Station without landline interface. Talkthrough

5 operation keyed by receipt of Super Audible Tone or PTT
. telegram. The fixed station will respond to an PTT RQR
3 telegram with an ACK telegram including the originating
. mobile identity (BR Specification 1609). 25W R.F.
1 transmitter output, internal duplexer fitted, but capable
. of two aerial working
1
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Fixed Station with 4 wire landline interface. Talkthrough

5 operation keyed by receipt of Super Audible Tone or PTT
. telegram. Transmitter keyed by out of band tone on
3 landline. Receiver squelch operation signalled on landline
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. by out of band tone. The fixed station will respond to an
1 RQR telegram with an ACK telegram including the
. originating mobile identity (BR Specification 1609).25W
2 R.F. output, internal duplexer fitted, but capable of two
. aerial working.
Cross Channel Repeater. Made up of two identical fixed

5 stations operating on mobile frequencies. No landline
. interface.
3
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1
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3
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On detection of SAT each receiver shall key the co-sited

transmitter and inhibit keying of its own transmitter. To
be fitted with aerial changeover relays, One aerial socket
on each fixed station. 25W R.F. outputs.
Fixed mobile with 2 wire dial up landline. Simplex working

5 Transmitter keyed by out of speech band tone(i.e. within
. the range 2.7kHz - 3.0kHz) on landline. Receiver squelch
3 operation signalled on landline by out of band tone. 25W
. R.F. output.
1
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4
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Fixed Mobile for signal box use, up to 15m of local

5 cabling. Simplex working. Transmitter keyed by various
. signalbox functions. Receiver squelch operation output to
3 the Signalbox radio interface. 25W R.F. output.
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5
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5.3.2 On fixed stations type 1 & 2, only the fixed station receiving
the PTT telegram from the mobile will enable its Refresher
Timer. All other fixed stations will detect and regenerate the
SAT. The same fixed station will output a burst of SAT as
previously described and shall enable its own Anti-Flutter
Timer.
Absence of an PTT telegram on an incoming signal will inhibit

the Refresher and Anti-Flutter Timers.
5.3.3 Each fixed station shall be fitted with channel selection

switches to select the 255 channels defined in Appendix C.
5.3.4 Fixed station equipment must operate in an environment as

specified in British Rail Specification No. 967 Category D,
unless a relaxation to Category B is given in the Schedule.
5.3.5 The equipment shall incorporate a float charged battery unit as

detailed in 5.3.13 and be capable of operation from one of the
power supplies as specified in Part 5.10 and detailed in the
Schedule.
5.3.6 The equipment shall operate in the VHF Band III and conform
to Department of Trade and Industry Specification MPT 1323.
5.3.7 Solid state circuitry techniques shall be used throughout, with

the exception of certain switching functions, which may be
relay controlled.
5.3.8. All fixed stations shall be of one type, including line

terminating units, and be identical in operation so that they
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may be readily interchanged for maintenance purposes.
DC control will not be permitted.
5.3.9 Transmitters
5.3.9.1 The long term frequency drift of the transmitter shall not
exceed two parts in 10 6 per year.
5.3.9.2 The RF power output to the aerial feeder shall be not less
than 25 watts.
5.3.9.3 The transmitter output to the aerial shall be 50 ohms

unbalanced via an 'N' type female socket.
5.3.9.4 A Reflectometer shall be incorporated as standard test

equipment with the transmitter. Where a duplexer is
fitted the reflectometer shall be connected in the feed
to the aerial not the transmitter connection to the
duplexer.
5.3.9.5 The transmitter shall be capable of withstanding an open

or short circuit on the RF output continuously.
5.3.9.6 The transmitter shall be capable of continuous operation.
5.3.10 Receiver
5.3.10.1 The long term ageing rate of the first local oscillator
crystal shall be not less than 2 parts in 10 6 per year.
5.3.10.2 Sensitivity shall be at least 12 dB SINAD for 0.3µV p.d.

input.
5.3.10.3 The aerial input shall be 50 ohms unabalanced via an 'N'

type female socket.
5.3.10.4 A method of muting the receiver output in the absence of a

carrier input (squelch) shall be provided. The muting
threshold shall be adjustable with the control contained
internally within the receiver. It shall not be possible
to adjust the muting to be less sensitive than 3µV (p.d.).
5.3.10.5 A local loudspeaker, with adjustable volume control, shall

be provided to monitor the audio output of the receiver.
5.3.11 Duplex Filters
5.3.11.1 A duplex filter will be required at fixed stations unless

otherwise specified. (See schedule).
5.3.11.2 The duplex filter should normally be contained within the

fixed station equipment housing.
5.3.11.3 The duplex filter shall comply with the following:-
5.3.11.4 Tuning Range:195-207Mhz.
5.3.11.5 Continuous Power Rating: 25W

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5.3.11.5 Impedance: 50 ohms.
5.3.11.6 Minimum isolation between the transmitter and receiver

ports shall be 55dB at 5MHz spacing or greater.
5.3.11.7 Maximum Insertion Loss in the Transmitter & Receiver Path:

1.0dB.
5.3.11.8 Connectors: The aerial connector shall be N type female

socket.
5.4.11. Line Termination Unit
5.3.12.1 The line terminating unit shall be the interface between

the 4-wire control line or microwave link and the fixed
station.
5.3.12.2 This unit may be integrated with the fixed station

equipment.
5.3.12.3 The unit shall be designed to accept signals from line

between the levels of OdBm and -25dBm measured at 800 Hz
and provision shall be made for the adjustment of the
input signal from line to the correct level for the
equipment. Output to line shall be adjustable between the
levels OdBm and -25dBm measured at 800 Hz.
5.3.12.4 The input and output impedances of the unit to line shall
be 600 ohms balanced.
5.3.12.5 The 4-wire terminating unit shall provide audio paths in

the frequency band 300Hz to 2.5kHz for speech. The band
2.6 to 3.0 kHz is available for signalling functions (see
Part 6).
5.3.12.6 The landline terminations shall include protection to BS

6301.
5.3.12.7 The landline termination shall be approved by the PTO for

connection and must conform to BS 6305.
5.3.13 Engineers' Facilities
The Maintenance Engineer must be able to:-
5.3.13.1 Speak via the link with the fixed station disconnected.
5.3.13.2 Speak via the fixed station, with the link disconnected.
5.3.13.3 Monitor the fixed station and link simultaneously, without

affecting any signal levels
5.3.13.4 Override the muting control.
5.3.13.5 Select continuous transmit.
5.3.13.6 Select continuous transmit with SAT.

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5.3.13.7 Select talk-through by means of a locking key.

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5.3.13.8 Facilities 5.3.13.1, 5.3.13.2, 5.3.13.4, 5.3.13.5,

5.3.13.6. to be provided via separate non locking keys.
The following test facilities shall be provided:-
5.3.13.9 Readily accessible socket for Engineer's handset,

(alternatively the handset may be included with the fixed
station).
5.3.13.10 Engineer's handset complete with press-to-talk switch and

extendable cord.
5.3.13.10 Readily accessible test points for the measurement of

incoming and outgoing audio levels and for the rf
alignment of the equipment.
5.3.13.11 A keypad to enable calls to be made via the control

equipment.
5.3.13.11 Additional keys to generate alarm messages to test the

fault reporting system.
5.3.14 Float Charged Battery Unit
Each fixed station will operate from a float charged 12 V or 24 V

nominal supply, all units being of the same voltage for
interchangability, provided as part of the fixed station equipment.
The ripple voltage caused by the charger shall not amplitude, or angle
modulate the transmitter by more than 1%.
The following will be provided as part of the float charged battery

unit:-
5.3.14.1 Sealed lead acid batteries having sufficient capacity to

maintain normal operation of the fixed station for 8
hours, upon mains failure.
5.3.14.2 A charger unit rated such as to fully charge the batteries

from a fully discharged state in 16 hours, and maintain
the fixed station in a fully operational state whilst
undertaking this duty.
The charger shall incorporate the following features:-
5.3.14.3 Mains failure alarm.
5.3.14.4 Charger failure alarm.
5.3.14.5 High voltage disconnection if exceeding the voltage at

which the battery will commence gassing.
5.3.14.6 Temperature/Output voltage compensation over the range

-10 o C to +40 o C to suit the battery.
5.3.14.7 Disconnection of the battery from the load if the voltage

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falls below that at which damage will occur.
5.3.14.8 The maximum ripple applied to the battery during charging

will be 100 mV per cell.
5.3.14.9 All line terminals shall be shrouded in accordance with

health and safety requirements.
5.3.14.10 Plug and socket connections shall be provided for inputs

and outputs to a design approved by the Engineer.
5.3.13 Data messages shall be generated by each item of fixed radio

equipment to indicate:-
5.3.15.1 Mains failure.
5.3.15.2 Charger failure.
5.3.15.3 Intruder alarm.
5.3.15.4 Restoration of alarms.
5.3.15.5 Reply to line test telegram.
5.3.15.6 )
5.3.15.7 ) Spare, to be defined.
5.3.15.8 )
5.4 Interfaces
This section details the various interfaces required at the Signalbox and
at remote locations which have auxilary data facilities.
5.4.1 Solid State Interlocking Interface

The Signalman's radio facility shall interfact to the SSI. BR
will supply as part of the SSI balanced inputs and outputs to
Drawings ELS-A4-3310 and ELS -A1-3311. The radio contractor
shall provide suitable circuits to accept and supply signals to
these inputs and outputs and the associated cabling. The
maximum seperation between the SSI and the radio facility will
be 50 metres.
5.4.2 Auxilary Data Interface

The signalmans radio facility will interface to a specified
number of auxilary data units. At remote locations an
identical interface will be required to work to fringe
Signalboxes, Level Crossing Monitoring Units and Point
controls. Details of the type of input and output connections
required are given in Appendix C. The radio contractor shall
provide suitable circuits to accept and supply signals to
these inputs and outputs and the associated cabling. The
maximum separation between the auxilary data unit and
t h e r a d i o facility will b e 5 0 m e t r e s .
5.4.3 Telephone interfaces

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5.4.3.1. The Signalman's radio facility shall interface to a BR ETD
or BT STD telephone instrument. To achieve this a
standard LJU conforming to BS6312 shall be provided.
5.4.3.2 The Signalman's radio facility shall interface to one or

more (as specified in the schedule) BR ETD or BT STD
telephone lines. To achieve this standard Jacks shall be
provided.
5.4.3.3 A two position key switch shall be provided to allow each

telephone line to be connected to the instrument or the
radio facility. When connected to the instrument full
telephone facilities will be available. When connected to
the radio facility all data and audio sent to and received
from the radio system will similarly be sent to and
received from the telephone circuit. If the circuit is
specified as a dial up circuit for remote control of the
radio system control tones as specified in 5.7.2.2 will be
sent to or received on this line.
5.5 Signalmans Radio Panel
The Signalmans radio panel shall be desk mounted and have the
following operator controls, facilities and indications:-
5.5.1 An integral loudspeaker with volume control to allow monitoring

of the radio system, this shall be switched, not continously
variable. When the handset is in use (See part 5.5.2) muting of
the loudspeaker shall be optionally available.
5.5.2 A microphone with press to talk switch connected through an

extensible cord and locking plug and socket. The socket will
allow a handset with microphone and earpiece to be connected if
required.
5.5.3. Telephone connect key for the dial up circuits, if specified in

the schedule, with 3 positions:-
In position 1 incoming telephone calls will be indicated
by an audible alert
In position 2 Incoming telephone calls can be answered by
the signalman and outgoing calls can be made, using the
seperate telephone instrument.
In position 3 the circuit will be connected in parallel
with the normal radio input/output.
5.5.4. Radio System Test key to initiate self test of radio network
and associated alarm indicator (See part 5.6)
5.5.5 Radio interface transmit indicator
5.5.6. Channel switch with an indication of the channel selected.

(Only applicable to Signal Box fitted with Fixed Mobile.)
5.5.7. The Signalman's Radio Panel shall operate in the enviromental

conditions specified in B.R. Specification 967 Category C.
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5.6 Alarms and Test Facilities
5.6.1 The following alarm conditions shall be identified by means of

data messages generated at each fixed radio station.
Mains Failure
5
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1
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1
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Charger failure
5
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6
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1
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2
Intruder alarms
5
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6
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1
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3
Restoration of alarms
5
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6
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1
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4
Reply to fixed station test telegram (See part 5.6.3)

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5
Three spares to be defined

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6
5.6.2 Any failures will be indicated individually on a technicians

alarm panel at the signalbox and as a single indication on the
signalmans panel.
5.6.3 Fixed Station Test Telegram.
Facilities shall be provided to individually test each

5 fixed station and repeater from the Technicians alarm
. panel (See 5.2.4). If received at the fixed station this
6 will cause a data telegram reply giving the fixed station
. identity. Failure to receive the reply will give an alarm
3 indication.
.
1
.
A sequence of test telegrams addressing all fixed stations

5 and repeaters will be sent automatically every hour and
. when a test is initiated by the Signalman's alarm key.
6
.
3
.
2
.
The test system shall be designed such that test telegrams

5 can be routed in the same way as speech and data by any
. individual route into the radio system.
6
.
3
.
3
5.7 . Data and Tones present in the system
This section details the data and tones present on the system and the
filtering requirements to remove these from audio circuits.
5.7.1 Data
5.7.1.1. RETB control data:- 1200 bit/s FFSK to MPT 1317. This may
contain any blocks of ASCII characters. This is not to be
filtered at the Signalman's panel. To be broadcast at 70%
peak deviation ( + 1.75kHz) for both tones.

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5.7.1.2 Auxilary data:- 600 bit/s FSK. Tone frequencies 1070 and
1270Hz.This may contain any blocks of ASCII characters.
This is to be filtered at the Signalman's panel to 20dB
below speech. To be broadcast at 60% peak deviation ( +
1.50kHz) for both tones.
5.7.1.3. Radio System test and control data:-1200 bit/s FFSK to MPT
1327. This will contain blocks of data as defined in BR
specification 1609. This need not be filtered at the
Signalman's panel. To be broadcast at 70% peak deviation
( + 1.75kHz) for both tones.
5.7.2 Control Tones
5.7.2.1 Super audible tone (SAT):- This will be either 3825Hz or

3550Hz. To be filtered at the Signalman's panel to 20dB
below speech. To be broadcast at 40% peak deviation.
5.7.2.2
Landline control tones:- These tones are to be above the
audio band (i.e. lie in the band 2.7kHz - 3.0kHz). They
must be filtered at all line connected radio equipment to
reduce the level to 50dB below speech.(see also section 6)
5.8 Speech on the Radio system
Speech on the radio system will be at a mean deviation

level of 60%, peaking to +2.5kHz. (100%)
5.9 Distortion and Group Delay
5.9.1 The maximum allowable distortion through a fixed station

or repeater shall not exceed 5% measured at 1500Hz and 70%
peak deviation. The maximum allowable distortion through a
chain of 5 fixed stations and 4 repeaters to and from the
Signalbox interface shall be 10%. The maximum group delay
between 700 and 2300Hz through the above chain shall be
700µs including the landline.
5.9.2 The tenderer shall demonstrate that, with 20dB of quieting

on all receivers in the chain, data at rates refered to in
section 5.7.1.1, 5.7.1.2 and 5.7.1.3. shall be transferred
through the system with a bit error rate not exceeding 1
in 10 3 .
5.10 Power Supplies
The power unit for the control equipment shall be duplicated and
5 capable of operation from the power supply(s) specified in the
. Schedule. These will comprise one or more of the supplies specified
1 in Parts 5.10.3 to 5.10.5.
0
.
1
In the event of the failure of one power unit, the operation of the
5 control shall not be affected. An indication of the power unit
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. failure shall also be given and a fault report generated.
1
0
.
2

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240 V, nominal, 50 Hz mains supply. The equipment's transformer

5 shall have tappings suitable for 220, 230 and 240 V.
.
1
0
.
3
110 V, nominal, 50 Hz supply. The equipment's transformer shall

5 have tappings suitable for 100, 110 and 120 V.
.
1
0
.
4
The operation of the equipment shall not be affected by changes in

5 the specified power supply voltage of +10% and -15%.
.
1
0
.
5
5.11 Equipment Practice
5.11.1 All control equipment shall be located in suitable cubicles so

constructed that equipment modules may be easily removed for
maintenance purposes.
5.11.2 The equipment shall be suitable for operation in an environment as

specified in BR Specification No. 967, Category B.
5.11.3 The cubicle shall be ventilated, lockable and mounted on a plinth

containing one 13 amp mains outlet front and rear, from a seperate
fused feed.
5.11.4 The following colour finishes may be required:-
5.11.4.1 Light Straw to BS 381 Shade No. 384.
5.11.4.2 Dove Grey doors B.I.P. Colour 8031 and Marine Blue
Housings B.I.P. Colour 8022.
5.11.4.3 Any other colour scheme standard to the manufacturer with

the Engineer's approval.
5.11.5 Control cable termination shall be by means of screw terminals and

shall be easily accessible for maintenance purposes.

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PART 6
CONTROL LINKS
6.1 General
6.1.1 To enable the control unit to remotely control a fixed station a

control link (other than 1.5 GHz links) shall be provided by British
Rail between the control equipment and fixed station.
6.1.2 The linking circuit will be presented as a 4-wire termination at

both the control equipment and fixed station.
6.1.3 The circuit may comprise any combination of PCM and FDM transmission
systems, 1.5GHz links, loaded and unloaded telephone cable pairs and
circuits rented from P.T.O.s.
6.1.4 The anticipated composition of the circuits is listed in the

Schedule.
6.1.5 The tenderer shall state whether his equipment is capable of

satisfactory operation over the specified circuits.
6.1.6 It should be noted that the circuit will not, in general, include a
DC path.
6.1.7 The radio equipment may be used within electrified or non

electrified areas.
Significant transverse voltages of up to 1mV will appear when the

cable pair becomes unbalanced either directly or via associated
apparatus.
Refer to parts 10-13 for additional protection requirements.
6.1.8 The system shall be suitable and approved for connection to private
line circuits operated by PTOs i.e. British Telecomm,
Mercury Communications and Hull Corporation telephone dept,.for
connection to BT private line circuits.
6.2 Non Radio Links
The control link will generally conform with the parameters laid down in BS
6305. The nominal insertion loss for the 4-wire circuit end to end will be
6 dB. The input to the 4-wire circuit must not be greater than -15 dBm
unless specified in the Schedule, however the equipment must be designed to
allow levels up to OdBm.
6.3 1.5 GHz Radio Links
1.5 GHz links may be required as part of the radio system. Their locations
are specified in the Schedule.
6.3.1 These links shall:-
6.3.1.1 Conform to D.T.I. Specification No. MPT 1401.
6.3.1.2 Conform with the requirements of Parts 5.3.4, 5.3.5,

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5.3.7, 5.3.8, 5.3.9, 5.3.10.1, 5.3.10.3, 5.3.10.5.
6.3.1.3 Be fully compatible with fixed stations as defined in

Part 5.

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PART 7
RELIABILITY
7.1 Philosophy
Under RETB operation the movement of trains is entirely dependent on the
radio network whilst communication to staff working at the lineside will
be increasingly achieved by radio.
It thus follows, that many railway functions will be dependent on the

radio system for their safe and efficient operation.
The maximum requirements for the reliability of the RETB network have been
derived so as to achieve a reliability consistent with the maximum
permissible interruption to the service.
7.2 Reliability Categories
The three classes of failure condition are defined as follows:-
7.2.1 Class A
Failure of equipment leading to total blackout or widespread loss

of facilities sufficient to render the radio control area
inoperative i.e. any equipment which can result in a total failure
of the signalbox control equipment.
The mean time between Class A failures must not be less than 10,000
hours.
7.2.2 Class B
Loss or partial facilities defined as:-
(a) Failure of a transmitter, receiver, line terminating unit,

or power supply forming a fixed station.
(b) Failure of one microwave link circuit.
(c) Failure of equipment at the control unit which results in

non-operation of one fixed station or one telephone
circuit.
The mean time between failure in each of the above units must not
be less than 50,000 hours.
7.2.3 Class C
Failure of single pieces of equipment defined as:-
(a) Fixed Mobile Radio.
7.2.3 (Cont'd.)
Single pieces of equipment as defined in Class C are required to
have a mean time between failure in excess of 10,000 hours.

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7.2.4 Lamp and other indication failures shall not constitute any class
of failure. However, lamps shall be rated for at least
10,000 hours operation.
7.2.5 Where a duplicate system has been provided to give the overall
reliability specified in 7.2.1 and 7.2.2, the MTBF of each part of
the duplicate system shall be at least 25% of the overall MBTF.
7.3 Reliability Information to be Supplied with the Tender
7.3.1 The system configuration, particularly with regard to the control

unit, shall be indicated on diagram showing the various
individual items, how these are to be connected together and the
routing of the various audio paths through the system. A typical
system configuration drawing is not acceptable.
On the drawing an indication of the number of boards or modules

associated with each major unit is required.
7.3.2 Reliability figures must be provided for each individual unit and
facility in the form of predicted failure rates.
7.3.3 Any reliability figures quoted should be based on authenticated and

fully documented experience gathered from fully commissioned
equipment of a similar nature as described in BS 4200.
All figures must be accompanied by detailed information including

component failure rates, explaining the basis on which the
calculations have been made.
7.3.4 The Control Unit, Fixed Stations, Mobiles and microwave Link
equipments must be designed to give a service life of 15 years.
Any components which will become 'life expired' within these
periods, should have an anticipated 'useful life' figure quoted in
the tender.
7.3.5 Component rating, wiring, soldering and inspection standards are to

be generally in accordance with the BS 9000 range of specifications
where applicable.

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PART 8
MAINTENANCE
8.1 Philosophy
It is intended that the BRB shall ultimately provide its own organisation
for the routine maintenance, minor system modifications, fault location
and workshop repair of all radio equipment.
8.1.1 The equipment will be maintained at two levels:-
8.1.1.1 Telecommunication Technician; who will be available at short

notice having had a basic training on the radio system.
They will be capable of faulting to a "GO, NO-GO" function,
and rectifying certain faults by piece part changing.
8.1.1.2 Centralised Radio Repair Depots. Specialists will be

available at these Depots to carry out all field radio
repairs on a 'repair and return' basis, and to provide
specialised assistance on control and fixed station faults
as required.
8.1.2 To cater for this form of maintenance, the major units of the Radio
System shall be constructed of equipment modules, each of which
carries out a definite task within the system.
8.1.3 It may be required that maintenance and faulting of a particular

radio control area should be carried out by contract. This will be
indicated in the Schedule, together with the relevant call out
requirements.
8.2 Requirements
For the purposes of maintenance, the system shall be considered in two

parts:-
8.2.1 Fixed system - comprising the control unit , fixed stations, land
lines and microwave links.
8.2.2 Field system - comprising mobile radios, battery chargers and

personal radios.
8.3 Fixed System
8.3.1 The system shall be designed so that the following failure - return
to service procedure can be carried out.
Stage 1 Search for a faulty unit, and replacement by a spare unit.

System returned to normal operation.
Stage 2 Search within the faulty unit, replacement of the faulty

component and return to service of the unit.
8.3.2 The system shall be designed so that for most failures, the
Technician will be able to return the system to normal operation by
following a simple Stage 1 search routine.

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8.3.3 Details must be given in the tender of the procedure to be taken
for most failure conditions. This should include details of the
maintenance aids to be provided and recommended test
procedures.
In general, the Technician will only be provided with low cost test
equipment. More sophisticated equipment will be held at Radio
Repair Depots. Manufacturers may recommend in the tender, the test
equipment requirements to accomplish a Stage 1 faulting, but the
test procedures must only make use of equipment leading to a "GO,
NO-GO" decision.
8.3.4 The automatic testing system and fixed station test facilities
described in Section 5 must be provided to assist in fault
detection and rectification.
8.4 Field System
8.4.1 The field radios shall be designed so that the following faulting
procedures shall apply:-
Stage 1 Inspection of all external controls, battery and battery

terminals, externally connected facilities (e.g.
microphone, loudspeaker, keypad, vehicle aerial fittings)
and replacement, if broken, by a spare unit. If fault
located, radio return to normal operation.
Stage 2 If fault not found in Stage 1, then complete radio to be

sent to Central Repair Depot, for detailed fault
investigation and repair.
8.4.2 All field radios shall be designed so that all 'external facilities
and controls' will be readily replaceable by spare units held by
the Technician. All external facilities will be connected by plug
and socket arrangements. Soldered connections will NOT be
permitted.
8.5 Test Facilities and Restoration Time
8.5.1 All units in the fixed system must be provided with test points or
monitor indications. The use of these will enable the faulting
procedures previously described to be accomplished. The number of
test points provided within printed circuit board assemblies must
be such that diagnostic faulting on these boards can be carried out
without the need for unsoldering of connections.
8.5.2 Test Points for measurement of voltage, current and AC ripple on

all power units within the fixed system shall be provided.
8.5.3 To achieve a shorter return to service time, the tenderer shall

consider the following possible methods, particularly on equipment
which will result in total or partial failure of the fixed system.
8.5.3.1 Mounting spare units as part of the main equipment with a

fast changeover arrangement.
8.5.3.2 Mount spare units as a parallel redundant system actually

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in circuit.
8.5.3.3 Monitor certain test positions to provide an "at a glance"
indication.
8.5.3.4 Provide 8.5.3.2 with automatic fault detection giving

automatic changeover.
Separate quotations should be submitted for any of the above

arrangements if they are not already part of the system being
offered.
8.6 Spares Holdings
The tenderer shall provide a separate quotation for the following spare
units and equipments.
8.6.1 At control - any unit or component which will cause a total or

partial failure of the system. The tenderer should state the units
which, in his opinion, should be held as spares.
8.6.2 Fixed station and line termination.
8.6.3 Microwave link terminals (if used).
8.7 Routine Maintenance
The tender must contain details of all routine maintenance operations

which will be necessary, with particular reference to time intervals and
associated system down time.
8.8 Handbooks and Circuit Diagrams
8.8.1 The Contractor shall prepare all wiring diagrams, installation

programmes and constructional and layout drawings, and submit two
copies to the British Railways board for approval within a time
specified in the contract. All drawings shall be drawn
specifically for this equipment and contain only English
nomenclature. Contractors who are intending to supply drawings not
prepared in the UK shall specifically mention this in their
tenders.
8.8.2 The Contractor shall produce three separate Handbooks.
8.8.2.1 Handbook No. 1 shall describe the functional operation and

circuit design of the system in detail. This handbook is
for the use of the Engineers who will provide the 2nd
level of maintenance for the fixed system and will enable
these Engineers to modify and extend the system if
required.
8.8.2.2 Handbook No. 2 shall be the Telecommunications

Technician's manual to aid 1st level maintenance. It will
describe the maintenance and fault finding procedures to
be adopted on the equipment and shall also give a simple
description of the operation and design of the equipment
and contain charts detailing fault search procedures.
8.8.2.3 Handbook No 3 shall be a Workshop Manual for use of

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Engineers and Repair Staff at the Centralised Radio Repair
Depots. It will contain a detailed component
specification and all details necessary to enable the
test and repair of equipment to be undertaken.
A full schedule of all printed circuit boards and components

thereon, component suppliers and catalogue numbers of all
components, including plugs, sockets, lamps, lamp holders,
keys, etc. shall be included in this manual.
8.8.3 It should be noted by the Contractor, that Handbook Nos. 1 and 3

may be deemed as being identical, provided that the contents of
8.8.2.1 and 8.8.2.3 are covered by that Handbook.
8.8.4 Two draft copies of each handbook shall be submitted for approval
and six copies per control area together with the final drawings
shall be provided after these have been approved. Negatives or
microfilm of the final drawings shall also be provided.
8.8.5 It should be noted by the Contractor that the system is not deemed
maintainable by BR or by Contract until up to date, correct,
documentation as specified above has been delivered. The Warranty
period shall only commence on receipt of this documentation.
8.9 Labelling
The Contractor shall ensure that all equipment is clearly labelled for
ease of identification of units and terminations. Particular attention
must be paid to the following:-
8.9.1 All cubicles, board and unit positions shall be numbered front and
rear.
8.9.2 The function of each unit, and of groups of printed circuit boards
shall be clearly labelled.
8.9.3 All tag blocks and terminal numbering must be clearly labelled.
8.9.4 In general, it must be easy to identify individual units,

components or terminals by referring to the drawings and to an
appropriate equipment label.
8.9.5 Each individual unit must carry a unique serial number, which will
incorporate any code numbers of modification state.

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PART 9
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION
TESTING
COMMISSIONING
WARRANTY PERIOD
9.1 Supply and Installation
9.1.1 The Contractor will nominate a Project Engineer who shall be

responsible for the co-ordination of all the Contractor's
activities in respect of the contract during the engineering and
commissioning stages and in the one year Warranty period.
9.1.2 The Contractor will also nominate a site supervisor who, in

addition to taking other duties, will be responsible for
maintaining the sites of work in a clean and tidy condition until
such time that the equipment is taken over.
9.1.3 The Contractor will provide facilities during the contract period
for the inspection of works and drawings in order that an
assessment of the progress of the contract may be made.
9.1.4 The Contractor shall be responsible for the supply of all equipment
necessary to complete the installation work other than as excluded
by the schedule.
9.1.5 The following will be provided to the Contractor by BR:-
(1) Mains Power Supply Points (240 or 110V ac) terminated at

either a fused spur or socket outlets.
(2) PTO or BR Remote Control Lines terminated on an approved block

terminal.
(3) Aerials, Feeders and Masts.
9.1.6 During the period of the Contractor's manufacture of the equipment

the Contractor shall provide short instructional courses at his
works for members of BR Maintenance Staff, if required.
9.2 Testing
9.2.1 BR will require a complete system test to be carried out at the

contractor's premises prior to the release of equipment to site for
installation, where all specified timings, levels and ability to
carry data telegrams successfully etc., will be checked. Records for
the same shall be produced.
9.2.2 It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure that

the equipment is in a fully operational state both for factory
testing and site testing by BR.

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9.2.3 The contractor shall provide written proof in the form of a test
certificate that all tests called for in the specification have
been carried out.
9.2.4 The Contractor shall give every facility and assistance to the
Director of S & T Engineering and his representatives in testing,
programming and checking the working and method of installation
of the radio system equipment both at the Contractor's works and
on site.
9.2.5 The Contractor shall give the Director of S & T Engineering

7 days notice when the equipment is ready for test.
9.3 Commissions
9.3.1 The proposed dates for the introduction of the scheme are shown
in the schedule attached to this specification.
9.3.2 The Contractor shall give details of the anticipated

commissioning schedule assuming that BR has provided all the
necessary facilities.
9.3.3 Full commissioning records giving details of equipment serial

numbers, levels, faults and rectification, etc., shall be kept
and handed to the Engineer before the Acceptance document is
presented for signature.
9.3.4 During the time the testing, installation and commissioning is in

progress, the Director of S & T Engineering shall be at liberty
to place suitable men with the Contractor for the purpose of
acquiring the requisite knowledge in order to maintain the
equipment after being brought into use. The Contractor shall be
able to utilise the services of these men, always keeping in mind
the purpose for which they were placed with him. During the time
these men are under the supervision of the Contractor their wages
shall be paid by BR but the Contractor shall reimburse BR for
wages paid in respect of overtime or Sunday duty.
9.4 Warranty Period
The Contractor shall be responsible for the system supplied during the
one year Warranty period as follows:-
9.4.1 Fixed System Including all Battery Chargers
All faults to be cleared within 24 hours of notification to the

suppliers nominated repair depot.
It is anticipated that BR staff will have identified the nature

of the fault and if possible replaced the failed unit with a
spare before calling the nominated depot. If spares are not
available or the fault cannot be located to one particular piece
of equipment the Contractor wil be expected to attend site within
12 hours to meet his warranty liabilities.
9.4.2 Mobile and Portable Radios (If called for in the Schedule)

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Mobile and Portable Radio faults must be cleared and the unit
returned to the user location within 5 working days from receipt
of the faulty unit by the Contractor, at his premises.
Alternatively, replacement radios must be provided within the

above time limit, as part of the Warranty.
9.4.3 The Warranty period shall commence when the Board's Engineer
signs the certificate of acceptance for the scheme.
9.4.4 The Warranty shall cover parts and labour.

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PART 10
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
10.1 The equipment shall conform to BS 6301. The equipment shall not
extend excessive voltages, as defined in the British Standard, to
any of its outputs when working, when faulty or when being worked
on.
10.2 All equipment shall conform to the appropriate Regulations and

Statutory requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
PART 11
OVERVOLTAGE LINE PROTECTION
Overvoltage line protection shall be provided within the equipment. The

protection shall include precautions against the effects of lightning
strikes and the effects of electrified traction as detailed in Clause 13.
PART 12
ANTI-STATIC PRECAUTIONS
12.1 All apparatus shall be protected from the effects of static

electricity during manufacture, installation, and subsequent
maintenance.
12.2 Where the apparatus requires anti-static precautions to be

applied during maintenance work, earthed male 10 mm studs shall
be provided on each working face of the apparatus for the
connection of wrist straps.

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PART 13
AC AND DC ELECTRIFIED AREAS
The cable to which the equipment is to be connected may be laid

alongside a railway line electrified on the 25 kV, 50 Hz, overhead
or the 750 V DC third rail system.
Electromagnetically induced longitudinal voltages will be produced

on the cable pairs by both types of traction system.
13.1 No degradation of service either switching or transmission

shall occur under the following normal operating conditions.
13.1.1 On 25kV Systems
Induction at the fundamental frequency (50 Hz) will

produce voltages up to 60 V rms. The induced voltage
will include harmonics and in the audio frequency
band all odd harmonics of 50 Hz will be present,
their amplitude generally reducing with increase of
frequency. It can be assumed that the harmonic
components of induction will result in a
longitudinal "weighted" voltage up to an equivalent
of 5 V rms (CCITT psophometric weighting).
13.1.2 On 750 V DC Systems
The induced voltage is a by-product of the traction

supply rectification system and will consist of
components at 300, 600, 900, 1200, (and 1500) Hz,
the dominant frequency normally being 600 Hz.
Induction containing these frequencies may exist at
voltages up to 10 V rms. Due to the way in which
these a.c. components are produced and distributed
the resultant (net) induced voltage waveform will
not be sinusoidal and as a result peak-to-peak
voltages will generally not exceed 40 Volts.
13.2 25 kV Systems
No damage shall be caused to the equipment under the

following traction fault conditions on 25 kV systems.
The maximum induced voltage occurring on lineside cable

conductors will be 430 V rms. The fault condition duration
will not exceed 200 milliseconds. The initial surge voltage,
produced as the fault occurs, will contain a transient which
can cause the peak voltage within 5 milliseconds of the
incident of such a fault to approach 1000 V.
13.3 750 V d.c. Systems
The cable sheath will generally be isolated from earth to

prevent traction return currents flowing in the cable sheath
under traction fault conditions.

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13.4 Power Line Parallelisms
Where the railway cable route runs parallel to an adjacent

electricity overhead HV distribution system, induction of 50
Hz can reach 60 V rms under normal HV line operating
conditions and 430/ 650 V (200 milliseconds duration) under
HV line fault conditions, the maximum voltage limit depending
on the class of HV line involved.
No degradation of the service, shall occur under normal HV

operating conditions and the equipment shall suffer no damage
as a result of the HV fault.
13.5 Balance to Earth
The balance to earth presented by the equipment shall

preferably be better than 66 dB but in any case shall not be
worse than 60 db, over the frequency range 50 - 3400 Hz. This
balance to earth shall be maintained when the equipment is
subject to any combination of voltages on the connected cable
pair as detailed in Clause 13.1 above.

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Appendix C. Band III Channel Plan
HEX IDENTITY DTI CHANNEL No. BASE TX BASE RX
213 203.1500 195.1500

0
214 203.1625 195.1625

0
215 203.1750 195.1750

0
2
216 203.1875 195.1875
0
3
217 203.2000 195.2000
0
4
218 203.2125 195.2125
0
5
219 203.2250 195.2250
0
6
220 203.2375 195.2375
0
7
221 203.2500 195.2500
0
8
222 203.2625 195.2625
0
9
223 203.2750 195.2750
0
A
224 203.2875 195.2875
0
B
225 203.3000 195.3000
0
C
226 203.3125 195.3125
0
D
227 203.3250 195.3250
0
E
228 203.3375 195.3375
0
F
229 203.3500 195.3500
1
0
230 203.3625 195.3625
1
1
231 203.3750 195.3750
1
2
232 203.3875 195.3875
1
3
233 203.4000 195.4000
1
4
234 203.4125 195.4125
1
5
235 203.4250 195.4250
1
6
236 203.4375 195.4375
1
7
237 203.4500 195.4500
1
8
238 203.4625 195.4625
1
9
239 203.4750 195.4750
1
A
240 203.4875 195.4875
1
B
241 203.5000 195.5000
1
C
242 203.5125 195.5125
1
D
243 203.5250 195.5250
1
E
244 203.5375 195.5375
1
F
245 203.5500 195.5500
2
0
246 203.5625 195.5625
2
1
247 203.5750 195.5750
2
2
248 203.5875 195.5875
2
3
249 203.6000 195.6000
2
4
250 203.6125 195.6125
2
5
251 203.6250 195.6250
2
6
252 203.6375 195.6375
2
7
253 203.6500 195.6500
2
8
254 203.6625 195.6625
2
9
255 203.6750 195.6750
2
A
256 203.6875 195.6875
2
B
257 203.7000 195.7000
2
C
258 203.7125 195.7125
2
D
259 203.7250 195.7250
2
E
260 203.7375 195.7375
2
F
261 203.7500 195.7500
3
0
262 203.7625 195.7625
3
1
263 203.7750 195.7750
3
Appendix C Page 1
33 264 203.7875 195.7875

34 265 203.8000 195.8000
35 266 203.8125 195.8125
36 267 203.8250 195.8250
37 268 203.8375 195.8375
38 269 203.8500 195.8500
39 270 203.8625 195.8625
3A 271 203.8750 195.8750
3B 272 203.8875 195.8875
3C 273 203.9000 195.9000
3D 274 203.9125 195.9125
3E 275 203.9250 195.9250
3F 276 203.9375 195.9375
40 277 203.9500 195.9500
41 278 203.9625 195.9625
42 279 203.9750 195.9750
43 280 203.9875 195.9875
44 281 204.0000 196.0000
45 282 204.0125 196.0125
46 283 204.0250 196.0250
47 284 204.0375 196.0375
48 285 204.0500 196.0500
49 286 204.0625 196.0625
4A 287 204.0750 196.0750
4B 288 204.0875 196.0875
4C 289 204.1000 196.1000
4D 290 204.1125 196.1125
4E 291 204.1250 196.1250
4F 292 204.1375 196.1375
50 293 204.1500 196.1500
51 294 204.1625 196.1625
52 295 204.1750 196.1750
53 296 204.1875 196.1875
54 297 204.2000 196.2000
55 298 204.2125 196.2125
56 299 204.2250 196.2250
57 300 204.2375 196.2375
58 301 204.2500 196.2500
59 302 204.2625 196.2625
5A 303 204.2750 196.2750
5B 304 204.2875 196.2875
5C 305 204.3000 196.3000
5D 306 204.3125 196.3125
5E 307 204.3250 196.3250
5F 308 204.3375 196.3375
60 309 204.3500 196.3500
61 310 204.3625 196.3625
62 311 204.3750 196.3750
63 312 204.3875 196.3875
64 313 204.4000 196.4000
65 314 204.4125 196.4125
66 315 204.4250 196.4250
Appendix C Page 2
67 316 204.4375 196.4375

68 317 204.4500 196.4500
69 318 204.4625 196.4625
6A 319 204.4750 196.4750
6B 320 204.4875 196.4875
6C 321 204.5000 196.5000
6D 322 204.5125 196.5125
6E 323 204.5250 196.5250
6F 324 204.5375 196.5375
70 325 204.5500 196.5500
71 326 204.5625 196.5625
72 327 204.5750 196.5750
73 328 204.5875 196.5875
74 329 204.6000 196.6000
75 330 204.6125 196.6125
76 331 204.6250 196.6250
77 332 204.6375 196.6375
78 333 204.6500 196.6500
79 334 204.6625 196.6625
7A 335 204.6750 196.6750
7B 336 204.6875 196.6875
7C 337 204.7000 196.7000
7D 338 204.7125 196.7125
7E 339 204.7250 196.7250
7F 340 204.7375 196.7375
80 341 204.7500 196.7500
81 342 204.7625 196.7625
82 343 204.7750 196.7750
83 344 204.7875 196.7875
84 345 204.8000 196.8000
85 346 204.8125 196.8125
86 347 204.8250 196.8250
87 348 204.8375 196.8375
88 349 204.8500 196.8500
89 350 204.8625 196.8625
8A 351 204.8750 196.8750
8B 352 204.8875 196.8875
8C 353 204.9000 196.9000
8D 354 204.9125 196.9125
8E 355 204.9250 196.9250
8F 356 204.9375 196.9375
90 357 204.9500 196.9500
91 358 204.9625 196.9625
92 359 204.9750 196.9750
93 360 204.9875 196.9875
94 361 205.0000 197.0000
95 362 205.0125 197.0125
96 363 205.0250 197.0250
97 364 205.0375 197.0375
98 365 205.0500 197.0500
99 366 205.0625 197.0625
9A 367 205.0750 197.0750
Appendix C Page 3
9B 368 205.0875 197.0875

9C 369 205.1000 197.1000
9D 370 205.1125 197.1125
9E 371 205.1250 197.1250
9F 372 205.1375 197.1375
A0 373 205.1500 197.1500
A1 374 205.1625 197.1625
A2 375 205.1750 197.1750
A3 376 205.1875 197.1875
A4 377 205.2000 197.2000
A5 378 205.2125 197.2125
A6 379 205.2250 197.2250
A7 380 205.2375 197.2375
A8 381 205.2500 197.2500
A9 382 205.2625 197.2625
AA 383 205.2750 197.2750
AB 384 205.2875 197.2875
AC 385 205.3000 197.3000
AD 386 205.3125 197.3125
AE 387 205.3250 197.3250
AF 388 205.3375 197.3375
B0 389 205.3500 197.3500
B1 390 205.3625 197.3625
B2 391 205.3750 197.3750
B3 392 205.3875 197.3875
B4 393 205.4000 197.4000
B5 394 205.4125 197.4125
B6 395 205.4250 197.4250
B7 396 205.4375 197.4375
B8 397 205.4500 197.4500
B9 398 205.4625 197.4625
BA 399 205.4750 197.4750
BB 400 205.4875 197.4875
BC 401 205.5000 197.5000
BD 402 205.5125 197.5125
BE 403 205.5250 197.5250
BF 404 205.5375 197.5375
C0 405 205.5500 197.5500
C1 406 205.5625 197.5625
C2 407 205.5750 197.5750
C3 408 205.5875 197.5875
C4 409 205.6000 197.6000
C5 410 205.6125 197.6125
C6 411 205.6250 197.6250
C7 412 205.6375 197.6375
C8 413 205.6500 197.6500
C9 414 205.6625 197.6625
CA 415 205.6750 197.6750
CB 416 205.6875 197.6875
CC 417 205.7000 197.7000
CD 418 205.7125 197.7125
CE 419 205.7250 197.7250
Appendix C Page 4
CF 420 205.7375 197.7875

DO 421 205.7500 197.7500
D1 422 205.7625 197.7625
D2 423 205.7750 197.7750
D3 424 205.7875 197.7875
D4 425 205.8000 197.8000
D5 426 205.8125 197.8125
D6 427 205.8250 197.8250
D7 428 205.8375 197.8375
D8 429 205.8500 197.8500
D9 430 205.8625 197.8625
DA 431 205.8750 197.8750
DB 432 205.8875 197.8875
DC 433 205.9000 197.9000
DD 434 205.9125 197.9125
DE 435 205.9250 197.9250
DF 436 205.9375 197.9375
E0 437 205.9500 197.9500
E1 438 205.9625 197.9625
E2 439 205.9750 197.9750
E3 440 205.9875 197.9875
E4 441 206.0000 198.0000
E5 442 206.0125 198.0125
E6 443 206.0250 198.0250
E7 444 206.0375 198.0375
E8 445 206.0500 198.0500
E9 446 206.0625 198.0625
EA 447 206.0750 198.0750
EB 448 206.0875 198.0875
EC 449 206.1000 198.1000
ED 450 206.1125 198.1125
EE 451 206.1250 198.1250
EF 452 206.1375 198.1375
F0 453 206.1500 198.1500
F1 454 206.1625 198.1625
F2 455 206.1750 198.1750
F3 456 206.1875 198.1875
F4 457 206.2000 198.2000
F5 458 206.2125 198.2125
F6 459 206.2250 198.2250
F7 460 206.2375 198.2375
F8 461 206.2500 198.2500
F9 462 206.2625 198.2625
FA 463 206.2750 198.2750
FB 464 206.2875 198.2875
FC 465 206.3000 198.3000
FD 466 206.3125 198.3125
FE 467 206.3250 198.3250
FF 468 206.3375 198.3375
Appendix C Page 5
Appendix E Signalling Section
Research & Development Division
Ref: 206-10-32/MJF RB 3
Date: 6 March 79
Amended 2 July 79
RADIO OPERATION OF BLOCK SIGNALLING INSTRUMENTS.
Electrical Specification of Connections Between Control Unit and Radio.
1. GENERAL.
Connection to the radio is made from the Control Unit on the fourteen
way connector (A) the connector terminates three cables:
(a) TX Audio - screened

(b) RX Audio - screened
(c) T/R Control and Audio Disable - unscreened
The screens of (a) and (b) above are terminated within the Control Unit
and must not be connected at the radio end.
2. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION.
2.1 TX Audio output from the Control Unit.

Source type: Transformer, balanced winding.
Source current: 1.25 mA RMS + 10% into 600 ohms, constant current.
Load Type: Transformer, balanced winding.
Load Connection Point: Before low pass filter and modulator.
2.2 RX Audio input to Control Unit.

Source Connection Point: Before de-emphasis, not band width limited.
Source Type: Transformer, balance winding.
Source Impedance: ≤ 600 ohms.

Source EMF: 250 mV + 20%
Load: 5 K ohms per Control Unit (max 4).
Load Type: Transformer, balanced winding.
2.3 T/R Control.
Return: via Radio Ground.

Mode (a) Local transmitter available, input.
Load Current: 1 mA per Control Unit (max 4).

Load Current Polarity: Negative with respect to
Radio Ground.
Item 2 Sept 1986

Specification BR 1654
Appendix E Uncontrolled When Printed
Load Resistance: 22 K ohms per Control Unit (max 4).
Load Type: Resistor in series with opto isolators.
Configuration: Local transmitter available when current
being supplied.
Mode (b) Control Unit, transmit control.
Control Type: Reed relay contact.
Maximum Rating: 200 mA.
Configuration: Short circuit applied by Control Unit
when transmitting.
2.4 Audio Disable.
Return: Via Radio Ground.
Control Type: Reed relay contact.
Maximum Rating: 200 mA.
Configuration: Short circuit applied by Control Unit when
transmitting.
3. CABLES.
3.1 TX Audio and RX Audio.
Sheath: Grey PVC diameter 4.8 mm
Screen: Braided.
Conductors: Twin, 7/0.2 mm tinned, PVC insulated (red and blue).
3.2 T/R control, Radio Ground and Audio Disable.
Sheath: Black PVC dia 5.6 mm

Conductors: 3 core, 16/0.2 mm, PVC insulated (brown, blue and
green/yellow).
4. CONNECTIONS.
List of connections on Control Unit, connector (A).
PIN COLOUR CABLE FUNCTION
A Red Core a TX Audio

B Screen a TX Audio
C Blue Core a TX Audio
D Red b RX Audio
E Screen b RX Audio
F Blue Core b RX Audio
L Blue Core c T/R Control
M Brown Core c Radio Ground
N Green/Yellow Core c Audio Disable
Screens must not be connected at the radio end of the cable. The
Radio Ground is not connected to the Control Unit Ground within the
Control Unit.
Item 2 Sept 1986

Specification BR 1654
BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ELS/A4/3310 ISSUE A
DIVISION, DERBY Uncontrolled When Printed DRG.DATE ISSUE DATE 23/2/84
MRAC INTERFACE MODULE - INTERNAL CONNECTIONS

75P
PIN NO. FUNCTION CONNECTED TO:- PIN

NO.
5v FROM PSU CON 1 1
OV FROM PSU CON 1 2
1 TX DATA FROM MPM'S CON 1 3
2 " " " " " " 4
3 " " " " " " 5
4 TX DATA - OV " " 35
5 " " " " " 36
7 " " " " " 37
8 TX/RX CONTROL FROM MPMS " " 6
10 " " " " " " 7
11 " " " " " " 8
12 TX/RX CONTROL - OV " " 44
13 " " " " " 45
14 " " " " " 46
15 TX/RX CLK FROM MPMS " " 9
16 " " " " " " 10
17 " " " " " " 11
18 TX/RX CLK - OV " " 38
20 " " " " " 39
21 " " " " " 40
22 RX DATA FROM MPMS " " 12
23 " " " " " " 13
24 " " " " " " 14
25 RX DATA - OV " " 41
26 " " " " " 42
ELS/A4/3310 sheet 1 of 3 sheets


75P

NO.
27 RX DATA - OV CON 1 43
28 TX KEY O/P CON 1 23
29 TX DATA O/P CON 1 15
30 TX CLK I/P " " 17
31 RX DATA I/P " " 19
32 RX CLK I/P " " 21
" "
40 110V AC SUPPLY PSU
41 110 V AC NEUTRAL PSU
42 EARTH (FROM EARTH BUS0 PSU
49 SQUELCH I/P CON 2 1

50 PTT I/P " " 2
51 7X INHIBIT O/P " " 20
52 CTS O/P TO MPMS " " 3
53 " " " " " " 4
54 " " " " " " 5
55 CTS - OV " " 7
56 " " " " 9
57 " " " " 11
58 TX DATA O/P - OV " " 12
59 TX KEY O/P - OV " " 13
60 TX INHIBIT O/P - OV " " 14
62 TX CLK I/P - OV " " 15
63 RX DATA 1/9 - OV " " 16


75P

NO.
64 RX CLK I/P - OV CON 2 17
65 SQUELCH I/P - OV " " 18
66 PTT I/P - OV " " 19
67 OV SUPPLY PSU

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BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD

RADIO ELECTRONIC TOKEN BLOCK SYSTEM

SPECIFICATION NO B.R. 1654

SPECIFICATION NO. BR 1654

VHF BAND III REPEATER BASED RADIO

ELECTRONIC TOKEN BLOCK SYSTEM

This specification is issued by the Director of S & T Engineering,

This specification has been prepared by the Director of S. & T. Engineering to

Address : Director of S. & T. Engineering,

Where the Tenderer is unable to comply with sections of this Specification,

© British Railways Board 1986

Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 1

3. General System Description.

4. System Operation and Facilities.

9. Supply and Installation; Testing; Commissioning;Warranty

10. Safety Requirements

11. Overvoltage Line Protection

12. Anti-Static Precautions

13. AC and DC Electrified Areas

Appendices A. Repeater Chain Setup

B. Repeater Chain Cleardown.

C. Bank III Channel Plan.

D. ELS/A4/3310. INTERFACE MODULE

E. RB3. ANCILLARY DATA INTERFACE.

Drawings, A. T4524. System Schematic.

B. Regional Scheme Detail Drawing.

C. ELS-A1-3311. SSI/ET INTERFACE MODULE

Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 2

British Railways Specification 967 - Railway Signalling apparatus -

British Railways Specification 1609 - National Radio Network -

British Railways Specification 1851 - Band III RETB equipment.

British Railways Specification 1894 - Radio Aerial System -

Railway Industries Association General Specification for

Dept of Trade & Industry (D.T.I) The code of practice for

MPT 1323 Angle modulated radio equipment for

MPT 1327 Common Signalling protocol for land

MPT 1401 Radio Regulatory Specification for

British Standards 4200 - Guide on the reliability of electronic

6301 - Safety requirements for apparatus for

6305 - General requirements for apparatus for

9000 - General requirements for electronic

Post Office Technical - Transmission design requirements for

Post Office Technical - Requirements for the electrical

Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 3

Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 4

This specification describes the general requirements of the radio and

2.1 The specification details the operating principles, the equipment

2.2 This Specification defines which parts of the equipment are to be

2.3 This Specification defines how the equipment is to be divided up

Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 5

3. GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

In order for a railway train or engineers' rail mounted equipment to

A modern development of this principle is Radio Electronic Token Block

An RETB scheme has a Solid State Interlocking (SSI), which is processor

(i) A fixed mobile located at the Signalbox, or

Issue 2.1, December 1986 Page 6

4.2 Channel Selection

This facility is available on all fixed stations.

4.3 Mobile to Signalman Call Sequence for Speech