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Central door locking is one of those many Railway Group Standards that apply to Railway Undertakings, but the RGS tend not to apply to railways operating at 25mph or less. Therefore it is not a requirement for heritage railways http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1354

You can buy it at priv rate. Check the ATOC site.

No, the codes still identify separate workstations, panels or interlockings.

Depends what period you are modelling. Today they are a red and white one over each buffer, both always lit.

It depends on what the trainee position is. Searching on the RSSB website will find you the various medical group standards. For example, RT3451 is the standard for train working competencies including driving. Guidance note GN3655 may be more accessible, and Appendix B covers colour vision...

Bald Rick and Hydro have given the answer

For a line that hasn't been built yet, let alone opened to traffic? TUPE will apply for existing staff.

The connection to HS1 will use the North London Line with an expected 3 trains per hour. HS2 will not be used by 'conventional' trains - their lower speed would eat into capacity and would prevent delivering the 14/18 tph. So while trains will operate beyond HS2, they will be purpose built...

Engineering work during the hours of darkness requires lighting. Setting this up and dismantling occupies time which cannot be used productively, and incurs cost. Therefore fixed lighting in some locations can be a better option.

The additional coaches are a transformer and motor coach.

The Reading work in readiness for Crossrail has involved a lot more than a simple platform, with track and signalling work at eslewhere including Acton. NR issued a yellow peril and briefing for this work.

It's four stopping pass OR freight paths. You can't run a freight in the fast pass timings. In answer to you question, the answer will be to flit the fast trains together, then run all the slower ones to maximise use of the capacity.

A barrier vehicle has conventional couplings at one end and auto-couplings at the other. They allow MUs to be hauled by locos, but there is no electrical supply to the unit and the brakes aren't connected. So additional vehicles are required for brake force. Translators have an electrical...

Which company do you work for and it what role?

Don't know where you get that figure of 96 hours from, but its absolute nonsense! That equates to 7 x 13+ hour shifts. The maximum turn length that can be rostered is limited to 12 hours by Hidden, but there is not any safety critical work (ie driving) after the 11th hour. In fact...