How your application is graded

The fifteen spheres of operating and production activity are listed below.

1. Railway operating principles
2. Managing safety
3. Delivering customer service
4. Station and trains operations delivery
5. Rules and regulations
6. Managing and planning passenger or freight operations
7. Train planning and timetabling
8. Performance management
9. Contract management (including access agreements)
10. Fleet management
11. Business case development/investment management
12. Infrastructure maintenance, renewals and project management
13. Capacity management
14. Budgeting, financial management and control
15. Emergency and incident management

Your application for membership will be assessed against three criteria in order to ascertain your correct grading:

VERY IMPORTANT:

Please note that length of service in non-operating roles will not be taken into account when assessing your eligibility for grading. Only operating/production experience is relevant for this specific purpose.