Purpouse
To prescribe the rules for authorising, issuing and using a Track Occupancy Authority (TOA)
General
A TOA authorises occupancy of track within specified limits for work on track or track vehicle movements
A TOA may be authorised for:
- Exclusive occupancy of track, or
- Joint occupancy of track if:
- Following an unidirectional rail traffic movement, or
- Rail trafffic is disabled, or
- Rail traffic is stabled, or
- Mutual agreement has been reached with the holder of another TOA for the same limits or ovelapping limnits, or
- Mutual agreement has been reached with the holder of a Track Work Auhority (TWA)
- A TOA is issued to the Protection Officer for an agreed period.
- For track within the specified limits, a maximum of two TOAs may be in effect at any one time.
- A TOA may involve one or more track vehicles and machines working within the specified limits.