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The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board are in the process of developing a suite of 178 Australian Railway Standards over the next 10 years,which will gradually replace the Manual content.

Listed below you will find a link to the electronic version of each section of the Railway of Australia "ROA" Manual. Superseded parts of the ROA Manual are identified by red text.

Section 01 CIVIL (including new AS ID)
Section 02 Union Inspection Procedures
Section 03 Road Worthiness Acceptance Standards (including new AS ID)
Section 04 Principles of Interchange Agreement
Section 05 Standard Train Examination Proceedures
Section 06 Freight Vehicle Bogies (including new AS ID)
Section 07 Brakes and Brake Equipment
Section 08 Rail Freight Vehicle Underframe and Body Structures (including new AS ID)
Section 09 Freight Vehicle Couplers and Draft Gear
Section 10 Vehicle Attachments
Section 11 Intermodal Equipment
Section 12 Passenger Cars (including new AS ID)
Section 13 Locomotives (including new AS ID)
Section 14 Freight Containers and Portable Tanks
Section 15 Rail Tank Cars
Section 16 Non Conventional Rollingstock
Section 17 Field Inspection Gauges
Section 18 Rolling Stock Outlines (including new AS ID)
Section 19 LP Gas Installations
Section 20 Loading and Securing of Loads
Section 21 Special Equipment Freight Vehicles
Section 22 Lettering and Marking
Section 23 Classification and Numbering
Section 24 Field Inspection Limits (including new AS ID)