AS 7523 Rolling Stock Emergency Equipment

The closing date for comments – Monday 21 July 2025

The AS 7523 Rolling Stock Emergency Equipment draft is now open for Public Consultation.

How this product helps the rail industry 

Rail accidents have demonstrated the importance of having adequate emergency equipment on rail vehicles. This Standard plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of passengers and crew in the event of an emergency.

AS 7523 provides the rail industry clear and updated requirements for the emergency equipment that needs to be stored on board rolling stock.

This update has considered the introduction of new zero emission technologies such as hydrogen and battery power and has amended the emergency equipment requirements accordingly.

About

This is the first review of the Standard since AS 7523 was initially published in 2013. The Development Group has undertaken a review of international standards and new technologies in defining proposed amendments to the Standard.

Through the review process, this Standard has undergone extensive restructuring combining Part 1 Locomotives, Part 3 Passengers and Part 4 Infrastructure Rolling Stock to create one comprehensive easy to read standard. The aim has been to align the current requirements with more contemporary Standards where possible.

How to contribute

AS 7523 Rolling Stock Emergency Equipment will be available for public consultation for 60 days. All interested parties are encouraged to provide comments during this time.

It is available to download here.

To make comments on the draft, please use the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to comment in-line with the text.

Please return your PDF with comments to pdraper@rissb.com.au by Monday 21 July 2025.

As the rail industry’s accredited Standards Development Organisation (SDO), RISSB continues to collaborate with government, rail operators and industry leaders to improve the efficiency and harmonisation of the Australia and New Zealand’s rail network, ensuring national interoperability, safety and sustainability into the future.