14 Aug 2025
AS 7634 Rail Infrastructure Survey
The closing date for comments – Monday 13 October 2025
The AS 7634 Rail Infrastructure Survey draft is now open for Public Consultation.
How this product helps the rail industry
This Standard will ensure alignment to safe operations of the railway network in accordance with Rail Safety National Law (RSNL).
It details the requirements relating to the design, construction, measurement, maintenance and monitoring of railway survey systems. This approach aims to achieve a standardised approach to railway engineering survey.
About
This Standard underwent a review which focused on the update and modernisation of railway survey systems used in Australia. While non-National Geospatial Reference System (NGRS) surveys may still be present and relevant in the industry, NGRS is the preferred method for all future survey works being undertaken.
How to contribute
AS 7634 Rail Infrastructure Survey 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. If needed you can find instructions here.
NOTE: There is a recognised fault with some versions of Adobe Acrobat where a message displays ‘This is restricted file – The owner of this file has locked it from receiving comments or other changes.’ This message is incorrect and does not prevent you from adding comments to the PDF and saving the file prior to emailing to RISSB.
Please return your PDF with comments to jmatheson@rissb.com.au by Monday 13 October 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.