AS 7660 Radio Communication in the Rail Corridor

The closing date for comments – Friday 31 October 2025

The AS 7660 Radio Communication in the Rail Corridor draft is now open for Public Consultation.

How this product helps the rail industry 

AS 7660 Radio Communication in the Rail Corridor sets national requirements for safe, reliable radio communications among rail crews, network controllers, and track workers. The benefits to the Australian rail industry are:

• Reduces the risk of accidents by addressing communication failures and black spots.
• Streamlines compliance with safety laws and supports smooth technology upgrades.
• Enables seamless operations across network and operator boundaries via harmonised requirements.
• Drives national reform by aligning communication practices and reducing duplication.

Adopting this Standard directly supports safer, more efficient, and unified rail operations essential for meeting Australia’s transport reform and industry growth goals.

About

The review of AS 7660 refines and expands the standard by introducing clearer definitions and objectives while strengthening requirements for voice and data communications. It places a stronger focus on safety, cybersecurity, and system verification through stricter and more detailed provisions.

The technical content has also been broadened to address interaction, performance, and emergency operations, providing greater depth and practical relevance. Complementing these changes, new appendices and a comprehensive hazard register link requirements directly to industry risk realities.

Overall, the updates for AS 7660 delivers a more robust, auditable, and actionable national standard for radio communication in Australian rail corridors.

How to contribute

AS 7660 Radio Communication in the Rail Corridor 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 [email protected] by Friday 31 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.