Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 2 U.K. Scope

1. This Directive shall apply to train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community for a railway undertaking requiring a safety certificate or an infrastructure manager requiring a safety authorisation.

2. Member States shall not, on the basis of national provisions pertaining to other staff on board freight trains, prevent freight trains from crossing borders or providing domestic transport in their territory.

3. Without prejudice to the Article 7, Member States may exclude from the measures they adopt in implementation of this Directive train drivers operating exclusively on:

(a)

metros, trams and other light rail systems;

(b)

networks that are functionally separate from the rest of the rail system and are intended only for the operation of local, urban or suburban passenger and freight services;

(c)

privately owned railway infrastructure that exists solely for use by the infrastructure owners for their own freight operations;

(d)

sections of track that are temporarily closed to normal traffic for the purpose of maintaining, renewing or upgrading the railway system.