ANNEX VIIPARAMETERS TO BE CHECKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLACING IN SERVICE OF NON-TSI CONFORM VEHICLES AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL RULES
1.List of parameters
1.Background information
information relating to the national legal framework in force,
special national conditions,
maintenance book,
operational log book.
2.Interfaces to infrastructure
pantographs,
on-board supply equipment and electromagnetic compatibility impact, loading gauge,
miscellaneous safety equipment, e.g. control and command, track-to-train communication systems.
3.Rolling stock characteristics
vehicle dynamics,
vehicle superstructure,
draw and buffer gear,
bogie and running gear,
wheel set/wheel set bearing,
brake equipment,
technical systems requiring monitoring; e.g. compressed air system,
front/side windows,
doors,
devices for passing,
control systems (software),
drinking water and wastewater systems,
environmental protection,
fire protection,
health and safety in the workplace,
tank and tank wagons,
pressure discharge containers,
load securing,
marking,
welding techniques.
2.Classification of the rules
The national rules relating to the parameters identified in section 1 shall be attributed to one of the following three groups. Rules and restrictions of a strictly local nature are not involved; their verification involves checks to be put in place by mutual agreement between the railway undertakings and the infrastructure managers.
Group A
Group A covers:
international standards,
national rules deemed to be equivalent, in railway safety terms, to national rules of other Member States.
Group B
Group B covers all rules that do not fall within the scope of Group A or Group C, or that it has not yet been possible to classify in one of these groups.
Group C
Group C covers rules that are strictly necessary and are associated with technical infrastructure characteristics, in order to ensure safe and interoperable use in the network concerned (e.g. the loading gauge).