Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 34)

ANNEX II U.K. SERVICES TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS (referred to in Article 13)

1. The minimum access package shall comprise: U.K.

(a)

handling of requests for railway infrastructure capacity;

(b)

the right to utilise capacity which is granted;

(c)

use of the railway infrastructure, including track points and junctions;

(d)

train control including signalling, regulation, dispatching and the communication and provision of information on train movement;

(e)

use of electrical supply equipment for traction current, where available;

(f)

all other information required to implement or operate the service for which capacity has been granted.

2. Access, including track access, shall be given to the following services facilities, when they exist, and to the services supplied in these facilities: U.K.

(a)

passenger stations, their buildings and other facilities, including travel information display and suitable location for ticketing services;

(b)

freight terminals;

(c)

marshalling yards and train formation facilities, including shunting facilities;

(d)

storage sidings;

(e)

maintenance facilities, with the exception of heavy maintenance facilities dedicated to high-speed trains or to other types of rolling stock requiring specific facilities;

(f)

other technical facilities, including cleaning and washing facilities;

(g)

maritime and inland port facilities which are linked to rail activities;

(h)

relief facilities;

(i)

refuelling facilities and supply of fuel in these facilities, charges for which shall be shown on the invoices separately.

3. Additional services may comprise: U.K.

(a)

traction current, charges for which shall be shown on the invoices separately from charges for using the electrical supply equipment, without prejudice to the application of Directive 2009/72/EC;

(b)

pre-heating of passenger trains;

(c)

tailor-made contracts for:

• control of transport of dangerous goods,

• assistance in running abnormal trains.

4. Ancillary services may comprise: U.K.

(a)

access to telecommunication networks;

(b)

provision of supplementary information;

(c)

technical inspection of rolling stock;

(d)

ticketing services in passenger stations;

(e)

heavy maintenance services supplied in maintenance facilities dedicated to high-speed trains or to other types of rolling stock requiring specific facilities.