The Great Central Railway (East Leake Branch, etc.) Order 2000

Operation of railways

10.—(1) The undertaker may operate and use the railways and the other works authorised by this Order as a system, or part of a system, of transport for the carriage of passengers and goods.

(2) Subject as below, the motive power to be used on the railways shall be steam, diesel-electric, diesel, internal combustion, electric-battery or such other motive power as the Secretary of State may in writing approve.

(3) Nothing in this Order shall authorise the use of electrical power as motive power on the railways unless such power is obtained from storage batteries or from a source of generation entirely contained in and carried along with the engines and carriages.

(4) If electrical power is used as motive power on the railways, such electrical power shall not be used in such a manner as to cause or be likely to cause any interference with any telecommunications apparatus (as defined in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984(1)) or with telecommunication by means of such apparatus.

(5) Except in the case of an emergency—

(a) no train shall stop at East Leake station to allow passengers to alight from or board the train,

(b) no train, other than a train being used solely for the carriage of goods, shall run on the railways before 09.00 hours or after 18.00 hours on any day,

without the prior written consent of the Secretary of State.

(1)

1984. c. 12.