The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 No. 3066

[F1 SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Essential Requirements

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/345), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) (as amended by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(12))

(This Schedule substantially reproduces Annex III to the Directive with amendments to correct deficiencies arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.) U.K.

1.5.   Technical compatibility U.K.

• The technical characteristics of the infrastructure and fixed installations must be compatible with each other and with those of the trains to be used on the rail system.

• If compliance with these characteristics proves difficult on certain sections of the network, temporary solutions, which ensure compatibility in the future, may be implemented.]