EC Adopts 2 Technical Specifications for Trans-European Rail Network

December 29, 2005

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Any new railway equipment or rolling stock intended for the conventional network will have to comply with these common technical specifications in all the member states of the European Union.

The decision defines noise limits for rolling stock that will be revised at regular intervals to take account of technical progress and will help to reduce the problems of noise for people who live near railways and to further strengthen the environmental advantages that railways have over their competitors.

The regulation covers telematics applications for freight and should lead to the interconnectivity of information and communications systems of infrastructure managers and railway operators. The regulation will also increase the productivity of the railway sector as better use will be made of rolling stock and infrastructure.

Other technical specifications are being developed to achieve interoperability within the conventional trans-European railway system and the first technical specifications for the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed railway system are being revised.

Source: European Commission (EC).