Prospective

SCHEDULE 5 U.K.(This Schedule reproduces Annex III to the High-Speed Directive)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 in force at 20.3.2006, see reg. 1(2)

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANS-EUROPEAN HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM U.K.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS U.K.

2.7.2  Reliability and availability

The operation and maintenance periods, the training and qualifications of the maintenance staff and the quality assurance system set up by the operators concerned in the maintenance centres must be such as to ensure a high level of system reliability and availability.