The Railways (Interoperability) (High-Speed) Regulations 2002 No. 1166

SCHEDULE 3 (Annex III to the high-speed Directive)ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

General requirements

1.5  Technical compatibility

• The technical characteristics of the infrastructures and fixed installations must be compatible with each other and with those of the trains to be used on the trans-European high-speed rail system.

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