[F11.4. Environmental protectionU.K.
(1.4.1) The environmental impact of establishment and operation of the rail system must be assessed and taken into account at the design stage of the system in accordance with any relevant enactment or rule of law.
(1.4.2) The materials used in the trains and infrastructures must prevent the emission of fumes or gases which are harmful and dangerous to the environment, particularly in the event of fire.
(1.4.3) The rolling stock and energy-supply systems must be designed and manufactured in such a way as to be electromagnetically compatible with the installations, equipment and public or private networks with which they might interfere.
(1.4.4) The design and operation of the rail system must not lead to an inadmissible level of noise generated by it—
(i)in areas close to the railway infrastructure as defined in Article 3 of Directive 2012/34/EU, and
(ii)in the driver’s cab.
(1.4.5) Operation of the rail system must not give rise to an inadmissible level of ground vibrations for the activities and areas close to the infrastructure and in a normal state of maintenance.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 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))