Appendix ANNEX L ASPECTS NOT SPECIFIC TO HIGH SPEED AND FOR WHICH NOTIFICATION OF NATIONAL RULES IS REQUIRED

Respect of the gauge (particularities related to tilting bodies and to exceptional transports)

Insertion of the rolling stock in curves and sinuous layouts

Insertion in longitudinal profile

Running over track twists

Running over switches and crossings

Cowcatcher/obstacles-plough

Bogies: design, fabrication and approval — steel grade used — resistance — vibrations dampening, critical twisting resonance (traction unit)

Mounted axles: design, fabrication and approval — defaults of bearing table admitted in operation

Equipment attached to vehicle bodies, bogie frames and axleboxes

Reliability and resistance of hydraulic systems (if any)

Resistance to fatigue loads

Missile protection — resistance to impacts related to natural events or to acts of malevolence

Design and construction of the tanks of tank wagons

Suitability for gravity shunting: couplers, passing over shunting bumps, resistance to shunting shocks

Marking — identification of rail vehicles

Compressed-air brake: characteristics (including automatic immobilisation in case of coupling rupture)

Other brake types

Elements composing the braking system

Use of the air of the brake system (inter alia, tap of the mechanic, emergency braking command, CG vent to the atmosphere, automatic mechanism of play take-up)

Capacity of production and storage of compressed air — residual performance of self-propelled trains (exceptional use): energy supply to the braking equipment of another train and start in a slope

Sandboxes operation in case of emergency braking or jamming detection

Automatic mechanism of play take-up

Autonomy of self propelled equipment

Operation of level crossings (restriction to the traction performances)

Electrical protection of the train: circuit breaker location, damages downstream from the circuit breaker of the train

Command of the pantographs, backup mechanism for raising the pantograph in the absence of air in the main tank

Safeguarding the catenary: escape at high temperature

Characteristics/performances of steam locomotives and internal combustion engines

Insulation characteristics

Main transformer

Characteristics of earthing and current return circuits

Traction unit: cooling, regulation

Traction systems behaviour under minimum and maximum voltage conditions on the network and when entering a section with earthed catenary

Battery charging

Electrical components thermal characteristics

Distance between consecutive axles

Mechanism of aid for shunting

Sandboxes throughput

Presence of metal parts (other than wheel flanges) in the area of sensitivity of electronic pedals

Inhibition of traction by braking

Ergonomy of the command, control and emergency mechanisms

Characteristics and performance of security mechanisms for components susceptible to separation

Equipment for single driver operation — command of the passengers' access doors

Remote control

Bus of a vehicle and bus of the train (command of the train)

Semi-automation or automation of system transition

Software (systems controlled by software) (EN 50128)

Safety systems

Diagnostic mechanisms/transmission of the data

Diagnostic system failure

Head or tail lights failure

Prevention of explosions

No internal or external sharp edges, slipping prevention, indication of steps in the train

Emission of gasses other than carbon monoxide and dioxide^f1

Stability problems related to train accelerations (m/s²) and jolts (m/s³) — physical damage due to vibrations

Visibility of the train and sound signalling devices

25KV Transformers

Audible warning sound before closing doors, presence of windows on all doors

Instruction to passengers for a safety-conscious behaviour

Evacuation and emergency message: information on train position for the driver

Indication on evacuation procedures and use of emergency exits in adequate languages

Exits of each compartment to two platforms

Ensure that the opening of the doors is possible in emergencies

Food preparation and storage^f2

Electromagnetic compatibility with pacemakers^f3

Flashing lights^f4

Respiratory problems or intoxication due to bad quality of air^f5

Health damages due to radiant heat, hot air, extreme high or low temperature conditions^f6

Exhaust gases of thermic engines

Use of prohibited or restricted materials and products (asbestos, PCB, CFC, etc.)

Operation

Vehicle and route acceptance

Certification processes for non destructive testing

Post incident and accident testing of vehicles and train protection systems

Vehicle recovery