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Division 3.2

United Kingdom

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The essential requirements relate to:

  • safety,

  • reliability and availability,

  • health,

  • environmental protection,

  • technical compatibility.

According to Directive 96/48/EC, the essential requirements can be generally applied to the whole trans-European high-speed rail system or be specific to particular aspects of each subsystem and its constituents.