# Commission Decision of 30 May 2002 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the rolling stock subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC (notified under document number C(2002) 1952) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/735/EC), Division 4.3.2: Maximum service speed of trainsets

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Interoperable trains shall have, in conformity with Article 5(3) of and Annex I to Directive 96/48/EC, a maximum service speed of:
at least 250 km/h in the case of rolling stock designed for lines specially built for high speed,
the order of 200 km/h in the case of rolling stock designed for existing lines which have been or are to be specially upgraded.
The maximum service speed is the nominal speed trains are expected to run in daily operation on appropriate sections.
In both cases, it shall be possible for interoperable rolling stock to be worked at their maximum speed (if allowed by the infrastructure) with sufficient acceleration margins (as specified in the following paragraphs).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2002/735/annex/division/4/division/4.3/division/4.3.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-735/annex/division-4/division-4.3/division-4.3.2
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