{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-861/annex/annex-B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-861/annex/annex-B.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2006/861",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 28 July 2006 concerning the technical specification of interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — freight wagons’ of the trans-European conventional rail system (notified under document number C(2006) 3345) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/861/EC) (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-861",
  "path": "annex/annex/B",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX B",
  "heading": "STRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PARTS",
  "text": "B.1.\nVEHICLE UNIQUE NUMBER\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.2.\nVEHICLE TARE WEIGHT\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B1\nTare weight of wagon not fitted with handbrakes.\nFig. B2\nMarking for the tare weight and braked weight of wagons fitted with handbrakes.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.3.\nVEHICLE LOAD TABLE\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B3\nFig. B4\nFig. B5\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B6\nDimensions of Load Table\nB.4.\nLENGTH OVER BUFFERS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B7\nB.5.\nSYMBOLS FOR TRAFFIC TO GREAT BRITAIN\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B8\nfor wagons accepted on train-ferries\nFig. B9\nfor wagons accepted through the Channel Tunnel\nFig. B10\nfor wagons accepted on train-ferries and through the Channel Tunnel\nB.6.\nWAGONS BUILT FOR RUNNING BETWEEN COUNTRIES WITH DIFFERENT TRACK GAUGES\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B11\nB.7.\nAUTOMATIC GAUGE CHANGING WHEELSETS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B12\nB.8.\nSHUNTING PROHIBITED ON HUMPS WITH A SMALLER CURVE RADIUS THAN THAT SHOWN IN THE DRAWING BELOW\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B13\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.9.\nBOGIE WAGONS WITH A DISTANCE BETWEEN AXLES IN EXCESS OF 14 000 MM AND WHICH ARE ACCEPTED FOR HUMP SHUNTING\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B14\nB.10.\nWAGONS PROHIBITED FROM PASSING THROUGH RETARDERS OR OTHER STOPPING DEVICES IN SERVICE MODE\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B15\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.11.\nTABLE OF MAINTENANCE DATES\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B16\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.12.\nHIGH VOLTAGE WARNING NOTICE\nFig. B17\nFor vehicles built after 1.1.1987\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.13.\nPOSITION OF LIFTING/JACKING POINTS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B18\nLifting without running gear in workshop.\nFig. B19\nLifting at 4 points with or without running gear.\nFig. B20\nLifting with or without running gear or rerailing by only one extremity or close to the extremity.\nB.14.\nMAXIMUM LOAD OF WAGON\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B21\nB.15.\nCAPACITY OF TANK WAGONS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B22\nB.16.\nCONTAINER WAGON FLOOR HEIGHT\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B23\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.17.\nMINIMUM CURVE RADIUS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B24\nB.18.\nSIGN FOR BOGIE WAGONS ONLY PERMITTED TO NEGOTIATE TRAIN-FERRY RAMPS WITH A MAXIMUM RAMP CHANGE ANGLE OF 2°30′\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B25\nB.19.\nMARKINGS ON PRIVATELY OWNED WAGONS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.20.\nMARKINGS ON FREIGHT WAGONS RELATING TO SPECIFIC RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAGON\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.21.\nPOSITION OF LOADS: PLATFORM WAGONS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B26\nExample showing concentrated loads distributed over different lengths of supporting surface and loads resting on two separate supports (bearing width ≥ 2m)\nFig. B27\nExample showing concentrated loads distributed over different lengths of supporting surface and loads resting on two separate supports (bearing width ≥ 1,2 m)\nFig. B28\nExample showing concentrated loads distributed over different lengths of supporting surface (bearing width ≥ 2m)\nFig. B29\nExample showing concentrated loads distributed over different lengths of supporting surface (bearing width ≥ 1,2 m)\nB.22.\nDISTANCES BETWEEN OUTER WHEELSETS OR BOGIE CENTRES\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B30\nB.23.\nWAGONS WHICH NEED SPECIAL CARE IN SHUNTING (E.G BI MODAL UNIT)\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B31\nB.24.\nMANUALLY APPLIED PARKING BRAKE\nFig. B32\nB.25.\nINSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY ADVICES FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.26.\nNUMBERING OF WHEELSETS\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.27.\nBRAKING MARKINGS ON WAGONS\nB.27.1.\nInscriptions denoting the type of air brake\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.27.2.\nMarking of the braked mass on vehicles\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.27.2.1.\nVehicles not fitted with changeover devices.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B33\nB.27.2.2.\nVehicles fitted with manual changeover equipment\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B34\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B35\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B36\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B37\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.27.2.3.\nVehicles having two or more sets of brake equipment with separate ‘empty-loaded’ devices.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.27.2.4.\nVehicles fitted with a braking device varying automatically and progressively as the load varies.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B38\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B39\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B40\nB.27.2.5.\nWagons fitted with devices for the automatic control of the ‘empty-loaded’ apparatus.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B41\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B42\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B43\nB.27.3.\nOthers marking concerning the braking\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nB.27.3.1.\nMarking denoting the installation of a high power R brake system with brake mode ‘R’\nFig. B44\nB.27.3.2.\nMarking denoting a brake with composite brake-shoe inserts\nFig. B45\nB.27.3.3.\nMarking denoting disc brakes\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nFig. B46\nB.28.\nWAGON WITH AUTOMATIC COUPLER UNDER OSSHD STANDARD\nFig. B47\nB.29.\nPLATE ‘PERMISSION TO OPERATE ON 1 520 MM TRACKS’\nFig. B48\nB.30.\nWAGON WITH VARIABLE-GAUGE WHEELSETS (1 435 MM/1 520 MM)\nFig. B49\nB.31.\nMarking on bogies with variable-gauge wheelsets (1 435 mm/1 520 mm)\nFig B50\nB.32.\nMARKING OF WAGONS GAUGE\n(1)\nWagons built to gauge G1 will be marked as follows:\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2)\nWagons built to gauges GA, GB or GC will be marked as follows:\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Repealed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 321/2013 of 13 March 2013 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘rolling stock — freight wagons’ of the rail system in the European Union and repealing Decision 2006/861/EC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/861/annex/annex/B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:17:23.794725+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}