{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-861/annex/annex-M",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-861/annex/annex-M.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conventional rail system (notified under document number C(2006) 3345) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/861/EC) (repealed)",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/M",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "ANNEX M",
  "heading": "VEHICLE TRACK INTERACTION AND GAUGING",
  "text": "M.1.\nDESIGN ASSESSMENT\nM.1.1.\nGeneral\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.2.\nIdentification of forces and calculation of moments.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.3.\nGeometrical and dimensional tolerances\nM.1.3.1.\nSelection of the diameters for journals and axle body.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.3.2.\nSelection of the diameters of the various seats from the diameter of the axle body or of the journals.\nM.1.3.2.1.\nCollar bearing surface.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.3.2.2.\nTransition between the collar bearing surface and wheelseat.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.3.2.3.\nWheelseat.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.4.\nMaximum permissible stresses.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.4.1.\nSteel grade EA1N\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.1.4.2.\nSteel grades other than EA1N.\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.\nPRODUCT ASSESSMENT\nM.2.1.\nMechanical characteristics:\nM.2.1.1.\nCharacteristics from tensile test\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.1.2.\nImpact test characteristics\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.2.\nMicrostructure characteristics\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.3.\nMaterial micrographic cleanliness\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.4.\nInternal integrity\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.5.\nPermeability to ultrasound\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.6.\nSurface characteristics\nM.2.6.1.\nSurface finish\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.6.2.\nSurface integrity\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.6.3.\nGeometrical and dimensional tolerances\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.7\nFinal protection against corrosion\nM.2.7.1\nGeneral\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nM.2.7.2.\nResistance to specific corrosive products\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/M",
    "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."
}