Appendix 6 F1F2

This appendix describes the European Vehicle Number and linked marking applied in a visible manner on the vehicle to identify it uniquely and in a permanent manner during operation. It does not describe other numbers or markings eventually engraved or fixed in a permanent manner on the chassis or the main components of the vehicle during its construction.

Each railway vehicle receives a number consisting of 12 figures (called European Vehicle Number (EVN)) with the following structure:

F4The 7 digits of technical characteristics and serial number are sufficient to identify uniquely a vehicle inside the groups of hauled passenger vehicles and special vehicles^f1.

Alphabetical markings complete the number:

1. (a)

   F5...

2. (b)

   Vehicle Keeper Marking (details in part 1) ;

3. (c)

   abbreviations of the technical characteristics (details in part 12 for the wagons, part 13 for the hauled passenger vehicles).

The European Vehicle Number shall be changed when it does not reflect the interoperability capability or technical characteristics according to this Appendix due to technical modifications of the vehicle. F6Such technical modifications may require a new authorisation for placing in service in accordance with regulation 13 of the 2011 Regulations.

A Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM) is an alphabetic code, consisting of 2 to 5 letters^f2. A VKM is inscribed on each rail vehicle, near the European Vehicle Number. The VKM identifies the Vehicle Keeper as registered in a National Vehicle Register.

F8...

The VKM is representation of the full name or abbreviation of the vehicle keeper, if possible in a recognisable manner. All 26 letters of the Latina alphabet may be used. The letters in the VKM are written in capitals. Letters that do not stand for first letters of words in the keeper’s name may be written in lower case. For checking uniqueness, the letters written in lower case will be taken as written in capitals.

F9...

A vehicle keeper can be issued more than one VKM, in case:

• F10...

• a vehicle keeper has good cause to distinguish between separate vehicle fleets within his organisation.

A single VKM can be issued for a group of companies:

• that belong to single corporate structure (e.g. holding structure);

• that belong to a single corporate structure that has appointed and mandated one organisation within this structure to handle all issues on behalf of all others;

• that has mandated a separate, single legal entity for handling all issues on their behalf, in which event the legal entity is the keeper.

The register of VKM is public and updated on a real time basis.

An application for a VKM is filed with the F11Safety Authority. F12...

The holder of a VKM must inform the F13Safety Authority when he ends the use of a VKM F14.... A VKM will then be revoked once the keeper has proved that the marking has been changed on all vehicles concerned. It will not be reissued for 10 years, unless it is reissued to the original holder or at his request to another holder.

A VKM can be transferred to another holder, which is the legal successor to the original holder. A VKM stays valid when the VKM’s holder changes his name to a name that does not bear resemblance to the VKM.

In case of a change of keeper which entails a change of VKM, the vehicles concerned must be marked with the new VKM within three months from the date of registration of the change of keeper in the National Vehicle Register. In case of inconsistency between the VKM marked on the vehicle and the data registered in the NVR, the NVR-registration supersedes.

Not used

The check-digit is determined in the following manner:

• the digits in the even positions of the basic number (counting from the right) are taken at their own decimal value;

• the digits in the odd positions of the basic number (counting from the right) are multiplied by 2;

• the sum formed by the digits in even position and by all the digits which constitute the partial products obtained from the odd positions is then established;

• the unit’s digit of this sum is retained;

• the complement required to bring the unit’s digit to 10 forms the check-digit; should this units digit be nought, then the check-digit will also be nought.

Sum: 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 0 + 0 = 52

The unit’s digit of this sum is 2.

The check-digit number will therefore be 8 and the basic number thus becomes the registration number 33 84 4796 100 – 8.

Sum: 6 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 6 = 40

The unit’s digit of this sum is 0.

The check-digit number will therefore be 0 and the basic number thus becomes the registration number 31 51 3320 198 – 0.

The Information relating to third countries is given for information purposes only.

Not used

The first digit is ‘9’.

If the second digit describes the type of tractive stock, following coding is mandatory:

Part 9 indicates the numerical marking associated to the main technical characteristics of the wagon and it is published on the F17website of the European Union Agency for Railways (www.era.europa.eu).

An application for a new code is filed with the registering entity F18....

Part 10 is published on the website of the European Union Agency for Railways (www.era.europa.eu).

An application for a new code is filed with the registering entity ....

Part 11 is published on the website of the European Union Agency for Railways (www.era.europa.eu).

An application for a new code is filed with the registering entity ....

Part 12 is published on the website of the European Union Agency for Railways (www.era.europa.eu).

An application for a new code is filed with the registering entity ....

Part 13 is published on the website of the European Union Agency for Railways (www.era.europa.eu).

An application for a new code is filed with the registering entity ....