# Commission Decision of 9 November 2007 adopting a common specification of the national vehicle register provided for under Articles 14(4) and (5) of Directives 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5357) (2007/756/EC), Appendix 6

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

PART ‘ 0 ’ —
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
General remarks
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.
European Vehicle number and linked abbreviations
Each railway vehicle receives a number consisting of 12 figures (called European Vehicle Number (EVN)) with the following structure:
Rolling stock group
Interoperability capability and vehicle type [2 figures]
Country in which the vehicle is registered [2 figures]
Technical characteristics [4 figures]
Serial number [3 figures]
Check digit [1 figure]
Wagons
00 to 09
10 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
80 to 89
[details in part 6]
01 to 99
[details in part 4]
0000 to 9999
[details in part 9]
000 to 999
0 to 9
[details in part 3]
Hauled passenger vehicles
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 to 79
[details in part 7]
0000 to 9999
[details in part 10]
000 to 999
Tractive rolling stock and units in a train set in fixed or pre-defined formation
90 to 99
[details in part 8]
0000000 to 8999999
...
Special vehicles
9000 to 9999
[details in part 11]
000 to 999
The 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.
Alphabetical markings complete the number:
(a)...
(b)Vehicle Keeper Marking (details in part 1) ;
(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. Such technical modifications may require a new authorisation for placing in service in accordance with regulation 13 of the 2011 Regulations.
PART 1 —
VEHICLE KEEPER MARKING
1.
Definition of the Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM)
A Vehicle Keeper Marking (VKM) is an alphabetic code, consisting of 2 to 5 letters. 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.
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2.
Format of the Vehicle Keeper Marking
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.
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3.
Provisions about allocation of Vehicle Keeper Markings
A vehicle keeper can be issued more than one VKM, in case:
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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.
4.
Register of Vehicle Keeper Markings and procedure for allocation
The register of VKM is public and updated on a real time basis.
An application for a VKM is filed with the Safety Authority. ...
The holder of a VKM must inform the Safety Authority when he ends the use of a VKM .... 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.
PART 2
Not used
PART 3 —
RULES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE CHECK-DIGIT (DIGIT 12)
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.
Examples :
1 —
Let the basic number be
3
3
8
4
4
7
9
6
1
0
0
Multiplication factor
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
6
3
16
4
8
7
18
6
2
0
0
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.
2 —
Let the basic number be
3
1
5
1
3
3
2
0
1
9
8
Multiplication factor
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
6
1
10
1
6
3
4
0
2
9
16
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.
PART 4 —
CODING OF THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE VEHICLES ARE REGISTERED (DIGITS 3-4 AND ABBREVIATION)
The Information relating to third countries is given for information purposes only.
Countries
Alphabetical country code ( 1 )
Numerical country code
Countries
Alphabetical country code ( 1 )
Numerical country code
Albania
AL
41
Lithuania
LT
24
Algeria
DZ
92
Luxembourg
L
82
Armenia
AM
58
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
MK
65
Austria
A
81
Malta
M
Azerbaijan
AZ
57
Moldova
MD ( 1 )
23
Belarus
BY
21
Monaco
MC
Belgium
B
88
Mongolia
MGL
31
Bosnia-Herzegovina
BIH
50 and 44 ( 2 )
Montenegro
MNE
62
Bulgaria
BG
52
Morocco
MA
93
China
RC
33
Netherlands
NL
84
Croatia
HR
78
North Korea
PRK ( 1 )
30
Cuba
CU ( 1 )
40
Norway
N
76
Cyprus
CY
Poland
PL
51
Czech Republic
CZ
54
Portugal
P
94
Denmark
DK
86
Romania
RO
53
Egypt
ET
90
Russia
RUS
20
Estonia
EST
26
Serbia
SRB
72
Finland
FIN
10
Slovakia
SK
56
France
F
87
Slovenia
SLO
79
Georgia
GE
28
South Korea
ROK
61
Germany
D
80
Spain
E
71
Greece
GR
73
Sweden
S
74
Hungary
H
55
Switzerland
CH
85
Iran
IR
96
Syria
SYR
97
Iraq
IRQ ( 1 )
99
Tajikistan
TJ
66
Ireland
IRL
60
Tunisia
TN
91
Israel
IL
95
Turkey
TR
75
Italy
I
83
Turkmenistan
TM
67
Japan
J
42
Ukraine
UA
22
Kazakhstan
KZ
27
United Kingdom
GB
70
Kyrgyzstan
KS
59
Uzbekistan
UZ
29
Latvia
LV
25
Vietnam
VN ( 1 )
32
Lebanon
RL
98
( 1 )
According to the alphabetical coding system described in Appendix 4 to the 1949 convention and Article 45(4) of the 1968 convention on road traffic.
( 2 )
Bosnia-Herzegovina uses 2 specific railway codes. A numerical country code 49 is reserved.
PART 5
Not used
PART 6 —
INTEROPERABILITY CODES USED FOR WAGONS (DIGITS 1-2)
Fixed or variable gauge.
Except for wagons in category I (temperature-controlled wagons), not to be used for new vehicles authorised placed in service.
2nd digit 1st digit
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2nd digit 1st digit
Track Gauge
fixed or variable
fixed
variable
fixed
variable
fixed
variable
fixed
variable
fixed or variable
Track Gauge
Wagons conform to WAG NTSN including section 7.1.2 and all conditions set out in Appendix C
0
with axles
Not to be used
wagons
not to be used
PPV/PPW wagons
(variable gauge)
with axles
0
1
with bogies
with bogies
1
2
with axles
wagons
PPV/PPW wagons
(fixed gauge)
with axles
2
3
with bogies
with bogies
3
Other wagons
4
with axles
maintenance related wagons
Other wagons
Wagons with special numbering for technical characteristics ...
with axles
4
8
with bogies
with bogies
8
2nd digit 1st digit
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2nd digit 1st digit
PART 7 —
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ABILITY CODES USED FOR HAULED PASSENGER VEHICLES (DIGITS 1-2)
Compliance with the applicable TSIs, see appendix P, part 5.
Including vehicles, which according to existing regulations carry the digits defined in the present table. COTIF: vehicle compliant with COTIF regulation in force at the moment of placing in service
Excepted for coaches with fixed gauge (56) and adjustable gauge (66) already in service, not to be used for new vehicles
Domestic traffic
TEN and/or COTIF and/or PPV/PPW
Domestic traffic or international traffic by special agreement
TEN and/or COTIF
PPV/PPW
2nd digit 1st digit
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
5
Vehicles for domestic traffic
Fixed-gauge non-air-conditioned vehicles (including car-carrying wagons)
Gauge-adjustable (1435/1520) non-air-conditioned vehicles
Not to be used
Gauge-adjustable (1435/1668) non-air-conditioned vehicles
Historical vehicles
Not to be used
Fixed-gauge vehicles
Gauge-adjustable (1435/1520) vehicles with change of bogies
Gauge-adjustable (1435/1520) vehicles with gauge-adjustable axles
6
Service vehicles
Fixed-gauge air-conditioned vehicles
Gauge-adjustable (1435/1520) air-conditioned vehicles
Service vehicles
Gauge-adjustable (1435/1668) air-conditioned vehicles
Car-carrying wagons
Not to be used
7
Air-conditioned and pressure-tight vehicles
Not to be used
Not to be used
Pressure-tight fixed-gauge air-conditioned vehicles
Not to be used
Other vehicles
Not to be used
Not to be used
Not to be used
Not to be used
PART 8 —
TYPES OF TRACTIVE ROLLING STOCK AND UNITS IN A TRAIN SET IN FIXED OR PRE-DEFINED FORMATION (DIGITS 1-2)
The first digit is ‘9’.
If the second digit describes the type of tractive stock, following coding is mandatory:
Code
General vehicle type
0
Miscellaneous
1
Electric locomotive
2
Diesel locomotive
3
Electric multiple-unit set (high speed) [power car or trailer]
4
Electric multiple-unit set (except high speed) [power car or trailer]
5
Diesel multiple-unit set [power car or trailer]
6
Specialised trailer,
7
Electric shunting engine
8
Diesel shunting engine
9
Special vehicle
PART 9 —
STANDARD NUMERICAL MARKING OF WAGONS (DIGITS 5 TO 8)
Part 9 indicates the numerical marking associated to the main technical characteristics of the wagon and it 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 10 —
CODES FOR THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HAULED PASSENGER STOCK (DIGITS 5-6)
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 —
CODES FOR THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPECIAL VEHICLES (DIGIT 6 TO 8)
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 —
LETTER MARKING FOR WAGONS EXCLUDING ARTICULATED AND MULTIPLE WAGONS
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 —
LETTER MARKING FOR HAULED PASSENGER STOCK
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 ....

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/756/annex/appendix/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-756/annex/appendix-6
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