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  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (notified under document C(2012) 8075) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/757/EU)",
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  "text": "Glossary\nThe definitions in this glossary refer to the use of terms in this TSI OPE.\nTerm\nDefinition\nAccident\nAs defined in Article 3 of Directive 2004/49/EC.\nAuthorising train movements\nThe operation of equipment in signalling centres, electric traction current supply control rooms and traffic control centres that permits train movement. This does not include those staff employed by a railway undertaking who are responsible for management of resources such as train crew or rolling stock.\nCompetence\nThe qualification and experience necessary to safely and reliably undertake the task being performed. Experience can be gained as part of the training process.\nDangerous goods\nAs covered by Directive 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods\nDegraded operation\nOperation resulting from an unplanned event that prevents the normal delivery of train services.\nDespatch (= dispatch)\nSee Train despatch\nDriver\nAs defined in Article 3 of Directive 2007/59/EC.\nEmergency call\nCall set up in some dangerous situations to warn all trains/shunting movements in a defined area.\nExceptional loads\nA load carried on a rail vehicle, for example a container, swap body or other traffic where the rail vehicle size and/or axle loading requires special authority for the movement and/or the application of special conditions of travel for all or part of the journey.\nHealth and safety conditions\nIn the context of this TSI, this refers only to the medical and psychological qualifications required to operate the relevant elements of the subsystem.\nHot axle box\nAn axle box and bearing that has exceeded its maximum designed operating temperature.\nIncident\nAs defined in Article 3 of Directive 2004/49/EC.\nLength of train\nTotal length of all vehicles over buffers including locomotive(s)\nLoop\nTrack, connected to the main track, used for passing, crossing and stabling.\nOperating language\nThe language or languages used in daily operation an infrastructure manager and published in his Network Statement, for the communication of operational or safety- related messages between the staff of the infrastructure manager and the railway undertaking.\nPassenger\nPerson (other than an employee with specific duties on the train) travelling by train or on railway property before or after a train journey.\nPerformance monitoring\nThe systematic observation and recording of the performance of the train service and the infrastructure for the purpose of bringing about improvements in the performance of both.\nQualification\nThe physical and psychological suitability for the task together with the required knowledge.\nReal time\nThe ability to exchange or process information on specified events (such as arrival at a station, passing a station or departure from a station) on the train’s journey as they occur.\nReporting point\nA point on the train’s schedule where reporting of the arrival, departure or passing time is required.\nRoute\nThe particular section or sections of line\nSafety-critical task\nTask performed by staff when they control or affect the movement of a train, which could affect the health, and safety of persons.\nScheduled stop\nPlanned stop for commercial or operational reasons.\nSiding\nAny track(s) within an operational point which is used only for movement other than train movement.\nSignaller\nPerformer in charge of the route setting of trains / shunting movements and of issuing instructions to drivers.\nStaff\nEmployees working for a railway undertaking or an infrastructure manager, or their contractors, undertaking tasks as specified in this TSI.\nStop aspect\nAny signal aspect that does not allow the driver to pass the signal.\nStopping point\nA location identified in the schedule of a train where the train is planned to stop, usually to carry out a specific activity such as allowing passengers to join and leave the train.\nTimetable\nDocument or system that gives details of a train(s) schedule over a particular route.\nTiming point\nA location identified in the schedule of a train where a specific time is identified. This time may be an arrival time, departure time or in the case of a train not scheduled to stop at that location the passing time.\nTraction unit\nA powered vehicle able to move itself and other vehicles to which it may be coupled.\nTrain\nA train is defined as (a) traction unit(s) with or without coupled railway vehicles with train data available operating between two or more defined points.\nTrain despatch\nThe indication to the person driving the train that all station or depot activities are completed and that, as far as the staff responsible are concerned, movement authority has been granted for the train.\nTrain crew\nMembers of the on-board staff of a train, who are certified as competent and appointed by a railway undertaking to carry out specific, designated safety-related tasks on the train, for example the driver or the guard.\nTrain preparation\nEnsuring that a train is in a fit condition to enter service, that the train equipment is correctly deployed and that the formation of the train matches the train’s designated pathway. Train preparation also includes technical inspections carried out prior to the train entering service.\nAbbreviation\nExplanation\nAC\nAlternating current\nCCS\nControl-command and signalling\nCEN\nEuropean Committee for Standardisation (Comité Européen de Normalisation)\nCOTIF\nConvention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (Convention relative aux Transports Internationaux Ferroviaires)\ndB\nDecibels\nDC\nDirect current\nDMI\nDriver machine interface\nEC\nEuropean Community\nECG\nElectrocardiogram\nEIRENE\nEuropean Integrated Railway Radio Enhanced Network\nEN\nEuro-norm\nENE\nEnergy\nERA\nEuropean Railway Agency\nERTMS\nEuropean Rail Traffic Management System\nETCS\nEuropean Train Control System\nEU\nEuropean Union\nFRS\nFunctional Requirement Specification\nGSM-R\nGlobal System for Mobile Communications — Rail\nHABD\nHot axle box detector\nHz\nHertz\nIM\nInfrastructure manager\nINF\nInfrastructure\nOPE\nOperation and traffic management\nOSJD\nOrganisation for Co-operation of Railways\nPPV / PPW\nRussian abbreviation for Prawila Polzowaniia Wagonami w mejdunarodnom soobqenii = Rules for use of railway vehicles in international traffic\nRST\nRolling stock\nRU\nRailway undertaking\nSMS\nSafety management system\nSPAD\nSignal passed at danger\nSRS\nSystem Requirement Specification\nTAF\nTelematic Applications for Freight\nTEN\nTrans-European Network\nTSI\nTechnical Specification for Interoperability\nUIC\nInternational Union of Railways (Union Internationale des Chemins de fer)\nVKM\nVehicle keeper marking",
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/995 of 8 June 2015 amending Decision 2012/757/EU concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)."
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