{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1301/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.16/division-4.2.16.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1301/annex/division-4/division-4.2/division-4.2.16/division-4.2.16.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/1301",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1301/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘energy’ subsystem of the rail system in the Union (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1301",
  "path": "annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.16/division/4.2.16.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.2.16.1",
  "heading": "General",
  "text": "(1)The design of system separation sections shall ensure that trains can move from one power supply system to an adjacent different power supply system without bridging the two systems. There are two methods for traversing system separation sections:\n(a)with pantograph raised and touching the contact wire;\n(b)with pantograph lowered and not touching the contact wire.\n(2)The neighbouring Infrastructure Managers shall agree either (a) or (b) according to the prevailing circumstances.\n(3)The overall length D of neutral sections is defined in EN 50367:2012, clause 4. For the calculation of D clearances in accordance to EN 50119:2009, clause 5.1.3 and an uplift of S0 shall be taken into account.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), reg. 1(2)(c), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1301/annex/division/4/division/4.2/division/4.2.16/division/4.2.16.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:06.331338+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."
}