Commission Regulation (EU) No 1299/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to the ‘infrastructure’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union Text with EEA relevance

| Defined term | TSI point | Definition |

| --- | --- | --- | | Actual point (RP)/ Praktischer Herzpunkt/ Pointe de coeur | 4.2.8.6 | Physical end of a crossing vee. See Figure 2, which shows the relationship between the actual point (RP) and the intersection point (IP). | | Alert limit/ Auslösewert/ Limite d'alerte | 4.5.2 | Refers to the value which, if exceeded, requires that the track geometry condition is analysed and considered in the regularly planned maintenance operations. | | Axle load/ Achsfahrmasse/ Charge à l'essieu | 4.2.1, 4.2.6.1 | Sum of the static vertical wheel forces exerted on the track through a wheelset or a pair of independent wheels divided by acceleration of gravity. | | Braking systems independent of wheel-rail adhesion conditions | 4.2.6.2.2 | ‘Braking systems independent of wheel – rail adhesion conditions’ refers to all brake systems of the rolling stock capable to develop a brake force applied to the rails independently of the wheel – rail adhesion conditions (e.g. magnetic braking systems and eddy current braking systems) | | Cant/ Überhöhung/ Dévers de la voie | 4.2.4.2 4.2.8.5 | Difference in height, relative to the horizontal, of the two rails of one track at a particular location, measured at the centrelines of the heads of the rails. | | Cant deficiency/Überhöhungsfehlbetrag/Insuffisance de devers | 4.2.4.3 | Difference between the applied cant and a higher equilibrium cant. | | Common crossing/ Starres Herzstück/ Coeur de croisement | 4.2.8.6 | Arrangement ensuring intersection of two opposite running edges of turnouts or diamond crossings and having one crossing vee and two wing rails. | | Crosswind/ Seitenwind/ Vents traversiers | 4.2.10.2 | Strong wind blowing laterally to a line which may adversely affect the safety of trains running. | | Design value/ Planungswert/ Valeur de conception | 4.2.3.4, 4.2.4.2, 4.2.4.5, 4.2.5.1, 4.2.5.3 | Theoretical value without manufacturing, construction or maintenance tolerances. | | Design track gauge/ Konstruktionsspurweite/ Ecartement de conception de la voie | 5.3.3 | A single value which is obtained when all the components of the track conform precisely to their design dimensions or their median design dimension when there is a range. | | Distance between track centres/ Gleisabstand/ Entraxe de voies | 4.2.3.2 | The distance between points of the centre lines of the two tracks under consideration, measured parallel to the running surface of the reference track namely the less canted track. | | Dynamic lateral force/Dynamische Querkraft/ Effort dynamique transversal | 4.2.6.3 | The sum of dynamic forces exerted by a wheelset on the track in lateral direction. | | Earthworks/ Erdbauwerke/ Ouvrages en terre | 4.2.7.2, 4.2.7.4 | Soil structures and soil-retaining structures that are subject to railway traffic loading. | | EN Line Category/ EN Streckenklasse/ EN Catégorie de ligne | 4.2.7.4, Appendix E | The result of the classification process set out in the specification referenced in Appendix T, Index [2] and referred to in that standard as ‘Line Category’. It represents the ability of the infrastructure to withstand the vertical loads imposed by vehicles on the line or section of line for regular (‘normal’) service. | | Equivalent conicity/ Äquivalente Konizität/ Conicité équivalente | 4.2.4.5, 4.2.11.2 | The tangent of the cone angle of a wheelset with coned wheels whose lateral movement has the same kinematic wavelength as the given wheelset on straight track and large-radius curves. | | Fixed nose protection/ Leitweite/ Cote de protection de pointe | 4.2.5.3, Appendix J | Dimension between the crossing nose and check rail (see dimension No 2 on Figure 14). | | Flangeway depth/ Rillentiefe/ Profondeur d'ornière | 4.2.8.6 | Dimension between the running surface and the bottom of flangeway (see dimension No 6 on Figure 14). | | Flangeway width/ Rillenweite/ Largeur d'ornière | 4.2.8.6 | Dimension between a running rail and an adjacent check or wing rail (see dimension No 5 on Figure 14). | | Free wheel passage at check rail/wing rail entry/ Freier Raddurchlauf im Radlenker-Einlauf/Flügelschienen-Einlauf/Côte d'équilibrage du contre-rail | 4.2.8.6 | Dimension between the working face of the crossing check rail or wing rail and the gauge face of the running rail opposite across the gauge measured at entry to check rail or wing rail respectively. (see dimensions No 4 on Figure 14). The entry to the check rail or wing rail is the point at which the wheel is allowed to contact the check rail or wing rail. | | Free wheel passage at crossing nose/ Freier Raddurchlauf im Bereich der Herzspitze/ Cote de libre passage dans le croisement | 4.2.8.6 | Dimension between the working face of the crossing wing rail and check rail opposite across the gauge (see dimension No 3 on Figure 14). | | Free wheel passage in switches/Freier Raddurchlauf im Bereich der Zungen-vorrichtung/Côte de libre passage de l'aiguillage | 4.2.8.6. | Dimension from the gauge face of one switch rail to the back edge of the opposite switch rail (see dimension No 1 on Figure 14). | | Gauge/ Begrenzungslinie/ Gabarit | 4.2.1, 4.2.3.1 | Set of rules including a reference contour and its associated calculation rules allowing definition of the outer dimensions of the vehicle and the space to be cleared by the infrastructure. | | | | | | Geotechnical structures/Geotechnische Strukturen/Structures géotechniques | 4.2.7.2, 4.2.7.4 | A structure that includes ground or structural member that relies on the ground resistance. Note: Earthworks is a subset for geotechnical structure | | | | | | HBW/HBW/HBW | 5.3.1.2 | The non SI unit for steel hardness defined in the specification referenced in Appendix T, Index [16]. | | Height of check rail/ Radlenkerüberhöhung/ Surélévation du contre rail | 4.2.8.6, Appendix J | Height of the check rail above the running surface (see dimension 7 on Figure 14 below). | | Immediate Action Limit/Soforteingriffsschwelle/ Limite d'intervention immédiate | 4.2.8, 4.5 | The value which, if exceeded, requires taking measures to reduce the risk of derailment to an acceptable level. | | Infrastructure Manager/ Betreiber der Infrastruktur/ Gestionnaire de l'Infrastructure | 4.2.5.1, 4.2.8.3, 4.2.8.6, 4.2.11.2 4.4, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.7, 6.2.2.1, 6.2.4, 6.4 | As defined in Article 3(2) of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 32). | | In service value/ Wert im Betriebszustand/ Valeur en exploitation | 4.2.8.5, 4.2.11.2 | Value measured at any time after the infrastructure has been placed into service. | | Intersection point (IP)/ Theoretischer Herzpunkt/ Point d'intersection théorique | 4.2.8.6 | Theoretical intersection point of the running edges at the centre of the crossing (see figure 2). | | Intervention Limit/Eingriffsschwelle/ Valeur d'intervention | 4.5.2 | The value, which, if exceeded, requires corrective maintenance in order that the immediate action limit shall not be reached before the next inspection; | | Isolated defect/ Einzelfehler/ Défaut isolé | 4.2.8 | A discrete track geometry fault. | | Line speed/ Streckengeschwindigkeit/ Vitesse de la ligne | 4.2.1 | Maximum speed for which a line has been designed. | | Maintenance file/ Instandhaltungsdossier/ Dossier de maintenance | 4.5.1 | Elements of the technical file relating to conditions and limits of use and instructions for maintenance. | | Maintenance plan/ Instandhaltungsplan/ Plan de maintenance | 4.5.2 | A series of documents setting out the infrastructure maintenance procedures adopted by an Infrastructure Manager. | | Multi-rail track/ Mehrschienengleis/ Voie à multi écartement | 4.2.2.2 | Track with more than two rails, where at least two pairs of respective rails are designed to be operated as separate single tracks, with or without different track gauges. | | Nominal track gauge/Nennspurweite/ Ecartement nominal de la voie | 4.2.4.1 | A single value which identifies the track gauge but may differ from the design track gauge. | | Normal service/ Regelbetrieb/ Service régulier | 4.2.2.2 4.2.9 | The railway operating to a planned timetable service. | | Passive provision/ Vorsorge für künftige Erweiterungen/Réservation pour extension future | 4.2.9 | Provision for the future construction of a physical extension to a structure (for example: increased platform length). | | Performance Parameter/ Leistungskennwert/ Paramètre de performance | 4.2.1 | Parameter describing a TSI Category of Line used as the basis for the design of infrastructure subsystem elements and as the indication of the performance level of a line. | | Plain line/ Freie Strecke/ Voie courante | 4.2.4.5 4.2.4.6 4.2.4.7 | Section of track without switches and crossings. | | Point retraction/ Spitzenbeihobelung/ Dénivelation de la pointe de cœur | 4.2.8.6 | The reference line in a fixed common crossing can deviate from the theoretical reference line. From a certain distance to the crossing point, the reference line of the vee can, depending on the design, be retracted from this theoretical line away from the wheel flange in order to avoid contact between both elements. This situation is described in Figure 2. | | Rail inclination/Schienenneigung/ Inclinaison du rail | 4.2.4.5 4.2.4.7 | An angle defining the inclination of the head of a rail when installed in the track relative to the plane of the rails (running surface), equal to the angle between the axis of symmetry of the rail (or of an equivalent symmetrical rail having the same rail head profile) and the perpendicular to the plane of the rails. | | Rail pad/ Schienenzwischenlage/ Semelle sous rail | 5.3.2 | A resilient layer fitted between a rail and the supporting sleeper or baseplate. | | Reverse curve/ Gegenbogen/ Courbes et contre-courbes | 4.2.3.4 | Two abutting curves of opposite flexure or hand | | Structure gauge/ Lichtraum/ Gabarit des obstacles | 4.2.3.1 | Defines the space in relation to the reference track that shall be cleared of all objects or structures and of the traffic on the adjacent tracks, in order to allow safe operation on the reference track. It is defined on the basis of the reference contour by application of the associated rules. | | Swing nose | 4.2.5.2 | Within the domain of ‘common crossing with movable point’, the term ‘swing nose’ identifies the part of the crossing which forms the vee and that it is moved to form a continuous running edge for either the main or the branch line. | | Switch/ Zungenvorrichtung/ Aiguillage | 4.2.8.6 | A unit of track comprising two fixed rails (stock rails) and two movable rails (switch rails) used to direct vehicles from one track to another track. | | Switches and crossings/ Weichen und Kreuzungen/ Appareil de voie | 4.2.4.5, 4.2.4.7, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, 4.2.8.6, 5.2, 6.2.4.4, 6.2.4.8, 6.2.5.2, 7.3.3, Appendix C and D, | Track constructed from sets of switches and individual crossings and the rails connecting them. | | Through route/ Stammgleis/ Voie directe | Appendix D | In the context of switches and crossings a route which perpetuate the general alignment of the track. | | Track design | 4.2.6, 6.2.5, Appendix C and D | The track design consists of cross-section defining basic dimensions and track components (for example rail, rail fastenings, sleepers, ballast) used together with operating conditions with an impact on forces related to 4.2.6, such as axle load, speed and radius of horizontal curvature. | | Track gauge/ Spurweite/ Ecartement de la voie | 4.2.4.1, 4.2.4.5, 4.2.8.4, 5.3.3, 6.1.5.2, 6.2.4.3, Appendix H | The smallest distance between lines perpendicular to the running surface intersecting each rail head profile in a range from 0 to 14 mm below the running surface. | | Track twist/ Gleisverwindung/ Gauche | 4.2.7.1.6 4.2.8.3, 6.2.4.9, | Track twist is defined as the algebraic difference between two cross levels taken at a defined distance apart, usually expressed as a gradient between the two points at which the cross level is measured. | | Train length/ Zuglänge/ Longueur du train | 4.2.1 | The length of a train, which can run on a certain line in normal operation. | | Unguided length of an obtuse crossing/ Führungslose Stelle/ Lacune dans la traversée | 4.2.5.3, Appendix J | Portion of obtuse crossing where there is no guidance of the wheel described as ‘unguided length’ in the specification referenced in Appendix T, Index [17]. | | Usable length of a platform/Bahnsteignutzlänge/ Longueur utile de quai | 4.2.1, 4.2.9.1 | The maximum continuous length of that part of platform in front of which a train is intended to remain stationary in normal operating conditions for passengers to board and alight from the train, making appropriate allowance for stopping tolerances. Normal operating conditions means that railway is operating in a non-degraded mode (e.g. rail adhesion is normal, signals are working, everything is working as planned). |

Figure 14

Geometry of switches and crossings

(1) 1 Free wheel passage in switches

(2) Fixed nose protection

(3) Free wheel passage at crossing nose

(4) Free wheel passage at check rail/wing rail entry

(5) Flangeway width

(6) Flangeway depth

(7) Height of check rail

Appendix T