Guidance

Railways interoperability regulations: list of exclusions

Approved list of parts of the rail system which fall outside of the scope of the railway interoperability regulations in the UK.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 27 March 2012
• Last updated: 26 February 2025
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  1. 26 February 2025

     Cardiff Bay Line added to Trams and Tramways section.

  2. 15 December 2021

     Added The Grand Hibernian to Exclusions section.

  3. 6 November 2020

     Updated with additions of reference to the new infrastructure manager in Wales, a new range of shunter vehicles, 2 tourist trains plus a change in classification of infrastructure from a heritage line to a line reserved for strictly local use.

  4. 21 December 2018

     West Midlands Metro extensions, Edinburgh Tram, Greater Manchester Metrolink extensions, and Nottingham Express Transit extensions marked as proposed have now been constructed. The Cross River Tram has been cancelled.

  5. 27 March 2012

     First published.

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Approved List of Exclusions from the scope of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011

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This is an approved list of the parts of the rail system that fall outside the scope of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 in the UK. The list is kept by the Department for Transport in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011.

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• Scope of rail interoperability
• Rail interoperability current notified national technical rules