Decision

Innovative solutions exemption for trackside signalling requirements between Paddington and Heathrow

Letter confirming exemption from certain trackside signalling requirements between Paddington and Heathrow.

Documents

The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 regulation 14 decision for western stage B ETCS trackside subsystem

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Details

Letter confirming an exemption between Paddington and Heathrow from the requirements of the Control Command and Signalling National Technical Specification Notices, due to the implementation of an innovative solution.

The exemption concerns the transition from a level 2/3 area to a level National Train Control (NTC) area on a track.

The letter is published as part of the requirements in the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011.

Published 5 July 2022