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Rail interoperability: exemptions and decisions

List of decisions and exemptions for vehicle and infrastructure projects under the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011.

From:

Department for Transport

Published:

13 November 2018

Last updated:

14 May 2026

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14 May 2026
Information updated to include decisions from June 2024 to present.
24 October 2024
Information updated to include decisions from June 2023 to present.
12 June 2023
Added exemption and decisions from the start of 2023.
23 December 2022
Additions for Network Rail, Scotland's Railway and Barnet London Borough Council between October and December 2022.
5 October 2022
Information about Inverness airport and Billingham station.
5 July 2022
Paddington and Heathrow exemption added alongside 3 regulation 13 decisions.
21 December 2021
Reston and Reading Green Station exemption added.
25 November 2021
Infrastructure determinations for Crossrail added to listing.
18 October 2021
Replaced ‘derogations’ with ‘exemptions’ and added 3 new infrastructure decisions for Network Rail, Thurrock Council and Greater Anglia to the list, as well as a vehicle decision for Porterbrook.
2 March 2021
Infrastructure decisions for Network Rail and Northumberland County Council regarding rail track upgrades, plus platform and footbridge extensions.
23 October 2020
Decisions added for Wellingborough Platform 4 and footbridge, Sussex Coastway platform extensions plus the Liphook Station footbridge renewal.
13 November 2018
First published.

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These vehicle and infrastructure projects have been given exemption from certain requirements under the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011.

Some determination letters for these decisions are required to be published on GOV.UK, others are available on request.

Rail Interoperability Team