Guidance and regulation

UK railway technical standards, known as NTSNs, have replaced EU technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 March 2022

• National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs)

  Thirteen National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs) have been…

National technical rules (NTRs) supplement National Technical Specification Notices (NTSN) with network or country-specific requirements.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 March 2024

An overview of the changes made to the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS) that came into force on 1 January 2021.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 6 October 2023

An overview of the changes made to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 that came into force on 1 January 2021.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

From 31 December 2024, EU certification for rail interoperability constituents and subsystems will no longer be recognised in Great Britain. From 30 June 2023, EU certification for entities in charge of maintenance for domes…

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 7 December 2022

List of companies working as approved bodies and designated bodies in the UK under the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 26 July 2021

Guidance on UK domestic and cross-border rail operations.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 January 2021

A national implementation plan outlining how the UK will comply with the persons with reduced mobility (PRM) technical specification for rail interoperability.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

Shows the changes made to the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011 by legislation that came into force on 1 January 2021.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 14 December 2020

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
• Updated: 15 December 2021

The ERTMS implementation plan, mandated by the control, command and signalling technical specification for interoperability (TSIs).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

Sets out the status and scope of technical specifications for interoperability, which applied in Great Britain until 31 December 2020.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

An overview of the interoperability framework and stakeholder obligations at various stages in the lifecycle of a rail project.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 19 January 2022

A national implementation plan outlining how the UK with comply with the infrastructure technical specification for rail interoperability.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

A national implementation plan outlining how the UK with comply with the technical specification for interoperability for energy (ENE TSI).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

A national implementation plan outlining how the UK with comply with the operation and traffic management technical specification for rail interoperability.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020