(3) Freight locomotives shall be deemed to comply with the tunnel safety requirements for rolling stock on all lines. However, Infrastructure Managers of tunnels longer than 20 km are permitted to require locomotives with a running capability equivalent to that of category B passenger rolling stock for hauling freight trains in such tunnels. This requirement shall be clearly stated in the Register of Infrastructure defined in clause 4.8.1 and in the Network Statement of the IM.
(4) On-track machines shall be deemed to comply with the tunnel safety requirements for rolling stock on all lines.
(5) Freight trains shall be admitted in all tunnels according to the conditions specified in clause 1.1.3.1. Operational rules may manage the safe operation of freight and passenger traffic, by separating these types of traffic for example.
(b) Operation of Category A rolling stock is permitted on lines where the distance between fire fighting points, or the length of tunnels exceeds 5 km, in the case where there are no passengers on board.
(c) Operational rules shall be put in place to avoid panic and spontaneous, uncontrolled evacuation in the case of a prolonged stop of a train in a tunnel without the occurrence of a hot or cold incident.
4.5.
Maintenance rules
4.5.1.
Infrastructure
Before placing a tunnel into service a maintenance file shall be prepared setting out at least:
(1) Identification of elements which are subject to wear, failure, ageing or other forms of deterioration or degradation,
(2) Specification of the limits of use of the elements under (1) and a description of the measures to be taken to prevent these limits being exceeded,
(3) Identification of those elements which are relevant to emergency situations and their management,
(4) Necessary periodic checks and servicing activities to ensure the proper functioning of the parts and systems under (3).
4.5.2.
Maintenance of rolling stock
The maintenance requirements for rolling stock are set out in the LOC&PAS TSI.
4.6.
Professional qualifications
The professional qualifications of staff required for operations specific to tunnel safety within the subsystems covered by this TSI and in accordance with the operating rules in clause 4.4 of this TSI are as follows:
4.6.1.
Tunnel specific competence of the train crew and other staff
(a) All professional staff driving and accompanying a train, as well as staff that authorise train movements, shall have the knowledge and ability to apply that knowledge to manage degraded situations in the event of an incident.
(b) For staff undertaking the tasks of accompanying trains, the general requirements are specified in the OPE TSI.
(c) Train crew as defined in the OPE TSI shall have knowledge of the appropriate safety behaviour in tunnels and in particular be able to evacuate the people on board a train, when the train is stopped in a tunnel.
(d) This involves in particular instructing the passengers to go to the next coach or to exit the train, and to lead them outside the train to a safe area.
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