Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

Delivery termsUser conditionsA reservation fee of 25% of the estimated user charge is charged for allocatedcapacity. This is deducted from the actual user charge owed (if higher than thereservation fee). Settlement takes place on a track by track basis. No settlementwith other tracks is possible. Allocated capacity can be returned, subject to a noticeperiod of one month.If the user right to a track is divided among multiple railway undertakings(timesharing), the user charge is shared equally among the undertakings involved.This only applies to annual timetable applications that concern all the days of thetimetable year.No settlement will take place if due to incidental work on or near the network, or incase of emergencies, use must be made of tracks for which no user rights wereacquired, or use must be of tracks for which user rights were acquired, but whichcould not be used.If replacement capacity is agreed in case of competing applications for stablingcapacity and the maintenance roster during the coordination of the annualtimetable, the tariff of the user right will be based on the original application.The monthly instalment for the user right to stabling will be determined on the basisof the annual timetable (‘amount B’), divided by 12. In case of a change to theagreed stabling capacity, the earlier calculated user charge for the entire annualtimetable (‘amount A’) will be recalculated on the basis of the fiction that theinformation on the agreed stabling capacity was available prior to the conclusion ofthe agreement. Any difference between ‘amount A’ and ‘amount B’ will be includedas a one-off item in the first following monthly invoice.The tariff for use of the Sloe refuelling system is included in the user charge for theStabling and Sorting Lines service. For the use of the other refuelling systems, seeVIVENS information (§ 5.6).The service is only provided in combination with the Train Path service.The Operational Conditions (see appendix 6) are applicable.Also applicable are the delivery terms stated in the tables and appendices asreferred to in the description of the service.ProRail can impose conditions on the performance of work in/on railway vehicles onstabling and sorting lines. Such conditions may concern:• safety requirements,• preventing nuisance to other users,• protecting the assets of ProRail,• the applicable legal provisions (including environmental permit).The use of stabling and sorting lines with certain categories of vehicles and/or loadsmay be subject to restrictions on grounds of environmental legislation. Theenvironmental permits acquired on the basis of the environmental permit serves asthe legal framework against which the capacity applications are tested. All currentenvironmental permits for railway yards are available for consultation via theenvironmental permits management system. These permits contain all theprovisions with which titleholders must comply.Stabling lines in a centrally controlled area, fitted with GRS and JADE track circuitdetection, are subject to rust clearance regulations. Further clarifications provided inSection 2.5 of appendix 6.Also applicable are the user conditions stated in the tables and appendices asreferred to in the description of the service.5.4.2 Operation of Refuelling SystemsServiceDescriptionOperation of refuelling systemsUse of refuelling systems for fuel supply in the operator's businessprocesses, as well as the operation of fuel supply to third parties.Network Statement 2014 Combined Network - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 69