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Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

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TermRailway yardRefuelling systemRNERouteRoute sectionDefinitionA railway yard is an area forming part of the railway infrastructure intended andequipped for the stopping, starting, terminating, passing, intersecting, stabling orshunting of trains, and which area is provided with at least one switch.Sections 39 and 40 of the Rail Traffic Regulations define a railway yard as follows.a. All tracks designated by a number.b. The rail sections of the track lead.c. All tracks bordering the tracks as referred to under a and b, up to a maximumdistance of 200 metres* before the approach signal of the railway yard, unless thenetwork manager has indicated by means of a sign (SR 302) that no shunting cantake place on that track or that shunting restrictions apply. Appendix 7 to the RailTraffic Regulations lists the railway yards for which a distance greater than 200m isrequired.A system for the storage of fuel, including facilities to provide railway vehicles with fuel inan environmentally sound manner.Notes:In accordance with Environmental Management Act / Environmental Permit (GeneralConditions) Act.RailNetEurope is a collaborative group of railway infrastructure managers throughoutEurope. International timetable requests are coordinated and harmonised within RNE.(www.rne.eu)Connection between two places with regard to the vehicles or vessels that regularlymake use of the connection.A route section is a succession of connected train-path points and open tracks, startingand ending at a train-path point.ShuntingShunting is the performance of shunting operations.Rail Traffic Decree:Shunting: All traffic movements of trains (or railway vehicles) taking place at a railwayyard.SidingStabling lineStationSTMTime-space slotTimetableShunting operationA shunting operation is a train movement without transport intent, subject to therestriction that such takes place within the boundaries of a railway yard or train nodepoint without making any use of an open track.A siding connects a company’s premises to the railway network by means of a branchline and a point switch.Stabling lineA stabling line is a track where trains can be stabled.StablingStabling is the temporary placement of rolling stock that during the stationary period arenot included in the timetable or involved in shunting.A station is a building or structure that is designated by structure and layout in full or inpart for the arrival and departure of railway vehicles to enable the boarding, alighting ortransfer of passengers.A Specific Transmission Module (STM) is train equipment, which converts informationfrom a conventional local safety system into information that can be processed by theETCS.Notes:The STM-ATC is relevant to the Netherlands, the STM-Memor is relevant to the bordercrossing with Belgium, and the STM-PZB (Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung) is relevantto Germany.Synonym: see slotA timetable is an overview of the scheduled rail traffic products of all transporteroperators in terms of the arrival, departure and passage times of trains at train-pathpoints. A timetable always has a specified term of validity.appendix 2 Definitions<strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> Combined <strong>Network</strong> - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 90

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