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96• Preference for trains that have obtainedCapacity as opposed to trains that havenot reserved Capacity.• Preference for trains that run in their trainpath as opposed to those running behindschedule, with the aim of minimising theextension of delays on the mesh (meshcontamination).• Preference in the case of rail trafficdisturbances arising due to technicalfaults, accidents or any other incidents.Suitable measures will be adopted in thiscase to restore normality, as laid down inArt. 34.1 of the LSF.4.8.2. OPERATIONAL RULESPunctuality is not the sole responsibility of ADIF.The RUs have a very important role to play inmaking trains (their own ones or those of otherRUs) run without any delays. This is why ADIFwill promote the signing of harmonised qualityagreements with different RUs, in which servicequality objectives may be established andagreements to act for achieving them.In accordance with Art.34 of the LSF andArt. 8 of RD 810/2007, of 22 nd June, whena disruption occurs to railway traffic due toa technical failure, an accident or any otherincident, ADIF shall adopt all suitable measuresto restore normality.For this purpose, ADIF, with the approval ofthe Ministry of Public Works has prepared theContingency Plan document, which is the seriesof alternative procedures to usual operations, andwhose aim is the allow the latter to work evenwhen some of its functions or facilities cease tobe operative as a result of an incident that maybe both inside and outside the organisation, andwhose purpose is to create a general action planfor tackling and resolving any contingency thatmay disturb the normal running of rail traffic frompreventive, predictive and corrective perspectives.It contains, amongst others, the general frameworkfor action, principles of priority in traffic controlin the event of contingencies, recommendedactions, warning plans to ADIF bodies and PublicAuthority organisations, hazard maps, togetherwith other plans and records that supplementand expand on the above Contingency Plan.Contingency plans have been signed with thefollowing RUs: RENFE–Operadora, Comsa RailTransport S.A., Continental Rail S.A. and AccionaRail Services S.A.In the event of an emergency and when itis absolutely necessary due to temporarynon-usage of infrastructure, ADIF may, with noprior notice, cancel, redirect or change trainpaths for the time needed until the system isrestored to normal, and carry out any urgentrepairs that are necessary, informing theoperator as soon as possible for the purposesthey consider suitable. In this case, neitherthe Candidates nor the RUs will be entitledto demand any compensation or damages,in accordance with Art.34.1 of the LSF.ADIF, in the terms laid down in Art.110 ofthe RSF, may require the RUs and their staffto make the technical and human resourcesthey consider to be most suitable available forrestoring traffic in the most reasonable periodof time (Art. 34.3 LSF). Both ADIF and the RUswill in any case act in mutual coordination andcollaboration to ensure that customer serviceand attention is as effective as possible.