This document discusses status cross acceptance among European rail operators. It addresses vehicle, operational, and legal cross acceptance. Vehicle cross acceptance involves authorizing vehicles approved in one member state to operate in others and recognizing maintenance standards. Operational cross acceptance includes allowing operation on trans-European routes without national safety certificates and establishing EU-wide systems for electricity payments and radio frequencies. Legal cross acceptance calls for standardized vehicle repossession rights, liability insurance requirements, and rules regarding national operating license recognition. The document advocates for a single set of European rail rules to establish a level playing field across borders.

1. Status Cross Acceptance MarnixKerkhoff ERA, 17 November 2010

2. EPTTOLA Members Alpha Trains Angel Trains (UK) Beacon Rail Leasing CBRail Eversholt Rail Group Porterbrook Leasing Company

3. EPTTOLA Members Assets

4. EPTTOLA Vehicles

5. What is Cross Acceptance? Vehicle Cross Acceptance Operational Cross Acceptance Legal Cross Acceptance

6. Vehicle Cross Acceptance EU Vehicle Authorisation once vehicle OK for one Member State Also we need Grandfather Rights for older vehicles in that respect Cross Acceptance of Maintenance <-> National Rules (HU, Br, etc) Certification of ECM Regulation ‘as is’ may lead to problems for RUs Second opinion from another NSA in case of disputes? Vehicle Registration needs to be streamlined urgently Line/Route Acceptance… UIC Leaflets/RIC were always fine, so what has gone wrong…

7. Operational Cross Acceptance Operation on TEN Routes w/o national Part B Safety Certificates EU wide system for electricity consumption payments EU wide solution for Radio Remote Control frequencies EU wide Traffic Control Centre for international trains English as mandatory communication language for TEN Routes Copy Aviation/Shipping models in order to match financing

8. Legal Cross Acceptance 1 EU Standard with regards to Vehicle Repossession Rights ‘Plug and play’ Vehicle Configuration shall be easily possible 1 EU Standard for Liability Insurance requirements No National Cross Acceptance (changing RU <-> Driver License) New National Requirements may not be tolerated In case of Mandatory Mods initiated by 1 NSsA-> Cross Acceptance Implementation of GSM-R/ERTMS Vehicles shall be leading as they shall operate across EU Standards only to be further developed once fitted across EU As we cannot continue to keep on modifying vehicles over again, again and again

9. Conclusions EPTTOLA are pleased with the work on Cross Acceptance Most work do so far is for new vehicles, we need an urgent solution for old vehicles too 99.99% Cross Acceptance = 0% Cross Acceptance in practice Single Set of proper European Rules urgently needed Freedom for MSs/NSAs/IMs shall be disabled by EU Legislation If not, we will never get a European Level Playing Field With all consequences thereof…

10. Thank you for your kind attention! MarnixKerkhoff mkerkhoff@beaconrail.com