Examples of Rules of the Route in a sentence
A "Rules of the Route" Possession is a schedule of engineering access opportunities that do not conflict with the approved planned operational services.
The schedule of the Rules of the Route is negotiated with formal consultation with train operators and Network Rail s Integrated Planning Managers.
Any Possession that does not comply with Rules of the Route opportunities is contractually in breach of the conditions with the train operating companies and therefore considered disruptive.
Given the need to maintain and renew the Network, and in those circumstances where that need cannot be met without taking Restrictions of Use, Network Rail has, by virtue of the provisions of Network Code Part D, the right to propose changes to the Rules of the Route that incorporate new or amended Restrictions of Use.
Condition D2.1.9 states that NR is entitled to implement aspects of the Rules of the Route or Rules of the Plan ‘referred for determination pursuant to that Condition’ pending the determination.
Condition D2.1.9 applies only to entitle NR to implement Rules of the Route or Rules of the Plan, pending determination by the relevant ADRR Panel pursuant to Part D of the Code.
NR also made submissions on the practical consequences of requiring it to go through the ‘Network Change’ process before proposing Rules of the Route changes.
Each section of the Train Station (weighing circa 62 Tonne each) will be assembled using a suitable mobile crane and it is anticipated that the works during this phase will be completed during the 2 x 54hr possessions and a number of Rules of the Route (overnight) possessions.
Although an ADS performs the entire DDT on a sustained basis, an ADS may be designed to operate within more than one ODD.
It stated that the possessions will be used for normal maintenance activities and that the change was to ‘the footprint of the disruptive engineering access taken to deliver the required maintenance activities,’ which NR alleged was a matter of access rather than policy, and should be dealt with through the Rules of the Route.