URRI NS 2023 – December 2021 edition 2.3.3.3 RU’s obligations When using the railway infrastructure, the RU shall:
abide by and comply with the provisions and requirements laid down by the ANSFISA, TRA and IM;
utilise only type-approved and registered towing and towed rolling stock for its operations;
utilise the said rolling stock consistently with the instructions provided by the manufacturer and with any restrictions/requirements laid down during the technical qualification process, with the utilise profile thereof and in accordance with the provisions and procedures issued by the RU itself and notified to the National Rail And Road And Motorway Infrastructure Safety Agency (ANSFISA), in connection with the registration process;
perform its operations on the Umbrian Regional Railway Infrastructure in accordance with the applicable regulatory framework and the Single Safety Certificate granted by the ANSFISA, i.e. the National Rail And Road And Motorway Infrastructure Safety Agency, or by the European Railway Agency (ERA);
assure that the personnel responsible for driving, accompanying, supervising and composing the trains, possesses the physical and professional requirements envisaged under the applicable regulations and aimed at ensuring the knowledge of and full compliance with the operating and safety regulations applied by the IM, both in ordinary and exceptional operating conditions;
assume full and exclusive responsibility for the rolling stock used, vis-à-vis the customers and the Authorities, conditional on the IM’s having approved its operating services on the railway infrastructure;
implement a Safety Management System, in accordance with the applicable regulations;
not alter the characteristics of the licence and the safety certificate, on the basis of which it has been qualified to perform the operations under the Access Contract, during the term thereof;
promptly notify the IM and suspend its services, even of its own accord if the circumstances so require, in the event of any measures requiring the suspension, withdrawal or amendment of the licence or entitlement document;
promptly notify the IM of any events or circumstances occurring when the safety certificate was issued, taking the necessary steps to suspend its services, even of its own accord if the circumstances so require;
abide by and comply with the instructions imparted by the IM at the time of the train departure and during the journey;
provide the useful information for the proper and punctual request of the agreement during the delivery of its services;
utilise the path(s) as stipulated in the daily schedule of services, in accordance with the path planning specifications, such as: -
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type of locomotive; type of hauled rolling stock, indicating the speed, vehicle rank and braking system; hauled mass; axle mass; braked mass percentage; length of train; full functionality of the redundant systems on board the trains.
allow, at no expense for the IM, access to the driver’s cabin of its rolling stock by the IM’s personnel responsible for carrying out scheduled/special inspections of the infrastructure’s maintenance conditions, in accordance with the ad hoc Procedure issued by the IM pursuant to article 3 of Decree 5/2010 of the ANSF;
