Decision: Rail interoperability: exemptions and decisions

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These vehicle and infrastructure projects have been given exemption from certain requirements under the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011.

Some determination letters for these decisions are required to be published on GOV.UK, others are available on request.

Rail Interoperability Team

Email interoperability@dft.gov.uk

Updates to this page Published 13 November 2018 Last updated 24 October 2024 + show all updates 24 October 2024 Information updated to include decisions from June 2023 to present.

12 June 2023 Added exemption and decisions from the start of 2023.

23 December 2022 Additions for Network Rail, Scotland's Railway and Barnet London Borough Council between October and December 2022.

5 October 2022 Information about Inverness airport and Billingham station.

5 July 2022 Paddington and Heathrow exemption added alongside 3 regulation 13 decisions.

21 December 2021 Reston and Reading Green Station exemption added.

25 November 2021 Infrastructure determinations for Crossrail added to listing.

18 October 2021 Replaced ‘derogations’ with ‘exemptions’ and added 3 new infrastructure decisions for Network Rail, Thurrock Council and Greater Anglia to the list, as well as a vehicle decision for Porterbrook.

2 March 2021 Infrastructure decisions for Network Rail and Northumberland County Council regarding rail track upgrades, plus platform and footbridge extensions.

23 October 2020 Decisions added for Wellingborough Platform 4 and footbridge, Sussex Coastway platform extensions plus the Liphook Station footbridge renewal.

13 November 2018 First published.

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