Guidance

Railway interoperability: National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs)

UK railway technical standards, known as NTSNs, have replaced EU technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs).

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

NTSN: Safety in Railway Tunnels (SRT)

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NTSN: Control, Command and Signalling (CCS)

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NTSN: Operation and Traffic Management (OPE)

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NTSN: Infrastructure (INF)

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NTSN: Energy (ENE)

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NTSN: Rolling Stock – Locomotive and Passenger (LOCPAS)

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NTSN: Rolling Stock – Noise (NOI)

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NTSN: Rolling Stock Freight Wagons (WAG)

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NTSN: Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM)

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NTSN: Telematics Applications for Passenger Services (TAP)

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NTSN: Telematic Applications for Freight (TAF)

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NTSN: Assessment and further assessment of ICs

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NTSN: Modules for the procedures for assessment of conformity or suitability for use and UK verification

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Details

A new domestic railway technical standards regime will replace the EU’s Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) while preserving their technical content. These National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs) have been published by the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to regulation 3B of the Railways Interoperability Regulations 2011 and have effect from 1 January 2021. They are applicable in Great Britain only.

The Department for Transport (DfT) worked with the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) to create the National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs). Track change versions show how the NTSNs differ from the corresponding TSIs.

Updates to this page

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 22 March 2022 + show all updates
  1. Infrastructure NTSN updated to include missing text in clause about rail fastening systems and remove redundant clause on abrupt change of cant deficiency. Safety in railway tunnel updated to include clauses on operation subsystem and operation of new rolling stock in existing tunnels.

  2. First published.

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