General Meeting Zurich 27.05.2011

1. CEN TC 256/SC 1 Brieffrom plenary meeting Brussels, 01.04.2011 General Meeting Zurich 27.05.2011 Imrich KORPANEC

2. TC 256/SC 1 Railway Infrastructure Plenary meeting, Brussels, 01.04.2011 • Secretariat report (attached) • TC 256 Working Groups • Published standards • Directly to be applied to contractors either by clients and/or national authorities and/or as harmonized standards through European legal framework • other standards relevant to contractors • TC 256/SC 1 restructuring • Resolutions (attached) - Issues from the meeting relevant contractors EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

3. Secretariat report • Management overview (59 published standards and 79 working items) • Administration (secretariat, members, liaisons) • Structure (title, scope, convenor, secretary) • Meetings and personnel • Full list of published standards • Rest – current programme of work EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

4. CEN TC 256/SC1 WorkingGroups • WG 4 “Rails” • WG 5 “Track construction and maintenance machines” • WG 15 “Track alignment design parameters” • WG 16 “Sleepers and bearers” • WG 17 “Fastening systems” • WG 18 “Switches and crossings” • WG 21 “Acceptance of trackwork after renewal and/or maintenance work” • WG 28 “Track geometry quality” • WG 34 “Qualification of trackworks contractors” • WG 39 "Safety protection on the track during work" • WG 40 "Noise barriers" • WG 46"Ballastless track“ • SG 11 “Track gauge” EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

5. Published standards • 42 of total 79 standards are relevant to contractors • 13 of 42 standards shall be applied by contractors (if required by client in contract or national authorities), dealing with track machines (WG 5), welding (WG 4), safety (WG 39), qualification of contractors (WG 34) and partly trackwork acceptance (WG 21) • Full list of all standards is in the report and those relevant to contractors are marked by yellow • In general, standards are in voluntary domain but those declared by EC as “harmonized” consist parts which are mandatory under the European legislation • A Harmonised Standard provides a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of Directives EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

6. TC 256/SC 1 restructuring • Change of the title to CEN/TC 256/SC 1 “Railway applications / Infrastructure” (Infrastructure instead of Track) • Definition of the scope as follows: • Standardisation on general requirements for infrastructure design, installation and maintenance (bridges and tunnels are excluded). • The standards also cover materials, components, assemblies, works and machines associated with railway infrastructure • Link to the new CEN TC 256 structure as valid from 01.02.2011 10.3_CEN TC 256 structure.pdf EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

7. Resolutions relevant to contractors (1) • New work items: • prEN 14730-1 REVIEW "Railway applications – Track – Aluminothermic welding of rails – Part 1: Approval of welding processes “ (WG 4 "Rails“) • EN 14587-1:2007/FprA1 "Railway applications – Track – Flash butt welding of rails – Part 1: New R220, R260, R260Mn and R350HT grade rails in a fixed plant " (WG 4 "Rails“) • prEN xxxxx-4" Railway applications – Track – Safety protection on the track during work – Part 4: Safety barriers“ (WG 39 "Safety protection on track during work“) • 3 year time-frame for the development of ENs, TRs and TSs – 9 month Tolerance Request EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

8. Resolutions relevant to contractors (2) • New appointments: • Mr. H.L.G. van den TWEEL (NL) as Convenor of • CEN/TC 256/SC 1/ WG 39 “Railway applications / Track / Safety protection on track during work“ • Mr. Mike JAMES (UK) as Convenor of CEN/TC 256/SC 1/ WG 5 “Railway applications/Infrastructure / Track construction and maintenance machines” EFRTC GM, Zurich, 27.05.2011

9. Thank you for your attention !!!