The Railways and Other Transport Systems (Approval of Works, Plant and Equipment) Regulations 1994

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1PRESCRIBED MODES OF GUIDED TRANSPORT

PART ITHE MODES

1.  Magnetic levitation

2.  Monorail

3.  Road-based with cable guidance

4.  Road-based with rail guidance

5.  Road-based with side guidance

6.  Track-based with side guidance

PART IIINTERPRETATION

1.  In this Schedule—

“magnetic levitation” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided by means of magnetic force;

“monorail” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or beam;

“road-based with cable guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—

(a)

capable of operating on a road; and

(b)

guided wholly or mainly by means of a cable, wire or other device which is not in direct physical contact with the vehicles;

“road-based with rail guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—

(a)

capable of operating on a road; and

(b)

guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or slot;

“road-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—

(a)

capable of operating on a road; and

(b)

guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus; and

“track-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—

(a)

supported by means of a track or other structure not being a road; and

(b)

guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus.

2.  In this Schedule, references to “mode” are to be construed as a mode of guided transport which employs vehicles used wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers and “road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(1).