UIC 70017:2016-05

This IRS was drawn up to provide all railways with standard guidelines to evaluate the causes of an incident involving the electrification systems and thus identify the relevant responsibilities. Until now, when an incident occurred, the search for the attribution of responsibilities was confined to the departments of a single company (infrastructure, rolling stock, driving staff). The new railway organisation, based on different operators, and their relevant respective roles means that an innovative approach is required to manage incidents involving both infrastructure and rolling stock. Thus the IRS focuses on the problems caused by failures within the energy system (substations, overhead contact line, pantographs, etc.), and classifies the responsibilities shared by the railway sectors/companies.