Author(s)

G. Sciutto, C. Bellini & A. Gloria

Abstract

Since the 1990s, the European Union has started the process of liberalization and harmonization of the European railway network issuing some directives aimed at separating railways managers from the subjects (railway enterprises) operating rail transport. The access to the public of the railways lines and the commissioning of rolling stock or technological systems are subject to the release of a Conformity Assessment. According to the application context, it is possible to focus at the European and National level the following main assessment areas: European restricted field, National restricted field, voluntary field and field of other transport systems. This renewed survey is based on third part assessment, i.e. achieved by subjects different from infrastructu

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