(5)According to the documents submitted by the Netherlands, complying with point 5.10.2.4 of Subset-026, as required by Index No 4 of Table A 2 of Appendix A of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1695 would entail an additional cost of EUR 95000000. The point of Subset-026 requires the onboard train control equipment to always transition to the highest ETCS level, in this case Level 2. It would thus not be possible for non-ETCS-trained drivers to operate VIRM trains on the dual signalling lines, despite ATB being available both onboard and trackside, rendering the timetable not achievable with only ETCS-trained drivers.
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