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However, the requirement to hold a certificate for a specific part of infrastructure shall not apply in the exceptional cases listed hereafter, provided that another train driver who possesses a valid certificate for the infrastructure concerned sits next to the driver during driving: when a disturbance of the railway service necessitates the deviation of trains or maintenance of tracks, as specified by the infrastructure manager; for exceptional, one-off services which use historical trains; for exceptional, one-off freight services, provided that the infrastructure manager agrees; for the delivery or demonstration of a new train or locomotive; for the purposes of training and examining drivers. The use of this possibility shall be a decision of the railway undertaking and may not be imposed by the relevant infrastructure manager or by the competent authority. Whenever an additional driver is used as provided for above, the infrastructure manager shall be informed beforehand.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.