5.3. Definitions

5.3.1. ‘Cost of damage to environment’ means costs that are to be met by Railway Undertakings and Infrastructure Managers, appraised on the basis of their experience, in order to restore the damaged area to its state before the railway accident. 5.3.2. ‘Cost of material damage to rolling stock or infrastructure’ means the cost of providing new rolling stock or infrastructure, with the same functionalities and technical parameters as that damaged beyond repair, and the cost of restoring repairable rolling stock or infrastructure to its state before the accident, to be estimated by Railway Undertakings and Infrastructure Managers on the basis of their experience, including also costs related to the leasing of rolling stock, as a consequence of non-availability due to damaged vehicles. 5.3.3. ‘Cost of delays as a consequence of accidents’ means the monetary value of delays incurred by users of rail transport (passengers and freight customers) as a consequence of accidents, calculated by the following model: VT = monetary value of travel time savings Value of time for a passenger of a train (an hour) VT_(P) = [VT of work passengers]*[Average percentage of work passengers per year] + [VT of non-work passengers]*[Average percentage of non-work passengers per year] VT_(P) is measured in EUR per passenger per hour ‘Work passenger’ means a passenger travelling in connection with their professional activities excluding commuting. Value of time for a freight train (an hour) VT_(F) = [VT of freight trains]*[(Tonne-km)/(Train-km)] VT_(F) is measured in EUR per freight tonne per hour Average tonnes of goods transported per train in 1 year = (Tonne-km)/(Train-km) CM = Cost of 1 minute of delay of a train Passenger train CM_(P) = K1*(VT_(P)/60)*[(Passenger-km)/(Train-km)] Average number of passengers per train in 1 year = (Passenger-km)/(Train-km) Freight train CM_(F) = K2* (VT_(F)/60) Factors K1 and K2 are between the value of time and the value of delay, as estimated by stated preference studies, to take into account that the time lost as a result of delays is perceived significantly more negatively than normal travel time. Cost of delays of an accident = CM_(P) *(Minutes of delay of passenger trains) + CM_(F) *(Minutes of delay of freight trains) Scope of the model Cost of delays is to be calculated for significant accidents, as follows: real delays on the railway lines where accidents occurred as measured at terminal station real delays or, if not possible, estimated delays on the other affected lines.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.