TRACK ACCESS CONTRACT (PASSENGER SERVICES) Dated [ ] Between NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED and FIRST SCOTRAIL LIMITED (in relation to Daytime Services) 428317 Contents Clause Page 1 INTERPRETATION ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 Definitions.................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Interpretation ............................................................................................ 9 1.3 Indemnities .............................................................................................. 11 2 NETWORK CODE AND TRACTION ELECTRICITY RULES ..................... 11 2.1 Incorporation .......................................................................................... 11 2.2 Modifications to the Network Code or the Traction Electricity Rules11 2.3 Compliance by other operators ............................................................. 11 3 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND DURATION .............................................. 12 3.1 Effective date ........................................................................................... 12 3.2 Conditions precedent to Clause 5 .......................................................... 12 3.3 Obligations to satisfy conditions precedent to Clause 5 ...................... 13 3.4 Consequences of non-fulfilment of conditions precedent to Clause 5 13 3.5 Expiry ...................................................................................................... 13 3.6 Suspension and termination................................................................... 13 4 STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE ..................................................................... 14 4.1 General standard .................................................................................... 14 4.2 Good faith ................................................................................................ 14 5 PERMISSION TO USE ......................................................................................... 14 5.1 Permission to use the Routes ................................................................. 14 5.2 Meaning ................................................................................................... 14 5.3 Permission under Clauses 5.2(e) and 5.2(f) .......................................... 15 5.4 Changes to Applicable Engineering Access Statement and Applicable Timetable Planning Rules ................................................... 15 428317 5.5 Engineering Access Statement, Timetable Planning Rules and Restrictions of Use .................................................................................. 16 5.6 The Services and the Specified Equipment .......................................... 16 5.7 Performance ............................................................................................ 16 5.8 Stabling .................................................................................................... 16 6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAINS AND NETWORK .......... 16 6.1 General .................................................................................................... 16 6.2 Trespass, vandalism and animals .......................................................... 16 6.3 Safety........................................................................................................ 17 6.4 Use of Railway Code Systems ................................................................ 17 6.4.1 General ..................................................................................... 17 6.4.2 Provision of Train Consist Data ............................................ 17 7 TRACK CHARGES AND OTHER PAYMENTS .............................................. 18 8 LIABILITY ............................................................................................................. 18 8.1 Performance Orders in relation to breach ........................................... 18 8.2 Compensation in relation to breach ...................................................... 18 9 NOT USED.............................................................................................................. 18 10 LIABILITY - OTHER MATTERS ...................................................................... 18 10.1 Train Operator indemnity ..................................................................... 18 10.2 Network Rail indemnity ......................................................................... 19 11 RESTRICTIONS ON CLAIMS ............................................................................ 19 11.1 Notification and mitigation .................................................................... 19 11.2 Restrictions on claims by Network Rail ................................................ 19 11.3 Restrictions on claims by Train Operator ............................................ 20 11.4 Restriction on claims by both parties .................................................... 21 11.5 Limitation on liability ............................................................................. 21 11.6 Claims Allocation and Handling Agreement........................................ 21 428317 11.6.1 General ..................................................................................... 21 11.6.2 Restriction of application .......................................................... 22 11.6.3 Liability for small claims .......................................................... 22 12 GOVERNING LAW .............................................................................................. 22 13 DISPUTE RESOLUTION ..................................................................................... 22 13.1 ADRR ....................................................................................................... 22 13.2 Unpaid sums ............................................................................................ 23 13.3 Performance Orders ............................................................................... 23 13.3.1 Power to order provisional relief .............................................. 23 13.3.2 Performance Orders ................................................................. 23 13.3.3 Duties of arbitrator in relation to Performance Orders ........... 24 13.4 Remedies .................................................................................................. 24 13.5 Exclusion of applications on preliminary points of law ...................... 25 14 CONFIDENTIALITY ............................................................................................ 25 14.1 Confidential Information ....................................................................... 25 14.1.1 General obligation .................................................................... 25 14.1.2 Network Rail - Affiliates ............................................................ 25 14.1.3 Train Operator - Affiliates ........................................................ 25 14.2 Entitlement to divulge ............................................................................ 25 14.3 Return of Confidential Information ...................................................... 27 14.4 Retention or destruction of Confidential Information ........................ 27 14.5 Ownership of Confidential Information ............................................... 27 14.6 Network Code, Traction Electricity Rules and Schedule 7 ................. 27 15 ASSIGNATION AND NOVATION ..................................................................... 27 15.1 Assignation .............................................................................................. 27 15.2 Novation ................................................................................................... 28 15.3 Assignation and Novation terms............................................................ 28 428317 16 PAYMENTS, INTEREST AND VAT .................................................................. 29 16.1 Payment ................................................................................................... 29 16.1.1 No deduction ............................................................................. 29 16.1.2 Delivery of invoices ................................................................... 29 16.1.3 Content of invoices and other statements of amounts payable . 29 16.1.4 Method of payment .................................................................... 29 16.2 Interest ..................................................................................................... 29 16.3 VAT .......................................................................................................... 30 16.3.1 Payment of VAT ........................................................................ 30 16.3.2 Reimbursement of VAT.............................................................. 30 16.3.3 VAT credit note to be issued on repayment ............................... 30 17 FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS .............................................................................. 30 17.1 Meaning of Force Majeure Event ......................................................... 30 17.2 Nature and extent of relief for Force Majeure ..................................... 32 17.3 Entitlement to Force Majeure relief ..................................................... 32 17.4 Procedure for claiming relief ................................................................