5th Annual (2019)

ERTMS & ETCS: The Future of Railway Signalling

Delivering and implementing ERTMS and the digital railway in the UK

Wednesday 27 March - Thursday 28 March 2019

Programme

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Day 1 - 27th March
Day 2 - 28th March

08:45

Registration and refreshments

09:30

Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

Michel Ruesen

Managing Director

ERTMS Users Group

09:45

The Government’s support for the digital railway

Commitment to the digital railway

Jessica Matthew

Deputy Director, Rail Digital Services

Department for Transport

10:15

Plans and progress with delivering ERTMS in Europe

Timelines and plans for the ERTMS delivery
What will be introduced and when?
Next steps for roll out and delivery

Michel Ruesen

Managing Director

ERTMS Users Group

10:45

Morning refreshments

11:15

Introduction of ERTMS in Belgium – what lessons can be learnt and applied in the UK

Progress so far with implementation
Challenges and successes of the introduction
The work underway for ERTMS implementation
Lessons and experience of the programme

Peter Geens

Advisor - Head of Unit

Federal Public Service for Mobility and Transport

11:45

ERTMS as part of the Digital Railway toolkit - using what and when?

Traffic management
ATO
CDAS

Steve Denniss

Technical Director

WSP

12:15

Networking lunch

13:15

Fitting of a modern signalling system into freight locomotives

Overview of the project & stakeholder responsibilities
Collaborative working with competitor design houses
Programme & technical (one fleet: 17 variants, 5 operators)
Approach to project delivery and approvals
Human factors considerations
Innovative techniques used (3D scanning, models & mock-up)

Stephen Allison

Senior Project Manager

DB ESG Rail

13:45

Discussion: How can the industry implement ERTMS to secure maximum benefits?

Lessons from implementation and progress with the transition so far

Steve Denniss

Technical Director

WSP

Peter Geens

Advisor - Head of Unit

Federal Public Service for Mobility and Transport

Stephen Allison

Senior Project Manager

DB ESG Rail

14:45

Chair’s closing remarks

14:55

Close of conference and networking drinks

08:45

Registration and refreshments

09:30

Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

Michel Ruesen

Managing Director

ERTMS Users Group

09:40

Avoiding obsolescence – how to prepare for future technology

Developing specifications to prevent obsolescence
Forward planning for changing and rapidly evolving technology
Keeping up-to-date and planning for the next 30-40 years

Stuart Broadbent

Obsolescence Director

Alstom

10:10

Human Factors in the introduction of Traffic Management and ETCS

Understanding the impact of new technology on existing roles and responsibilities, and how these will change
Identifying potential safety, operational and performance issues
Key human factor considerations for introducing the new technology to best support users and operational performance

Elaine Thompson

Principal Human Factors Engineer

Mott MacDonald

10:40

Morning refreshments

11:10

Cyber Security and ERTMS: what are the risks?

Tom Chothia

Senior Lecturer

University of Birmingham

11:40

Standards and safety requirements for ERTMS operations

Ian Maxwell

Head of Train Control Systems

Office of Rail and Road

12:10

Networking lunch

13:10

System requirements and integration for different signalling technologies

How do the different systems work together?
How do systems interface?
Working with legacy systems

Dominic Taylor

Technical Head of Systems and Signalling

Systra

13:40

Using data from multiple sources to support and enhance ERTMS delivery

The importance of data in troubleshooting and predictive maintenance
Functional analysis & ERTMS
Cyber security considerations

Luca Fornasiero

Commercial and Technical Account Manager

Comtest Wireless

14:10

Afternoon refreshments

14:40

The latest insight on GSM-R and preparing for GSM-R replacement by 2030

Future-proofing fleet in advance of changes
5G advances and implications for future radio communications
Emerging technologies that could replace GSM-R
How can the industry forward plan for changes?
How can future proofing be built into plans and how can this relate to ETCS fitment?