Virtual Conference

ERTMS & ETCS: The Future of Railway Signalling

Progressing with Digital Railway and ERTMS implementation in the UK and Europe

Monday 07 December - Thursday 10 December 2020

Programme

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Day 1 - Monday 7th December

08:45

Networking

09:30

Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

Michel Ruesen

Managing Director

ERTMS Users Group

09:40

Keynote address: Government support, plans and investment in the Digital Railway

What does the future of the digital railway look like?
Funding landscape – what is the investment pipeline?
Timelines and latest plans

Niall LeMage

Digital Railway Sponsor

Department for Transport

10:00

Moving forward with the Digital Railway – progress and update on delivery plans

Current status and delivery timelines
Long term deployment plan updates
The impact and benefits to the UK network
How are we using data in the context of digitalisation moving forward?

10:20

The importance of ETCS and ERTMS as part of the Digital Railway

Becoming digital ready to pave the way for ETCS – how does it fit?
What are the options that can be incorporated into digitalisation?
How do ATO and ETCS fit together?

10:40

Morning break and networking

11:10

Developing a regional transport strategy alongside Digital Railway deployment

Incorporating digitalisation into joined up transport plans
Aligning the region’s transportation needs with the digital railway
ETCS planning to meet timetables, new demand and new technologies

11:30

Case study: Implementation and operating with ETCS and ATO on Thameslink

Latest updates
ATO in operation
Operator perspective with ETCS
Challenges, successes and lessons learnt

11:50

Operating with ERTMS - the challenges with implementation and how to overcome these challenges

Maintenance challenges
Reliability and operations problems
Safety issues

12:10

Chair’s closing remarks

12:15

Networking

Day 2 – Tuesday 8th December

08:45

Networking

09:30

Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

Michel Ruesen

Managing Director

ERTMS Users Group

09:35

Implications of the Digital Railway on freight - what are the impacts and the latest on preparations?

Retro-fitment long term plans
What is the progress?
Plans for new locomotives
Impacts and benefits of ERTMS on freight

09:55

ERA standards – impacts of new developments

What are the new processes and developments?
Impacts on ETCS roll-out
Post-Brexit impact?

10:15

Learning from large scale ETCS implementation

Updates on progress
Methods and approaches
Lessons to take away
What are the biggest issues faced with implementation?

10:35

Networking break

11:05

Case study: Latest update and progress with ETCS level 2 on Marseille - Ventimiglia

What is being introduced and where?
New technologies increasing capacity
What will the benefits be?

Nicolas Paradot

ERTMS Deputy Director

SNCF

11:30

Panel discussion: Identifying and making progress with the skills needed to future proof ERTMS

Mapping out the skills needed for developing new technology
Change management and human factors – changing and developing roles in line with digital and operational advancement
Investing in new skills and training programmes for future generations

12:15

Chair’s closing remarks

12:20

Networking

Day 3 - Wednesday 9th December

08:45

Networking

09:30

Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

Michel Ruesen

Managing Director

ERTMS Users Group

09:35

Paving the way for a transformative passenger-focused railway: East Coast Digital Programme - a track and train partnership

Long term strategy and progress
Final stages of the business case
Moving out of procurement into mobilisation
What does the partnership model look like and what can the industry learn from this?

Toufic Machnouk

Programme Director

Network Rail

10:00

What is the progress to level 3?

Updates on hybrid level 3
Timelines for delivery
Solutions to past problems
Scoping out the predicted challenges and delays in order to forward plan
Where has level 3 been tested and used?

10:25

Successful integration of different systems: requirements for different technologies

What are the challenges?
Difference in ETCS technology in overlay and underlay
Working with older systems and infrastructure
Technical and operational considerations for aligning fleet, infrastructure, and human factors

10:45

Networking break

11:15

Radio communications after 2030: The future and preparing for GSM-R replacement

Expiration of GSM-R and the impact on ETCS and ERTMS
What will the upgrade/replacement be?
Advances in radio communications and what’s next

11:35

Train retro-fitment – progress, challenges and lessons learnt

What are the main challenges?
What’s being done and where?
Technological considerations

11:55

Panel discussion: Supply chain developments and opportunities in ERTMS

What are the current advances?
Developments in future proofing technology

12:40

Chair’s closing remarks

12:45

Networking

Day 4 – Thursday 10th December

08:45

Networking

09:30

Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

09:35

Assessing and tackling the cyber security risks to the rail sector

Improving protocols
How to embed it into a system design?
Upgrading systems to ensure compliance and safety
What are the threats ERTMS creates?

09:55

Cyber security cross-sector learnings: Incorporating lessons learned into ETCS operations

Learning from other industries – what is being done and where?
What actions are being taken after past breaches and how can the rail industry become reactive and responsive?
What are the different approaches?

10:15

Networking break

10:45

ETCS and using data going forward to ensure network integrity

Freight and passenger train data – isolating the data risks and how to overcome the challenges
Human factors and data – what is the process and new procedures?

11:10

Safety considerations and advancements with ERTMS

Ensuring industry-wide collaboration and regulation
Technological development improving human factors, efficiency, and safety – what opportunities exist?

11:35

Chair’s closing remarks

11:40

Networking

*All sessions include time for Q & A*

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