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TUESDAY, 26 JUNE 2018
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08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
James Collinson, Director, Network Certification Body (NCB)
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THE VISION FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (TMS)
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09:10
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INTRODUCTION TO THE DIGITAL RAILWAY SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS
Vish Kalsapura, Principal Engineer, Digital Railway
- The System of Systems Architecture
- Traffic Management as part of the System of Systems
- System boundaries and interfaces
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09:40
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LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF TMS: COMPATIBILITY WITH ERTMS
Pio Guido, Head of the European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) Unit, European Union Agency for Railways
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10:05
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INTEGRATED TMS: A SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS BENEFITS & EXPERIENCES
Mark Rocky, Business Development Director, Transportation, Indra
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10:30
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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10:45
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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11:15
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TMS ON LONDON UNDERGROUND AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO MAINLINE RAIL
Ivan Curties, Principal Project Engineer (Control & Information), Transport for London
- Why TMS is easier on London Underground
- The layers that can make up a total TMS and their applicability to mainline rail
- Architectures and their support of automation and degraded modes
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11:40
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EARLY UK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DEPLOYMENTS: BENEFITS, STATUS AND LESSONS LEARNED
Andy Bourne, Senior Technical Director, Arcadis
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12:05
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THE CHALLENGES OF DELIVERING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ONTO A COMPLEX OPERATIONAL DIGITAL RAILWAY
Andy Powell, Senior Technical Authority, Siemens
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12:30
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THE SWISS WAY TO OPTIMISE CAPACITY FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Daniel Achermann, Senior Expert on Traffic Management Systems, Swiss Federal Railways SBB
- Using TMS to slow down investment in new infrastructure, save more than 3% p.a. in energy costs and increase the density of traffic by 10%
- How digitalisation could increase the capacity of the Swiss track network by up to 30 percent
- Learnings on how to develop a traffic management system into a mainstay for advanced railway operations
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12:55
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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13:10
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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OTHER SYSTEMS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE MODERN DIGITAL RAILWAY
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14:10
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INSIGHT INTO DIGITAL RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS
Andy Doherty, Chief Technology Officer, Network Rail
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14:35
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PREDICTABLE AND OPTIMISED BRAKING: A CHALLENGE FOR SUCCESSFUL MAINLINE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OPERATION
Neil Ovenden, Engineering Supply Chain Lead, Rail Delivery Group
- The importance of stopping trains in a predictable and repeatable fashion in allowing high capacity traffic management systems to fully realise their benefits
- Managing the common seasonal problems impacting mainline rail
- Insight into recent R&D deliveries related to predictable and optimised train braking
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15:00
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ELIZABETH LINE: WHY LONDONERS NEED EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Russell Parish, Strategy and Performance Manager, TfL Elizabeth Line Operations
- Integrating a new high frequency, high capacity metro service with established mainline operations;
- The challenges of operating with multiple infrastructures, traffics and technologies
- Opportunities of traffic management systems and the benefits for Elizabeth Line’s customers
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15:25
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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15:35
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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16:05
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CUMULATIVE RISK: SAFETY MARGINS AND THE LONDON UNDERGROUND EXPERIENCE
Ian Hersey, Senior Engineer – Signalling, Transport for London and Matthew Hattersley, Discipline Engineer (Signalling), Transport for London
- Safe Braking Models: An overview of the elements that need to be considered as a complete railway system
- Analysis of where double-counting can arise and why this can lead to reduced performance.
- Optimising the Safe Braking Model: London Underground’s experience
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16:30
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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16:35
Panel Discussion
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THE FUTURE OF TMS FOR RAIL
Pio Guido, Head of the European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) Unit, European Union Agency for Railways
Andy Bourne, Senior Technical Director, ARCADIS
Russell Parish, Strategy and Performance Manager, TfL Elizabeth Line Operations
- Where is the GB ‘guiding mind’ for TMS and enabling it to function safely and effectively as part of the broader digital rail system?
- How can cumulative risk enable TMS to recover perturbation effectively?
- How can rail vehicle engineers work with signalling engineers to minimise the unnecessary levels of safety margins?
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16:55
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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17:00
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END OF SEMINAR
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