Day 1
09:00 - Full day programme
09:00
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Bridget Eickhoff, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, RSSB
SESSION 1: VISION AND COST
09:35
The future direction of Interoperability
Ian Jones, Head of Interoperability, DfT
• Experience to date of applying the 2011 interoperability regulations and the role of the
Competent Authority
• Future challenges for interoperability including a more strategic approach
• Possible changes to the interoperability regime under the Fourth Railway Package
10:00
The European standards framework – how to simplify it
Cliff Cork, Departmental Head of Standards Delivery INS & RST, RSSB
• A look at the types of standards that exist
• An explanation of how they all fit together
• Those that apply to different projects
• How the structure can be simplified
10:25
Paul Hooper, ORR
10:50
DISCUSSION SESSION
11:05
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
SESSION 2: GUIDANCE
11:30
Application of CSM-RA to projects with RIR and ROGS
Stephen Clarke, Professional Head of Independent Assurance, Lloyd’s Register
Rail Limited
• Scope of CSM-RA and its relationship with other relevant regulations and standards
• Overlap of work, including NOBO/assessment body tasks
• Key points in the application of the CSM-RA process
• Assessment body objectives and scope of work
11:55
Network Rail’s Business Critical Rules
Jamie Trigg, Programme Director for Business Critical Rules, Network Rail
• The Business Critical Rules framework
• Alignment with existing and future legislation
• Implementation approach across Network Rail and primary suppliers
12:20
Challenges met and experiences obtained by the Danish NSA
(applying the “EC” approval process for ERTMS)
Lars Mortensen, ERTMS Programme Manager, Danish Transport Authority
• Scope of the Danish ERTMS programme
• Organisation
• Roles and responsibilities
12:45
DISCUSSION SESSION
13:00
LUNCH
SESSION 3: FUTURE
13:45
ETCS Operation and Interoperability - a decade of experience in Switzerland
Oskar Stadler, Independent Engineering Consultant
• At the heart of trans-Europe railway operations, ETCS and Interoperability is not optional in Switzerland
• As “Early Adopters,” the Swiss experience resonates around some member states’ relatively slow progress
• Valuable lessons learnt
14:10
Major railway systems projects and interoperability
Jignesh Patel, Head of Safety & Interoperability, Crossrail
• Experience with interoperability and the associated regulations on the largest
infrastructure project in Europe
• What this experience may tell us in consideration of future major projects in the UK
14:35
DISCUSSION SESSION
14:50
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
SESSION 4: LEARNING
15:05
Class 68 locomotive – interoperability case study
James Duncan, Senior Engineer - Safety Management & Assurance
Paul Harborough, Principal Consultant – Safety Management and Assurance,
Interfleet Technology
• Background to the project
• Maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of NoBo and DeBo assessment, such as using
evidence from previous assessments
• When is an NNTR not an NNTR?
• Managing standards change
• Using the type authorisation process
15:30
An Infrastructure Manager’s Perspective
Peter Knight, Senior Programme Development Manager, Group Strategy &
Planning, Network Rail
• Practical application of the UK interoperability regulations
• Integration of the technical specifications for interoperability with domestic standards
• Deriving benefit for GB Rail from the regulations
15:55
Interoperability and Authorisation - A Manufacturer’s Perspective
David Beacham, Head of Product Integrity Assurance, Bombardier
• The time before TSIs - historical approaches to managing authorisation/approval,
referencing experience in Western Europe
• Application of a new framework - theory versus reality
• A manufacturer’s expectation of the evolution of interoperability
16:20
DISCUSSION SESSION
16:45
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS
Bridget Eickhoff, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, RSSB
17:00
CLOSE