Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Michel Ruesen.
Managing Director.
ERTMS Users Group.
Keynote address: Government support, plans and investment in the Digital Railway
09:40 to
10:00
- What does the future of the digital railway look like?
- Funding landscape – what is the investment pipeline?
- Timelines and latest plans
Speaker:
Polly Payne.
Director General, Rail Group.
Department for Transport.
Digital Railway System Architecture and Requirements for GB Applications’
10:00 to
10:25
- Scope of Digital Railway Architecture
- Requirements and Integration
- Maturing Requirements and Role of Industry
- Future of Requirements and Associated Documentation
Speaker:
Rubina Greenwood.
Head of System Requirements and Integration.
Network Rail.
Operating with ERTMS - Challenges – maintenance and operation
10:55 to
11:20
- Maintenance challenges
- Reliability and operations problems
- Safety issues
Speakers:
Bogdan Godziejewski.
Senior Rail Manager.
Mott MacDonald.
Sander Willer.
Consultant Transportation.
Mott MacDonald.
Redefining rail’s role in an integrated transport system post-Covid-19
11:20 to
11:45
- Presents output from the Future Integrated Railway Think Tank
- Tackling: Renewing of public confidence, Communications-led journey planning, and Evolving Industry structure.
- To promote development of digital solutions, a national transport strategy and a pipeline of new talent to the industry
Speaker:
Steve Denniss.
Technical Director.
WSP.
Chair’s closing remarks
11:55 to
12:10
Speaker:
Michel Ruesen.
Managing Director.
ERTMS Users Group.