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SUMMARY:AN OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM (ETCS) - Bob Barn
 ard
DTSTART:20161117T183000Z
DTEND:20161117T200000Z
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CONTACT:Tim Wilkinson
DESCRIPTION:The European Train Control System (ETCS) was developed\, follo
 wing European initiatives\, along with secure voice and data communication
 s\, from the standardised European Rail Traffic Management System.  ETCS h
 as become the de facto standard for new railways\, and existing national r
 ail networks are being migrated to the new ETCS technology\, across Europe
  but also world-wide.  The standardised ETCS has opened new markets to sup
 pliers\, and given railways access to a wider supplier base.  The talk con
 siders the evolution of train control systems from a conventional lineside
  signalling approach through significant evolutionary steps to ETCS. It ou
 tlines the fundamental concepts around which all ETCS applications are bui
 lt. The benefits and challenges of introducing ETCS on to a busy network a
 re considered. The talk is illustrated with examples from projects in the 
 UK and overseas.\n\nThe speaker Bob Barnard is an electronic engineering g
 raduate who has spent his career as a railway signal engineer working for 
 a supplier organisation\, now Alstom.  He has specialised in the developme
 nt and introduction of new technology into main line and urban signalling 
 systems\, including safe computers\, modern train control\, and driverless
  peoplemover systems.  For some years he has worked on ERTMS applications\
 , most recently for the introduction of Level 2 ETCS on to the British mai
 n line network.  Recently retired from full-time work\, Bob has always bee
 n active in cross-industry professional activities and is a past-president
  of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers\, and a Fellow of the IET.
 \n\nYou can register for this talk here: https://localevents.theiet.org/7f
 8016
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 0\, University of Cambridge Engineering Departmen
 t\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge
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