Communications Based Train Control leaders meet to discuss implementation of future rail

Jan. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- London Underground and key supplier Bombardier recently announced the re let of the CBTC Sub Surface signalling contract for the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines.

An exciting time for the CBTC industry, as the London Underground is one of the oldest metro's in the world and estimated to carry over one billion passengers a year.

Engineering Director, Capital Programmes, London Underground, George Clark will be presenting on Railway of the Future and will also be joined by SUP ATC Engineering Manager, Hugh Bridge also of London Underground.

London Overground and Crossrail Deputy Operations Director, Duncan Cross, will also be presenting on the conference, discussing the challenges of implementation and interoperability of integrating CBTC with the existing ERTMS system.

Speakers include

RSSB, Head of New Systems, Tom Lee, Chair
Technical Project Leader NGTC project Unife, Thales Canada, David Dimmer
London Overground and Crossrail, Deputy Operations Director, Duncan Cross
London Underground, Engineering Director, George Clarke
Delcan Corporation, Vice President Rail and Transit Systems, Dr Alan Rumsey
GTT Metro, Technological project innovation manager, Alberto Forchino
London Underground, Hugh Bridge, SUP ATC Engineering Manager
DB Netz AG, Project Leader openETCS, Klaus Rudiger Hase
SNCF, Project Director, Said El Fassi
SNCF, Director of Technology, Strategy and Regulation, Dr. Pierre Messulam
Mott Macdonald, Elaine Thompson, Principal Human Factors Engineer, Karl King, Head of Rail Control Systems
TPD Technologies, Director, Paul Cheeseman
ITCertifer, International Business Manager, Gino Di Mambro
B.C. Rapid Transit Company, Retiring Manager, Operations Planning (Expo/Millennium Lines), Ian Graham
B.C Rapid Transit Company, Senior Engineer, Chris Morris

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