European Union Agency for Railways

Agenda ERTMS 2024 Conference

Day 1 : Workshops -

12:00 - 13:00
Registration - light lunch
13:00 - 13:15
Opening of the workshops
13:15 - 14:45

Workshops - Session A

#1. Daniel Windisch, Soenke Kraft, Marc Sarrat and Friedmann Bitsch - Outputs of EU Rail | Standardisation and TSI Input Plan (Presentation)

#2. Ralph Mueller, Elise Pikaar, Marcus Arenius, Mark Van Dooren, Paolo Lauzzana, Clarisse Davoine and Emanuele Mastrodonato - Improving ERTMS performance by integrating Human and Organisational Factors (HOF) (Presentation)

#3. Paolo Ciucci, Bastian Simoni, Piet Schouwerwou, Renato Rodrigues,Silvia Dominguez and Georgios Kouparousos - Operational Harmonisation (Presentation) - (Marketplace)

#4. Henri van Houten, Antonella Trombetta, Juha Lehtola, Jan-Henrik Voss, Alfonso Lorenzo and Nicolas Gohel - How to optimise cost for the ERTMS Lifecycle for Trackside and On-board? (Presentation) - (Marketplace)

#5. Victoria Campos Alonso, Christoph Gralla, Vladimír Kampík and Jaime Pereira - How can ERTMS deployment for Trackside and On-board be accelerated? (Presentation) - (Results)

#6. Jérémy Debast, Michel Van Liefferinge, Simon Lambert, Hartwig Schuster and Christian Klecha - ETCS System compatibility checks : on the way to a progressive phase-out? (Presentation) - (Marketplace)

#7. Titia Los, Remco Arnoldus and Luca Macchi - From Certification to Authorisation, challenges and issues (Presentation) - (Marketplace)

#8. Jörgen Mattisson, Pascal Desaunay, Wawka Perschke, M. J. García, Dan Mandoc, Pipsa Hallner, Alexander Ende, Morten Schläger, Michael Kloecker, Ove Skovdahl and Achim Vrielink - How to succesfully introduce FRMCS (the succesor of GSM-R) on EU network and the vehicles? (Presentation) - (zip)

#9. Steffen Schmidt, Nico Schwan, Jose Antonio Quintano, Joost van Gennip, Ernst Kleine and Christoph Klose - CCS Target and migration - the EU-RAIL System Pillar Approach (Presentation) - (Marketplace) - (Onboard Migration)

#10a. Karel van Gils and Johannes Gräber - The DAC (Digital Automatic Coupling) programme and its interaction with ERTMS (Presentation)

#11. Maria Ángeles Bueno, Katarzyna Koprowska, Stefano Marcoccio, Markus Hauner and Michal Bahenský - Trackside approval (Presentation 1) - (Presentation 2)

14:45 - 15:00
Change rooms
15:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:00
Coffee break
17:00 - 18:30

Day 2 : Plenary -

08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:45
Official Opening
09:45 - 11:10

Session 1: ERTMS status and outlook

Moderator: Keir Fitch, DG MOVE

09:45 - 10:00
Upcoming challenges for ERTMS
10:00 - 10:15
ERTMS as centrepiece of railway modernisation
10:15 - 10:30
View of supply industry
10:30 - 10:45
A European ERTMS Programme Management
10:45 - 11:00
ERTMS as facilitator for railway liberalization.
11:00 - 11:15
Questions and Answers
11:15 - 11:20
Conclusions
11:20 - 11:50
Coffee break
11:50 - 13:15

Session 2: Legal framework

Moderator: Josef Doppelbauer, ERA (Presentation)

11:50 - 12:05
ERTMS Specifications inside CCS TSI 2023/1695
12:05 - 12:20
FRMCS Specs (global planning up to v3, v2 status, ETSI, 3GPP)
12:20 - 12:35
Towards a stable FRMCS V2 for testing
12:35 - 12:50
Future of CCS TSI - STIP, TSI and standardisation requests
12:50 - 13:05
Questions and Answers
13:05 - 13:10
Conclusions
13:10 - 14:25
Lunch
14:25 - 15:10
Marketplace
15:10 - 16:25

Session 3: ERTMS implementation - operation

Moderator : Michel Ruesen, ERTMS

15:10 - 15:25
Swiss ERTMS Strategy
15:25 - 15:40
Czech ERTMS rollout
15:40 - 15:55
Italian experience
15:55 - 16:10
ETCS Deployment in Belgium: Navigating Challenges, Integrating Technologies
16:10 - 16:25
Experiences of lessors with upgrading their fleet
16:25 - 16:40
Questions and Answers
16:40 - 16:50
Conclusions
16:50 - 17:20
Coffee break
17:20 - 18:45

Session 4: FRMCS implementation challenges

Moderator: Thomas Chatelet, ERA (Presentation)

Speakers:

17:20 - 18:30
Panel discussion
  • FRMCS Migration and deployment: strategies, challenges, national plans, Testing and validation path
  • European Coordinated Approach
  • FRMCS Testing and validation path - National projects
  • Availability of FRMCS products
18:30 - 18:45
Questions and Answers
18:45 - 19:00
Today's conclusions
19:00 - 22:00
Cocktail evening
22:00
End day 2

Day 3 : Plenary -

09:00 - 09:05
Opening speech
09:05 - 09:10
Introduction context
09:15 - 10:45

Session 5: Implementation - recommendations, good practices

Moderator: Klaus Mindel, UNIFE/UNISIG

09:15 - 09:30
How to achieve a cost-efficient approach when deploying ERTMS
09:30 - 09:45
Optimise time and resources when testing ERTMS
09:45 - 10:00
Facing certification process in an efficient and effective way
10:00 - 10:15
Taking benefit of game changers to get the best performance with ETCS
10:15 - 10:30
ESC Testing. Optimisation of campaigns and reduction of needed tests.
10:30 - 10:40
Questions and Answers
10:40 - 10:45
Conclusions
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee
11:15 - 12:50

Session 6: Outlook - Future

11:15 - 11:25
EURAIL - the System Pillar and the Innovation Pillar. Outcomes and objectives
11:25 - 12:05
PANEL 1: Panel Discussion Future Operations
12:05 - 12:45
PANEL 2: Panel Discussion Future Opportunities (and cyber threats)

Moderator: Lea Paties, EU-Rail (Presentation) 

12:45
Questions and Answers
12:45 - 12:50
Conclusions
12:50 - 13:15

Session 7: Wrap up, conclusion and Closure

Moderator: Josef Doppelbauer, ERA

Closing Speech: Magda Kopczyńska, DG MOVE

12:50 - 13:15
ERTMS 2024 conference Lessons learned
13:15 - 13:45
Light Lunch
13:45
End of Conference
13:45 - 17:00
Technical Visit (optional)

Option 1: Visiting Infrabel(in La Louvière, Belgium) will give you the opportunity to learn more how Infrabel applies "Safety First" in daily operations in an ETCS environment. Different topics will be presented:

  • Digitalization and railway safety
  • Rethinking worksite protection under ERTMS with an introduction to the Safer W program
  • The Mobile Balise Stop
  • Keeping the tracks safe, digital maintenance in an ERTMS environment

Option 2: Embark on a thrilling expedition with Multitel (in Mons, Belgium)! 

  • Join them to uncover the fascinating world of ISO 17025 Accreditation for ERTMS equipment. 
  • You will also discover how Multitel cutting-edge research has paved the way for ingenious solutions in the railway ecosystem.

Remark: Buses will return to Valenciennes after the technical visits for people wishing to join the ERA 20-year anniversary event from 17:00 onwards.

14:00 - 20:00
ERA 20-year anniversary event

The Agency invites the ERTMS Conference participants to join the ERA's 20-year celebration, which will start in the afternoon of 25 April. 

This event is not part of the ERTMS Conference. When registering to the Conference, you will be able to opt to participate. This event is free of charge.

Participants of the technical visits will be able to join the celebration at 17:00.

More info will follow shortly.

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