Project Update
27 September 2012
Richard Brown
ETCS Academy Feasibility Study
Developed by the industry for the industry
European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)
An initiative backed by the EU to enhance cross-border interoperability and the procurement of signalling equipment by creating a single Europe wide standard for train control and command systems.
ERTMS has four basic components:
European Train Control Systems (ETCS) - an automatic train protection system (ATP) to replace the existing national ATP systems
GSM-R, a radio system for providing voice and data communication between the track and the train
European Operating Rules
Traffic Management Layer
The system will replace traditional railway signals with a computer display inside every train cab
Industry View of Future System Configuration
Control Centre Voice
communications
On board train detection
Movement authority Advisory speed Automatic Train
Operation
Key nodes Limited signalling Limited train detection
Intelligent
Traffic
Management
ETCS Impact on Skills
The introduction and operation of ETCS will require a range of new skills and operational methods across the industry.
Skills impacted are expected to include:
Train control installation and maintenance
Signalling
Driving
Traction and rolling stock design & build
Traction & rolling stock maintenance
Train planning & scheduling
Trackside working
There will be a need for significant numbers of railway workers to be trained in a relatively short period as the ETCS system is rolled out.
ETCS Academy Feasibility Study Purpose
To develop an understanding of and
specification for the additional training
facilities that will be required to support
the roll out of ETCS
Study covers ETCS aspects of
ERTMS
ETCS SYSTEMS
ETCSTRAINING
DRIVERS
Train CrewTrain
Dispatch
SIGNALLERS[Control Centre Operators]
Timetable Planners
Controller
Possession Managers
Possession Planners
TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK TECHNICIANS
NewBuild
Eng.Fleet
ExistingFleet
T&RS Designers T&RS Builders
OUTSIDE PARTIESORR / HMRI
RIABBT Police
Emergency ServicesMOD
TRAIN CONTROL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS
(S&T)
TRAIN CONTROL INSTALLATION TECHNICIANS
(S&T)
TRACK SIDE WORKERS
Project Planners
Work Planner
Control Centre
Technicians
Comms Technicians
Trackside Technicians
Test & Commission
EngineersDesigners
Operations Managers
OperationsTraining
Driver Managers
DriverTraining
InfrastructureTraining
T&RSTraining
Service Design
ETCS Academy Project Scope
ETCS Academy Project Objectives
Specific objectives of the project are to:
Develop a high level understanding of:
the training that will be required to support ETCS roll out
The training facilities needed to support this and the facilities currently available or planned to give a facilities gap
any qualifications programmes required
Consider solution options to address the training facilities challenge
Identify a preferred option, best suited to addressing the industry wide training need
Provide a high level view of the specification, costs and resource required to deliver the preferred option
Delivery Programme
Delivery Programme
Phase Activity Duration
1
Agreement on Scope of Feasibility Study
June 2012
2
Analysis including stakeholder consultation
June to October
3
Development & testing of delivery options
September to January
4 Completion of Final Report
March 2013
Sponsorship
Ian Fazakerley Programme Sponsor ERTMS, Network Rail (NR) Anil Shah Project Sponsor, Network Rail (NR)
Project Team Sue Gill Project Director, NSARE Richard Brown Project Manager Change, NR Jason Wenham Project Manager (Skills Forecasting) NR Nicky Cordingley Project Management Assistant, NR James Fraser Project Manager FT&OCS, NR Ron Bailes ATOC Paul Le Vesconte ATOC Bill Alexander NSARE Training & Skills Elaine Clark NSARE Skills Forecasting Pauline Marks NSARE Project Support
Cross Industry Project Steering Board
Ian Fazakerley Project Sponsor, NR Andrew Simmons Director, Future Train & Operational Control Systems (FT&OCS), NR Rob Macintosh Programme Director ERTMS, NR Guy Wilmshurst-Smith HO PD&T, NR Allan Spriggs Porterbrook. ROSCO rep. Simon Green Southern Railway,TOC rep. Peter Leppard Arriva, TOC rep. Steve Wilkinson DB Schenker, FOC rep. David Wells RIA, Supply chain rep. Richard Carr RSSB rep. Gil Howarth Chief Executive, NSARE Bill Alexander Head of Training & Skills, NSARE
Project Update
Project set up documentation, governance & reporting in place
Lessons Learnt
Cambrian lessons learnt report reviewed
Discussions with Networks Rail, GSM-R trainers, Interfleet, Arriva Trains re Cambrian experience
Jubilee Line lessons learnt workshop attended
Questionnaire to go to ERTMS EIM and Users Groups re ERTMS training lessons learnt
Industry Consultation - Many stakeholder & Network Rail meetings / discussions
Training & Competency Needs Workshop completed data analysis underway
Facilities review underway
Industry Stakeholders
industry
ROSCOs Chiltern Railways Northern
General Electric
Infrastructure Owners
DeltaRail
Angel Trains East Coast South West Trains Hitachi Network Rail Trade bodies
Porterbrook Leasing East Midlands
Trains South Eastern
Trains Infrasig
TfL: London Underground
ATOC
Eversholt Rail Group Eurostar Southern Trains Interfleet
Technology TfL: Tube Lines NRCG
Freight Operators
First Capital Connect
Virgin Trains Invensys Rail Cross Rail RIA
Colas Rail First Great Western LUL Railcare HS1 RSSB
Direct Rail Services First Scot Rail NDS RPL HS2 Professional Institutions
DB Schenker Rail First Trans Pennine
Express
Manufacturers, Designers &
Installers Siemens Mobility
Government & Regulation
IRSE
Freightliner Grand Central Alstom Signalling Solutions DfT IRO
GB Railfreight Greater Anglia Ansaldo Thales BIS IMechE
Mendip Rail Heathrow Express Bombardier
Transportation Transys ORR IET
Train Operators London Midland CAF TXM Transport Scotland Other
Arriva Trains Wales London Overground Clemtech Wabtec Signalling
Contractors British Transport
Police
Cross Country Trains
Merseyrail DEU ( for yellow
plant) Yellow Rail Atkins
Rail Accident Investigation Board
(RIAB)
Network Rail Stakeholders
Network Rail
Infrastructure Projects
Technical Services
Project Manager: James Fraser
Signalling Programme Director
Mark Southwell
CLIENT HAM Signalling
Alex Hill
PD&T
ETCS & TM Project
Director: Rob McIntosh
Prof. Head (S&T)
Edward Rollings
Rob McIntosh
John Walker
Richard Brown
Head of Training PD&T: Guy Wilmshurst-Smith
Head of Training Services: Robin Goodfellow
Programme Manager:
Richard Elliott
Project Manager:
Richard Brown
Technical
Director FTOC systems: Andrew Simmons
Technical Director
Steven Yianni (NSARE
Board Member)
Technology Manager (S&T)
Erik Edmunds
Group Strategy
Anil Shah
Programme Sponsor:
Ian Fazakerley
Director, Network
Strategy and Planning Richard Eccles
Operational Readiness
Principal Operations Specialist:
Tom Joyner
Operations Manager:
William Graham (Ops Readiness)
Technical Authority
Principal Project
Engineer [ERTMS]:
Nicola Furness
ETCS Skills Academy Sponsor: Anil Shah
NDS
Competence Specialist
Erol Baduna (NDS
Operations CDG Chair)
Erol Baduna
Nicola Furness William Graham
Training Delivery
Specialist - Signal
Engineering: Chris
Cresswell
Senior Project Engineer - Signalling:
Charlie White
Project Manager (Training Design -
Operations): Aaron Gracey
Design Engineer: Ron Bailes
Organisation
Primary Contact
Steering Group Member
Stakeholders
Key
Project Team Member
CDG Groups
Senior Technology Engineer [Signalling
Electrical]: John Walker
(Lineside Signalling CDG Chair)
RMD LNE Phil Verster
RIMD Alex Sharkey
RMD Wales Mark Langham
Network Ops
Andrew Jones
Routes
David Painter - London North Eastern (LNE) Mike Gallop Western Jonathan Pegg Wales
Freight
Signallers
Timetable Planners
Controllers
Operations Managers
RMD Western Pattrick Hallgate
Ian Cleland
Operations Competence
Manager: Andrew Jones
(Signalling Operations CDG
Chair)
Director, Operational Services: Dyan Crowther
Planning & Performance
Systems Manager: Andrew Neagle
(Train Planning and Performance CDG
Chair)
Planning & Performance
Systems Manager: Christopher Blunt
(Operational Planning CDG Chairs Rep)
Senior Rail Vehicle Projects Engineer (ERTMS):
Graham Scott
Principal Project
Engineer [COMMS]: Harvinder
Bhatia
FTOC
Andrew Simmons / James Fraser
Asset Management Services
Group Asset Management Director Jerry England
Programme Manager:
Julian Hendon
Signalling Discipline Manager
Alan Lawer (Signalling
Design CDG)
GSM-R
Project Integration Manager [GSM-R]:
Debbie Pendry
Debbie Pendry
Training Project
Manager [GSM-R]:
Jim Raymen (ATOC)
RAM (Sig) LNE Adrian Moss
RAM [S&T] Wales Mcclintock Craig
RAM (Sig) Western Peter Martell
Technical Services Director John Halsall
Asset Management
Signalling
Head of High Speed Rail
Development Rupert Walker
DRAM LNE David Painter
DRAM Wales Jonathan Pegg
DRAM Western Mike Gallop
Freight Director Tim Robinson
RIMD Mike Sowden
Jack Hitchcock
RIMD Paul Rutter
General Managers Paul Jenkins
General Managers Tim Leighton Andy Coston
General Managers Warrick Dent Adrian Thear Tony Raine
Head of Freight Market Development
Ian Cleland
Operations Specialist:
Paul Harriss
NR
Telecoms
Head of Telecom's:
Richard Materek
Richard Materek
Network Support Engineer
(Performance) Paul Strachan
Safety
Strategy
Director of Safety Strategy:
Allan Spence
Martin Biggin
Operations Safety
Specialist: Martin Biggin
Training Lessons Learnt from The Cambrian & GSM-R (1)
Closing the Cambrian in order to train drivers is not an option for ECML
Aligning Training to rollout schedule avoid retraining
Every TOC has its own competency management system need to develop generic solutions that can then be adopted by TOCs modular approach
Ensuring operational and engineering requirements are considered together must consider customer impact
Ensure equipment training covers how as well as what
Awareness briefings for industry
Lack of resources / skill to develop & deliver training
Training Lessons Learnt from The Cambrian & GSM-R (2)
Elements of the workforce require a change in personnel specification
Discipline boundaries change
Must consider human aspects of training and the behavioural changes required
Transfer of initial training to business as usual
Ownership of business as usual training
Training Needs Workshops: Objectives & groupings
Objectives to identify:
which operations will change as a result of the introduction of ETCS and which job roles this will impact.
what additional skills, knowledge and experience will be required as a result.
how additional skills, knowledge and experience could be best developed.
any additional qualifications / courses / facilities.
Groupings:
1. Installation, maintenance & repair of on-board systems
2. Infrastructure supply & maintenance
3. Infrastructure operations using ETCS control centre
4. Operations control including drivers
Workshops: Stakeholder representation
Amey Interfleet
Ansaldo / Arup Invensys
Arriva Trains Wales Railcare
ATOC RPD
Balfour Beatty Rail RIA
Colas Rail Porterbrook (rep. all ROSCOs)
DEG Signalling RSSB
DeltaRail Siemens
East Coast Trains Signalling Solutions
East Midland Trains Signet Solutions
First Group Thales
FOCs Jim Hailstone Tube Lines
Hitachi
Unavoidable apologies : Carillion & DB Schenker
Workshops: Network Rail representation
Asset management services ergonomics
LNE route asset management
FTOC application engineering Network operations
FTOC communications NR telecoms
FTOC ops readiness Professional Development & Training
Infrastructure projects signalling design
Safety strategy
Infrastructure projects signalling discipline manager
Traffic management
LNE operations Western project integration
LNE maintenance Western operations
Training Needs Workshops: Key Themes 1
1. Awareness training /communications programme
Industry wide high level awareness starting asap
Particular focus for Signallers/ Controllers, Drivers & Management
2. Experts more needed
Need for small number of highly knowledgeable experts e.g. Systems integration engineer / Operational interface engineer
If agreed, where will training content, trainers & trainees come from ?
3. Need to train the system
Modular but not silo approach e.g. signallers & drivers 90:10
Training Needs Workshops: Key Themes 2
4. ETCS or ERTMS ?
Communication is an essential part of system.
Shift in role and interactions of communications community
5. Technology & Methodology to be clarified before training developed
Technology : blackbox, diagnostics
Methodology: contractual requirements, processes, organisational strategy
Will drive what learning is required and how it is bundled
Training Needs Workshops: Key Themes
6. Trainer resource
Who / how will they be trained
7. Learner willingness (to change)
Assessment, profiles of workforce, wastage
8. Driver simulation v training track v route experience
80 % driver training generic, 20% TOC dependent
How you can help ?
Let us know if you have, or are planning, to develop any training facilities that will be suitable to support the roll out of ETCS training
We will be sending out a high-level questionnaire to capture information consistently
Following the workshops we now need to size the training challenge. We will firstly use the skills forecasting data but we may need to talk to employers further if we need more granularity in certain areas / skills groups
If you have experience of training or operating in an ERTMS environment in the UK or Europe we would like to talk to you
If you have any great ideas you are willing to share we would also like to talk to you
Contact details
If you have an interest in this project please contact:
Sue Gill
[email protected] 07833 714601
or Richard Brown
[email protected] 07801 907662
ETCS Academy Feasibility Study
Developed by the industry for the industry
Project Update
27 September 2012
Richard Brown