IRSE NEWS

This month’s edition of IRSE NEWS brings you all the news about what is going on in the IRSE, with papers and articles on:

§  Implementation of risk-based rail Asset Management : a case study

§  ETCS beyond systems engineering

§  Developments in the signal sighting assessment process

§  Fifty Years Ago

§  Reports on the IRSE Convention in Beijing

Presidential Programme Paper:  Re-signalling the East Rail Line in Hong Kong

6^th December, London

The third paper in our 2016-17 Presidential Programme series will be presented on Tuesday 6^th December 2016 in London, starting at 18.00 (refreshments from 17.30). The author is Andreas Steingröver, Senior Principal Key Expert Rail Automation Solutions, Siemens AG, and the subject is “Re-signalling the East Rail Line in Hong Kong”.  The venue is the IET, Savoy Place, London.  Click here for more details.

The East Rail in Hong Kong has the highest and still increasing patronage among all Hong Kong’s railway lines. The deployment of the new CBTC signalling system concentrates on delivering final configuration with minimal impact on the existing signalling and the operation of the line. This paper explores that strategy, the approach to testing, and the system architecture.

Presidential Programme Paper:  Low Cost Signalling

10^th January 2017, London

The fourth of our Presidential Programme Technical Papers will be presented in London on 10^th January by Andy Stringer (Siemens) and Graeme Christmas (Network Rail).  The event takes place at the IET (Savoy Place) at 18.00, with refreshments available from 17.30.

The paper will examine how signalling solutions need to be adapted to meet the future demands of more benefit for lower cost. As well as considering traditional areas of cost savings, the paper considers different perspectives, looking at not only the price of signalling but also the value that the system provides.

Stephenson Conference

25 – 27 April 2017, London

The Stephenson Conference was first held in 2015, bringing together rail researchers and rail industry people from around the world to present and discuss papers on a wide range of research, coupled with real-life case studies of the application of that research.

The 2^nd Stephenson Conference will take place in London on 25 – 27 April 2017.  Click here for more information and booking details.

ASPECT 2017: Call for Papers

ASPECT 2017 will be taking place in November 2017 in Singapore.  The Call for Papers has now been issued, and we are keen to receive proposals for papers to be presented at the Conference.  Go to the ASPECT webpage and download a paper submission form. Please email this to aspect@irse.org  together with a 500 word abstract outlining your topic by 31 January 2017.  The selected authors will be notified in April 2017 and will have until June to prepare a full paper.

Council nominations

A reminder that in January corporate members of the IRSE (Associate Members, Members and Fellows) will receive an invitation to make nominations for the vacancies that will arise on the IRSE’s governing Council next April. The November edition of IRSE NEWS featured an article that explained what being a member of Council involves.

IRSE NEWS as an e-magazine

We are experimenting with an online e-magazine edition of IRSE NEWS, and we would like to know your views.  You can see this month’s edition at: http://bit.ly/2fDdWAH.  If this was regularly available, would you use it?  Please let us know (just a simple yes or no is all we need) at irsenews@irse.org.  Put “IRSE NEWS online” in the email title.

The following items will be of interest principally to members in Europe (including UK):

Seminar:  Automatic Train Operation

16^th February 2017, London

The IRSE and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers are jointly running a one day Seminar on the subject of Automatic Train Operation.  ATO is common on metros, but so far has been little used on other rail networks.  But with the pressure to increase capacity, and the introduction of ETCS, there is both a need and an opportunity to broaden the application of ATO to national rail networks. 

For more information, and to book places, click here.