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#5 – Conversation with Dr Alan Rumsey
Doc Frank chats with Dr Alan Rumsey from Toronto, Canada, who is one of the most distinct global authorities in the field of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) with over 40 years of pertinent career experience. We talk about definitions of industry terms and about the increasingly hot topic of CBTC interoperability. Surely not our last talk.
Show notes for better understanding:
1) IEEE 1474 is the oldest set of CBTC standards. The IEEE recently ran a study group to analyse demand for CBTC interoperability with a view on potential expansion of the standards.
2) Doc Frank will have a comprehensive article on CBTC interoperability in the February issue 296 of the IRSE News.
3) The “note I put on LinkedIn” that Alan mentioned was a white paper he posted in early January where he put Automatic Train Protection (ATP), CBTC, the European Train Control System (ETCS) and Interoperability in perspective. This white paper is presently being expanded towards an article in the March issue 297 of the IRSE News. Both articles together will likely boost the discussion about CBTC interoperability to new levels, and maybe another podcast conversation.
4) A range of different product names are dropped during the conversation, including Seltrac, Urbalis and Trainguard MT for CBTC, Altrac, Atlas and Trainguard 100/200 for ETCS, and ACSES and ITCS for Positive Train Control.
5) Alan recommended the newest textbook of the IRSE titled Metro Train Control Systems. Doc Frank has written a book review on it and can second Alan’s recommendation.
6) Doc Frank will present a paper on New York’s journey towards CBTC interoperability at the CORE conference in Melbourne in June 2023.
7) Doc Frank’s last article on CBTC interoperability was published in issue 268 of the IRSE News in July 2020. This year’s February article is kind of an expanded sequel of the 2020 article.
8) Alan referred to the Crossrail project in London where trains are fitted with three different signalling systems, CBTC, ETCS and TPWS (the British Train Protection and Warning System).
9) The first CBTC in New York was supplied by Matra which later became Siemens France.
Apologies for the many acronyms thrown around in this conversation. As Alan said “these acronyms, they kill you after a while”.
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By Doc FrankDoc Frank chats with Dr Alan Rumsey from Toronto, Canada, who is one of the most distinct global authorities in the field of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) with over 40 years of pertinent career experience. We talk about definitions of industry terms and about the increasingly hot topic of CBTC interoperability. Surely not our last talk.
Show notes for better understanding:
1) IEEE 1474 is the oldest set of CBTC standards. The IEEE recently ran a study group to analyse demand for CBTC interoperability with a view on potential expansion of the standards.
2) Doc Frank will have a comprehensive article on CBTC interoperability in the February issue 296 of the IRSE News.
3) The “note I put on LinkedIn” that Alan mentioned was a white paper he posted in early January where he put Automatic Train Protection (ATP), CBTC, the European Train Control System (ETCS) and Interoperability in perspective. This white paper is presently being expanded towards an article in the March issue 297 of the IRSE News. Both articles together will likely boost the discussion about CBTC interoperability to new levels, and maybe another podcast conversation.
4) A range of different product names are dropped during the conversation, including Seltrac, Urbalis and Trainguard MT for CBTC, Altrac, Atlas and Trainguard 100/200 for ETCS, and ACSES and ITCS for Positive Train Control.
5) Alan recommended the newest textbook of the IRSE titled Metro Train Control Systems. Doc Frank has written a book review on it and can second Alan’s recommendation.
6) Doc Frank will present a paper on New York’s journey towards CBTC interoperability at the CORE conference in Melbourne in June 2023.
7) Doc Frank’s last article on CBTC interoperability was published in issue 268 of the IRSE News in July 2020. This year’s February article is kind of an expanded sequel of the 2020 article.
8) Alan referred to the Crossrail project in London where trains are fitted with three different signalling systems, CBTC, ETCS and TPWS (the British Train Protection and Warning System).
9) The first CBTC in New York was supplied by Matra which later became Siemens France.
Apologies for the many acronyms thrown around in this conversation. As Alan said “these acronyms, they kill you after a while”.