Morning workshop A: The future of radio telecommunications systems

This workshop will engage the audience in a discussion about next generation wireless communications and its role in helping rail operators make every passenger journey on-time, safe and reliable. Does fourth generation (4G), and in particular Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, provide a benefit in helping to streamline operations, improve safety and security, and enhance the passengers’ overall experience? This workshop will also take a realistic look at how LTE fits within your rail network. You will understand the basics of how LTE works and how a well designed IP-based core backbone network is critical to making it work.

The structure of the workshop will be:

• An overview of wireless communications in rail today
• Introduction to LTE – highlighting that it’s not just about wireless communications
• The fit for LTE within a rail communications network
• Things to consider as you plan for next generation wireless infrastructure
• An open discussion about the above
  
  Olivier André, Director, Mainline Rail Market, Alcatel-Lucent

Afternoon workshop D: Training and assessing staff ability to cope with pressurised and dangerous situations

This workshop will examine how staff can be best trained and their competency assessed to deal with high stress situations such as train evacuations, failures and collisions via simulated environments. It will also show that staff responses to emergency situations are often affected by skills learned a long time ago and in the wrong environments.

Kevin Lohan, Owner, Endeavour Training and Development