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.}YOUNG RAIL• PROFESSIONALS

With three course dinner and live bond

An evening celebrating the rising talentsin the railway industry

National Rail Museum, YORK

Friday 8 April, 2016

Keynote speaker Sir Peter Hendy, and

Presentation of the award far

Young Roil Professional of the Year

Far more info and to book your ticket visit

www.youngroilpro.com

to learn about new systems, so I

jumped at it.

'Signalling is a dynamic

discipline, and I enjoy learning

about the new technology, for

example optimising how the

balises talk to the ETCS eqUipped

train via the radio block centre

system, exchanging information

I)etween driver and interlocking

control centre about routes that

have been set, speed, position of

train and number and type of trains

running.

'It is very fUlfilling to be working

on these forward-looking projects.

The work we do now will provide

the blueprint for a safer, more

efficient railway:

Delivering nationally significant

infrastructure projects that are

subject to tight time frames and

unique challenges, all the while

under close public scrutiny, attracts

a certain type of person: the

'problem solvers' that Rob refers to.

But to meet the UK's rail ambitions,

both for the conventional railway

and high-speed rail, we need to

attract more talent like Rob, Fran

and Sofia Maria, into our industry.

The partnership between YRP

and WSP I Parsons Brinckerhoff

helps to support career

development of early career

professionals in the industry and,

through educational outreach and

profile raising activities, inspire the

next generation.

If you would like to find out

more about how to support YRP

to build careers and promote

rail engineering to the stars of

tomorrow, contact get-involved@

youngrailpro.com.•

ETCS

Fran and Rob know all too well

the importance of breaking away

from the silo mentality, which fits

with the spirit of YRP's cross­

industry collaboration model.

Fran says, 'We [in Rail Systems]

sit between the civil engineers

who deal with earthworks and

structures, and the environmental

consultants who work to minimise

the impact on the communities in

which we operate.

'Transparency is achieved

through face-to-face weekly

meetings, using technology

like Lync, webinars and video

conferencing, anything really that

gets people talking, sharing and

engaging with the bigger picture:

High-speed rail is shaking

things up throughout the industry

and has introduced lots of shiny

new technology to get excited

about. Sofia-Maria Angelara is

a signalling design engineer for

WSP I Parsons Brinckerhoff, and

networking and development

manager for the North West

committee of YRP. She represents

one of the new generation of

professionals bridging the needs

of the conventional railway with the

high-speed era.

She said, 'Instead of the

conventional, 'red, yellow, green'

system of signalling, high-speed

rail will use ETCS [European Train

Control System] signalling. This is a

completely different concept, willl

different effects concerning, for

example, constant monitoring of

the train's speed and position. Not

many designers Ilave the chance

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