TPL C18- ERTMS Long-term development

Researchers: Anders Lindahl (Project manager), Vahid Ranjbar (PhD Student), Oskar Fröidh, Nils Olsson and Olov Lindfeldt

Source of Funding: Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration) / S2R

The project is designed to analyze possible prerequisites for implementation of ERTMS Level 3 (L3) with moving blocks, which are the highest level of the current concept of the future European railway signalling system. This analysis includes technological, organizational, legal, and other factors, but will concentrate on the technological. ERTMS L3 is largely based on current technology, but will be implemented in future.
This makes it desirable for the system to be based on standard solutions using new technology that can support both current and future signalling systems requirements. Backward compatibility with currently used ERTMS, simple and cost-effective migration, with flexibility for modifications to function with future technologies will also be important.