ERTMS/ETCS Hybrid Level 3

ERTMS/ETCS Hybrid Level 3: Analysis of the overall challenges/limitations of ETCS Hybrid Level 3

Dissel, Robin (TU Delft Civil Engineering & Geosciences)

Goverde, R.M.P. (mentor)
Quaglietta, E. (graduation committee)
Annema, J.A. (graduation committee)
Raats, Jack (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics

2023-09-13

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management set up the ERTMS Programme and commissioned ProRail to realize the rollout. In Dutch vernacular, ERTMS is often used, but the system that replaces the legacy dutch system is ETCS Level 2. This rollout of ETCS Level 2 in infrastructure is currently being done on 7 sections of track in collaboration with 5 engineering firms that form the knowledge alliance. Although the rollout of ETCS Level 2 in the Netherlands is still in progress, research into new ETCS variants is ongoing. One of these variants is ETCS Hybrid Level 3. In ETCS Hybrid Level 3, Virtual Sub-Section (VSS) are introduced, allowing smaller track sections without additional investment in Trackside Train Detection (TTD). The use of VSS requires a Train Integrity Monitoring (TIM) system in the train that monitors train integrity. Out of the analysis of this paper, it can be concluded that the implementation of ETCS Hybrid Level 3 will results in changes within the Radio Block Center (RBC), Interlocking (IXL), rolling stock and user processes. The scale of the challenges that will occur by the implementation of ETCS Hybrid Level 3 depends on the implementation strategy that will be applied. Within the rail sector, there is much uncertainty as to what benefits are desired and feasible, and what implementation steps are required to achieve them. Analysis have shown that an potential implementation of ETCS Hybrid Level 3 will arise a significant challenge on an organisational level within the Dutch rail sector.

ERTMS
ETCS Hybrid Level 3
Dutch rail sector
Stakeholder analysis
Delphi method

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Student theses

master thesis

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