Understanding the impact of ETCS on driver ‘route knowledge’ competence

|Publish Date: Jun 5, 2024|Keywords: Contemporary EHF 2024, Publications, Rail, Risk assessment, Task analysis|

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Arielle Vriesekoop-Beswick, Charlotte Kaul & Marcus Carmichael
Abstract
Train drivers must have extensive knowledge about the features on each route they drive, called ‘route knowledge’. The upgrade of signalling systems from lineside signals to in-cab signalling changes key driving tasks and the requirements for route knowledge. This project sought to understand the route knowledge requirements for drivers under the in-cab signalling system European Train Control System (ETCS) and to update the industry guidance.