During 2004 the committee decided to change its way of working such that the ITC today works to produce several shorter reports in parallel. So far the following reports have been published:
|
SIGNAL+DRAHT Germany |
IRSE News UK |
Proposed Cross Acceptance Process |
9/2005 EN + DE |
3/2006 EN |
Appropriate Use of European Norms |
3/2006 EN + DE |
11/2006 EN |
Reduction in cost of signalling |
5/07 EN+DE |
Submitted |
ERTMS/ETCS views and experiences |
10/07 EN+DE |
Currently the following reports are being written to be published during 2008:
Members of the ITC are listed here.
This IRSE committee comprises senior engineers from a number of administrations and companies around the world. It produces reports and articles on important topics. Copies of their reports are available from the IRSE via the publications & goods page.
Over the years the following substantial reports were written, with some requiring more than 18 months to write and review.
Report n° |
Report Title |
Date of issue |
1 |
“Safety System Validation” with regard to cross-acceptance of signalling systems by the railways |
14 January 1992 |
2 |
“Operation Availability of Railway Control Systems” |
December 1993 |
3 |
“The Influence of Human Factors on the Performance of Railway Systems” |
May 1996 |
4 |
“Implications of applying Transmission-Based Signalling” |
April 1998 |
5 |
“The Contribution of Signalling to the Future of Rail Traffic Management and the Economics of Rail transportation” |
November 2000 |
- |
IRSE Signalling Philosophy Review (after Ladbroke Grove accident of 5th October 1999) |
April 2001 |
6 |
“Proposed Cross-Acceptance Processes of Railway Signalling Systems and Equipment” |
April 2003 |
7 |
“Quality of Service in Railway Traffic Management Systems” |
October 2004 |