Railway Conversations with Doc Frank

Doc Frank chats with Venkata K Haranadh Marra from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who entered the railway signalling industry only six years ago but has since built an impressive international career in maintenance, testing and commissioning for CBTC and ETCS technology. This conversation will be of great interest to anyone seeking career advice for joining the railway industry, demonstrating that CBTC and...

Doc Frank chats with Rodrigo Alvarez from Perth, Australia, who is one of Australia’s top experts for modern railway telecommunications. Rodrigo has been my go-to person for telecommunications over many years, and you will see in this conversation why this is the case. A deep yet very understandable talk about the requirements for client-provided railway radio, the difference between carrier and d...

Doc Frank chats with Andy Harrison from London, England, who is a highly renowned consultant in the field of modern railway signalling following several executive roles with signalling supply companies. The conversation revolves around the massive change to the wider railway industry that is introduced by the move from conventional signalling to advanced train control. A very ‘frank’ exchange of v...

Doc Frank chats with Dr Alan Rumsey from Toronto, Canada, who is one of the most distinct global authorities in the field of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) with over 40 years of pertinent career experience. We talk about definitions of industry terms and about the increasingly hot topic of CBTC interoperability. Surely not our last talk. Show notes for better understanding: 1)      IEEE...

Doc Frank chats with Matthew Tan, a railway consultant from Birmingham, England. Matthew recently graduated with a Master of Science in Railway Safety and Control Systems from the University of Birmingham and wrote his master thesis about the interoperability of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), which became a key topic for this conversation.  Show notes for better understanding: 1)     ...

Doc Frank chats with Stephen Lemon from Sydney, Australia who is currently the Global Lead Digital Train Control for a major consulting company. Steve was previously the Professional Head of Signalling and Train Control for Sydney Trains and the Program Director for Digital Systems, one of the most exciting deployments of the European Train Control System (ETCS) worldwide. The conversation starts...

Doc Frank chats with Ben Stockton, a railway signalling consultant from Auckland, New Zealand. Aside from his work for a local consulting firm Ben has a leading role in the Younger Members section of the Australasian IRSE (Institution for Railway Signal Engineers). Brace yourself for some serious and enthusiastic signalling talk towards the end of this conversation. Show notes for better understan...

Doc Frank chats with Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) from Delhi, India. His organisation is responsible for developing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) around Delhi, India’s first deployment of Regional Fast Rail and a global showcase of the transformative potential of such a regional rail network. The mantra of NCRTC is “Pr...

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