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KEYNOTE

The role of the ertms users group in the consolidation of the ERTMS
technical specification for baselines 2 and 3

Michel Ruesen

Jaime Tamarit

ERTMS Users Group

Abstract
The ERTMS Users Group is a European Economic Interest Group (EEIG) constituted
by the Infrastructure Managers from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,
Holland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. This
group, founded in the middle of the nineties, working in tight cooperation with
the European Signaling companies, grouped in UNISIG, has played a fundamental
role in the consolidation of the ERTMS technical specification and its upgrading to
Baseline 3, covering all requirements of the conventional railway system.
In this communication, two Managing Directors of the group show the complete
process going from the proof of concept of ERTMS to the specification of ERTMS
Baseline 3. This Baseline will be the basis for the deployment on the interoperable
European railway network. Along this communication, the two managing directors
will address the critical points encountered along the consolidation and the
features envisaged along the enhancement of ERTMS with the Baseline 3 new
functionalities.

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