#81 – CBTC Fireside Chat with Mike Palmer

Doc Frank chats with Mike Palmer from Toronto in Canada. With substantial responsibilities in brownfield CBTC application for several projects in London and Toronto, Mike is ideally placed for comparing notes about dos and don’ts for introducing the world’s most sophisticated mainstream train control technology that is CBTC.

Show notes:

1)      Mike mentioned the upcoming IRSE Convention in Toronto on 26-30 August 2024 which is highly recommendable if you are able to get to Toronto at this time. Here is the link to the registration for this convention: https://liveportal.irse.org/Get-Involved/Convention 

2)      Mike also mentioned another recommendable upcoming conference, the Next Gen Train Control in Baltimore, USA on 17-18 October 2024: https://www.railwayage.com/nextgen24/ 

3)      If after hearing this episode you want to learn more about CBTC, the arguably best online training in the world is Understanding CBTC Fundamentals. It helps you with just that, gaining a solid understanding of CBTC technology, and it is proven to work regardless of your level of rail signalling knowledge prior to the training. Check out the world’s most comprehensive CBTC online training, with 30 on-demand lessons which you can take whenever you like and how often you like, knowledge checks and an industry-leading Q&A support during your training and for at least a full year after your training: https://docfranktraining.podia.com/cbtc. 

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