Future Communications and Positioning Systems Advisory Group
"FC&PS boasts a strong and enthusiastic membership, bringing unique insights on emerging communications and positioning technologies to support the group’s dual aims of informing and enabling the rail industry. Our work includes: seeking out use-cases which cannot be satisfied with current mobile technologies; determining better approaches to mitigating vulnerabilities in positioning systems; and providing advice around how future rolling stock designs can best support improved train connectivity."
Scope
The FC&PS AG helps the Vehicle/Train Control & Communications System Interface Committee provide expert technical advice and guidance to support Technical Leadership Group the Technical Leadership Group, other SICs and cross-industry groups within the scope of the SIC. Additionally, the FC&PS AG promotes and encourages the adoption of the F-CCS Industry Vision and Policy by industry stakeholders.
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Membership
The FC&PS AG has members representing these industry stakeholders:
- Infrastructure manager
- Passenger train operating companies
- Freight train operating companies
- ROSCOs
- Suppliers
- Railway Industry Association
- RSSB
- Department for Transport (Observer)
- Office of Rail and Road (Observer).
Chair of committee: Fraser Allan, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
RSSB main representative: Jianhong Jin
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Committee members
Name Company Representing Status Andy Manuel Cisco Systems Suppliers Member Alex Saxton First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Ben Allen Oneweb Communications Limited Suppliers Member Colin McVea Translink (NI) Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Dan Hills Department for Transport (DfT) DfT Observer Dimitris Kaltakis WSP RIA Alternate Drew Brandy Oneweb Communications Limited Suppliers Alternate Eric Aliot Ceng FIET FIRSE Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Fraser Allan Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Independent Chair Helen Chesshire Alstom Transport UK Limited Manufacturers Alternate Henry Agbenu Network Rail Infrastructure Managers Alternate Ian Maxwell Office of Rail and Road Office of Rail and Road Observer James Wilson First Rail Holdings Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Jianhong Jin RSSB RSSB Member John Okas Real Wireless Suppliers Member Kevin Collis BAS LLP Suppliers Member Kosta Totkov Arriva Trains Passenger Train Operators Observer Luke Coomber Mott Macdonald Group Limited Suppliers Member Mark Maclean Telent Technology Services Limited Suppliers Vice-Chair Michaela Nelson Department for Transport (DfT) DfT Observer Mike Butler Cordel Group Suppliers Member Mike Magee Nokia UK Limited Suppliers Member Naresh Khutan Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Nick Wilson Virtual Zone Suppliers Member Nick Wright First Rail Holdings Limited Passenger Train Operators Alternate Nicola Pegg RSSB RSSB IGM Member Peter Kingsland Icomera UK Limited Suppliers Member Peter Given Alan Dick Communications Limited Suppliers Member Roy Donaldson Cisco Systems Suppliers Alternate Richard Stephens Cellnext UK Limited Suppliers Member Sam Newcombe-Malins Alstom Transport UK Limited Manufacturers Member Saul Friedner LS Telcom Suppliers Member Stephen Williams Office of Rail and Road ORR Observer Steve Evans Nokia UK Limited Suppliers Alternate Stirling Kimkeran Classone Systems Limited RIA Member Timothy Ward High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Haider Gilani Transport for London (TfL) Infrastructure Managers Member
