
TRAIN AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY –
ERTMS FROM USERS’ PERSPECTIVES
A. Buksh
1,2
, S. Sharples
1
, J.R. Wilson
1,2
,
G. Morrisroe
3
&B.Ryan
1
1
Human Factors Research Group, University of Nottingham, UK
2
Ergonomics Team, Network Rail, UK
3
CCD Human Factors, Copenhagen, Denmark
The European Train Control System (ETCS) as part of ERTMS
(European Rail Traffic Management System) is a new automation
and control system which has fairly recently been introduced into
the UK rail system. This paper briefly reviews some of the potential
human factors issues associated with driving with ERTMS, drawn
from previous literature and rail standards and also from familiari-