28 July - 5 September 2025
Scheduled Digital / Online Course
Endorsed by Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA)
CBTC Masterclass
About the Course
This course will develop and deepen a solid understanding of Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), regardless of the extent of railway signalling knowledge prior to this training.
The world-leading methods of teaching CBTC fundamentals have been proven and continuously updated and expanded since 2014, making this course the longest-running publicly available CBTC training in the world and the only CBTC training endorsed by the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA).
Who Should Attend
As incredible as it may sound, this training has proven suitable and beneficial for railway professionals of any discipline and any level of signalling knowledge, from complete beginners to seasoned signalling specialists.
Past participants have included project managers, senior and principal engineers, consultants, train drivers, safety and procurement specialists, engineering managers, and executive leaders in rail planning, operations, and business development.
Key Learning Objectives
- What is CBTC and what makes it ‘genuine’
- Simple frameworks for memorising architecture, key functionalities and benefits of CBTC
- Why interoperability between different CBTC products is a problem, and how to solve it
- Foundations and trends of data communications for CBTC
- Key CBTC subsystems and their interaction
- The meaning of CBTC acronyms commonly used by insiders
- Key benefits of CBTC and what drives those benefits
- How to implement CBTC the smart way, and what to avoid that is not so smart
- The best ways of interfacing CBTC to legacy signalling
- Structure of the CBTC supply industry and feasible ‘supply strategies’ for CBTC
- Significant changes in engineering tasks between CBTC and conventional signalling
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Webinar: Understanding Modern Train Control
In this exclusive one-hour webinar, world-renowned rail signalling expert Doc Frank Heibel demystifies the core concepts behind modern train control.
Whether you're new to the field or looking to deepen your knowledge, this session will help you understand the fundamentals of Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC), European Train Control System (ETCS), and the role of signalling in creating safer, more efficient railways.
Next Courses
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28 Jul 2025 Digital learning over 6 weeks Online / Modular | location_on Scheduled Digital Australia | Frank Heibel | English | AUD$2,695.00 |
28 Jul 2025
Digital learning over 6 weeks, Online / Modular
location_onScheduled Digital
Australia
Language: English
Trainer: Frank Heibel
AUD$2,695.00
Learn More About This Training Course
Delivered by Doc Frank Heibel
Dr Frank Heibel is a Chartered Professional Electrical Engineer (CPEng) with over 33 years of international experience in railway signalling. Widely known in the industry as ‘Doc Frank’, he has specialised in training and consulting for advanced communications-based signalling, including CBTC and ETCS technologies, as the most cost-effective way to improve the capacity and performance of urban and mainline railways.
Run this course in-house
Informa Connect Academy’s customised training solutions have helped organisations deliver tailored learning in different languages to suit every requirement.