SYSTRA to Assist in UK Transition to FRMCS

SYSTRA UK and Ireland has announced it will be assist the Rail Safety and Standards Boards (RSSB) in the UK’s switch to the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS).

The new system is set to replace the country’s existing GSM-R system, with SYSTRA now set to provide both a strategy and overall roadmap for the sector’s transition.

The data provided will be reviewed and continued by the RSSB, as well as a number of relevant stakeholders.

SYSTRA has been chosen to deliver the project following its previous work with with FRMCS in Australia and Europe.

Amine Triki, Project Director and Bid Manager, SYSTRA UK and Ireland, said:

The key to our success lies in our ability to leverage the best of SYSTRA's international expertise in railway telecommunications systems. This has enabled us to make the difference in winning this contract.

This win will position SYSTRA as a leading industrial partner for digital transformations and systems digitisation in the UK. Furthermore, it strengthens our role in the HS1 ERTMS migration project, which we are currently implementing for London St. Pancras Highspeed (formerly HS1 Ltd).

Project deliverables, which include a migration strategy report, as well as a scoping presentation for industry groups & strategic agenda, will be carried out by both SYSTRA’s UK & Ireland and Australia & New Zealand teams, with JF Rail Consulting acting as the local partner.