COMPARING THE PERFORMANCE OF ERTMS LEVEL 2 FIXED BLOCK AND ERTMS LEVEL 3 MOVING BLOCK SIGNALLING SYSTEMS USING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES

The BB21 Program at Railinfrabeheer has been set up to respond to demands for intensified utilization of the Dutch Railway Network. The Bev21 is having a new signaling system developed according to the ERTMS specifications for Level 2 with fixed blocks and for Level 3 with moving blocks. Because the timely delivery of the ERTMS Level 3 moving block system has become uncertain, RIB has conducted a research study to assess the differences in performance between the 2 systems. The results of this study are presented in this research paper.