A global view Insights, projects and people from across the world of Rail & Transit at SNC-Lavalin NEWS IN BRIEF Nordic Rail The SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit team exhibited alongside Atkinscolleagues at Elmia Nordic Rail 2017, in Jnkping, Sweden. Nordic Rail is Scandinavias premier railway exhibition and takes place every two years. Vancouver symposium SNC-Lavalin supporting Digital Railway programme SNC-Lavalins Rail & Transit team has been supporting Arcadis as Delivery Partner (Systems) for the Digital Railway programme. The UK scheme will use thelatest traffic management and signalling systems to deliver a smarter railway, on which capacity will be improved through the better use and management of data. The project team has been helping to shape the Digital Railway programme, ready for implementation. Members of the team have been delivering a range of services, including: technical leadership; engineering solutions; project and risk management; stakeholder engagement; and business change.This digitalisation of theUK network will involve removing fixed lineside signals andreplacingthem with incabsignalling. Byusing the European TrainControl System (ETCS), Traffic Management Systems and Automatic Train Operation (ATO) which optimise the speed and movements of trains on the network trains will be able to be run closer together. Working with Arcadis and Ramboll and closely with the supply chain the SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit team has been undertaking work on a national strategy for the rollout of Traffic Management Systems and the Open Systems Architecture. New Kingston office is a GEM SNC-Lavalin has opened a new office in Kingston, Ontario. This is an additional location for Infrastructure division staff. Located at 31 Hyperion Court, the office accommodates Rail & Transit Engineering, Construction, and Geotechnical Environmental Management (GEM) teams. We are excited to open an even larger office than initially announced, said Kevin George, Vice-President, Rail & Transit Engineering NorthAmerica. Kingston was selected to becomeour centre of excellence for systems engineering to support our existing and future major rail and transit projects in the region. As well as being a great place to live, Kingston is ideally located to support growing rail and transit projects in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.Kingston is also a strategic location for SNC-Lavalin because of its recruitment opportunities with Queens University. SNC-Lavalin is supporting the Queens Hyperloop Design team, whose mandate is to develop a functional prototype. snclavalin.com Roger Woodhead, from Rail & Transit Engineering, and Yuming Ding, from the Infrastructure Engineering team, presented on the Eglinton Crosstown and Evergreen Line projects at the 39th International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering Symposium. Hosted in Vancouver, the theme of the event was Engineering the Future. Toronto summit SNC-Lavalin sponsored the 2017 Toronto Region Board of Trade Transportation Summit. The focus of the day was Accelerating the Movement of People and Goods. AusRAIL Australias Rail & Transit team exhibited at AusRAIL PLUS 2017, in Brisbane. Reflecting the theme, Rails Digital Revolution, the 2017 exhibition showcased the innovation of people, systems and products addressing the common opportunities and challenges facing the industry. Montreal appointment The Rail & Transit leadership team in Eastern Canada expanded with the arrival of Daniele Ferrara, Director of Rail Control Systems, in 2017. Daniele is based at the company headquarters in Montreal.