Services

Subject matter expertise

As well as general guidance on a broad range of railway engineering disciplines, operations and maintenance, Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis provides subject matter expertise in European Train Control System (ETCS), Automatic Train Operation (ATO), Automatic Train Protection (ATP), railway Traffic Management systems and colour-light signalling.

Assistance with introduction of new technologies

Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis staff have experience introducing new technologies into the railway industry, including video surveying, ETCS, mainline ATO, railway traffic management and formal verification of signalling interlockings. Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis is available to help bring other technologies to railways and other industries.

Technical strategy

Run by a fully-qualified engineer who has held senior technical posts in a large railway infrastructure manager, a major technology supplier and a multi-national transport consultancy, Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis brings a depth and breadth of experience to advice on technical strategy in the transport sector.

Feasibility assessments

Combining technical qualifications with business education and practical experience leading feasibility studies for diverse railway industry clients, Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis offers holistic evaluation of new technology introduction in terms of its engineering, operational, organisational, economic and financial implications.

Industry research and benchmarking

Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis brings extensive international exposure gained through projects in the UK, Australia and Portugal, working with British, French, German, Italian and Spanish suppliers. Drawing on this exposure, business qualifications and experience delivering industry research and international benchmarking for other clients, we can help you learn from the experiences of other transport operators worldwide.

Requirements capture, verification and validation

Alongside specialist knowledge in international and UK railway standards, Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis offers expertise in textual requirements management and traceability, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and formal verification.

Engineering safety management

Cōnsilium Aquīs Sulis is available to develop system definitions, lead hazard identification workshops, conduct safety risk assessments, identify mitigation measures and risk acceptance principles in accordance with the European Common Safety Method for Risk Assessment (CSM RA) and similar methodologies in railways and other safety critical industries.