Join the RTSA New Zealand Chapter online for an overview of KiwiRail’s locomotive European Train Control System (ETCS) project, focusing on the safety assurance approach used to extend ETCS Level 1 to freight and locomotive-hauled passenger operations on the Auckland network.

📅  12:00pm – 1:00pm Monday 5th October
🌏  Online
🎟️  Safety Assurance for the KiwiRail Locomotive ETCS Project

Presentation overview

Gabriella will outline the layered assurance model, progressive introduction strategy, and phased demonstration of Safety So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (SFAIRP), highlighting how safety risk was managed through system integration, operational readiness, and governance.

The presentation will also share key challenges, learnings, and insights into delivering safety-critical change on a live, mixed-use railway.

Presenter

Gabriella Solti is General Manager – Metro Systems Assurance at KiwiRail and a system safety and assurance leader with extensive experience across rail and other high-risk  industries. She has held key safety leadership roles on major projects including City Rail Link, Auckland Light Rail, and KiwiRail, as well as roles with the Auckland Metro Rail Operator, and specialises in demonstrating system safety and operational outcomes.

Gabriella was awarded the TrackSAFE Foundation New Zealand Safety Leadership Award in 2025 for her sustained contribution to rail safety.