EN 50716 (IEC IEC 62927) RAMS – Online training course

Course contents

This EN 50716 (IEC 62927) training course covers the following aspects:

• History of the railway standards dealing with software development.
• Relationship with the other software standards (EN 50128 and EN 50657).
• Updates in the required documentation
• Changes introduced against the previous EN 50128 standard.
  • New definitions
  • Changes in the project roles
  • Techniques and Measures that has been updated
• New Guidance on:
  • Lifecycle models
  • Modelling
  • Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

What is EN 50716?

EN 50716 is a European standard that consolidates and harmonizes the requirements of EN 50128 and EN 50657 into a unified framework for the development of software in railway applications. It streamlines the processes for creating, verifying, and validating software used in both signaling systems and rolling stock, ensuring compliance with safety integrity levels (SIL). By merging the principles of these two standards, EN 50716 simplifies software development processes while maintaining the stringent safety and reliability requirements essential for railway systems.

This standard serves as a comprehensive guideline for software lifecycle management, encompassing phases such as design, implementation, verification, and maintenance. EN 50716 ensures consistency and compatibility between signaling systems (addressed by EN 50128) and rolling stock applications (covered by EN 50657), creating a cohesive approach to managing safety-critical software in railway projects. By adopting EN 50716, organizations benefit from a clearer and more efficient pathway to achieve compliance with safety standards across different railway applications.

Prerequisites

Taking the EN 50128 before taking the course is highly recommended to take benefit of this course.

Engineering studies and/or software experience is an advantage.

Target Audience

This course has been designed for anyone involved in safety-related railway projects including software already familiar with the standard EN 50128 who wants a deep analysis of the changes introduced by the future standard. For example, this course may be useful for Railways project managers, system engineers, software engineers, safety managers, testers, integrators, verifiers, validators, etc.

Course Duration

This EN 50716 course has an approximate duration of 45 minutes.

Free overview

You can access a free video highlighting the some of the main changes introduced by EN 50716 HERE.