Digitalisation in Railways was the captivating theme for Day Two of RailTech Europe 2017, which has attracted several thousand rail professionals from across the world. Joan Blaas of conference organisers ProMedia reflected on the opening day’s ‘thought-provoking’ discussions on ERTMS, before handing over to the day’s Chair, Airy Magnien, Head of Data, Statistics and Economics Unit at the International Union of Railways (UIC).