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RAILWAY FORUM SOFIA 2024
Topic: THE FUTURE OF RAILWAY INTEROPERABILITY: 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES WITH TSI
Dates:
7-9 November 2024
Location:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Organizers:
Union of European Railway Engineer Associations (UEEIV)
Scientific and Technical Union for Transport (WTVV)
National Guild Society of Railway Track Engineers (NGSRTE)
7th RAILWAY TALK
Topic: Slab Track
Chair: Madeleine Coyle, (PWI), Senior Technical Officer (Track), Network Rail
Slab track explained through recent application projects
Speaker Dipl.-Ing. Vlad Metaxa, Porr Bau GmbH
Slab track IVES: Superstructure upgrade during short track possessions
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Vonbun, Head of Superstructure Products; Rhomberg Sersa Bahntechnik GmbH, Bregenz
6th RAILWAY TALK
Topic: Noise Problems in Marshalling Yards
Chair: Dr. Bernhard Knoll, Vice President of UEEIV, Head of Superstructure Department at ÖBB Infrastruktur AG
– Marshalling yards: briefly explained
– Problem areas/noise sources
– Possible solutions
Speaker: Dipl.-Ing. Manuel Gunacker, HY-POWER, CEO
Ground Borne Noise and Vibration Reduction in Urban Areas
Speaker: Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Günther Achs, FCP, Managing Partner & Engineering Consultant for Civil Engineering
5th RAILWAY TALK
Topic: The Railway Station in an urbanized territory – Not just a transportation centre
Urban Integration of Railway Stations in Modern Cities: Fostering Connectivity and Sustainability
PhD. Eng. Arch. Ivana Stefanovska
New Greenways for Old Railways
Pavel Yanchev, Architect and Urban Planner, Gradoscope, Bulgaria
Birmingham New Street Railway Station – an urban masterpiece
Eng. Ivo Yanakiev
4th RAILWAY TALK
Topic: Elastic solutions for Railway Superstructure
Thomas Gamsjäger, Senior Vice President Railway Division, Getzner
Stefan Loacker-Schöch, Product Management and Product Development, Getzner
Experience with under sleeper pads at the Austrian Federal Railway
Dr. Bernhard Knoll, Vice President of UEEIV, Head of Superstructure Department at ÖBB Infrastruktur AG
3rd RAILWAY TALK
High Speed Railway Development in Poland
Wawrzyniec Wychowański, BEng, PhD., SITK Vice President
Detecting anomalies in railway infrastructure with advanced data analysis techniques
Sc. Eng. Przemyslaw Stanislawski, Sc. Eng. Piotr Piech, R&D Department at TrackTec
BIM technology use in railway infrastructure related projects in Poland
Jakub Schulz, Jakub Psarski, Patryk Bartuzi, BIM Designers at Metroprojekt
2nd RAILWAY TALK
Topic: Innovation in the railway: A Young Engineer’s approach
Drone use during Autumn
Laura Quinney, Seasons Delivery Manager, Network Rail
Optimization of infrastructure asset management through digitalization
Elena Crespo Domingo, Manager at Global Rail Group
How to find a needle in the haystack – Big Data & Improved Log Analysis For “Everyone”
Aymeric Hollaus, Trainee at Thales Ground Transportation Systems
1st RAILWAY TALK
Critical factors of success for hyper complex railway projects
Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Wirth, Secretary of the UEEIV
RAMS and Life cycle cost (LCC), additional critical factors for longtime success
Nino Cingolani, former Senior Vice President of Italian Railways