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Join the 9th Railway Talk on: Solutions for Switches
Please save the date for our next webinar: 9th Railway Talk 11 March 2025, 17:00 CET Topic: Solutions for Switches Chair: Marco Corradini, CIFI FIRST PRESENTATION: Improving Asset Reliability and Asset Life The presentation will introduce Interflon’s lubrication-coatings technology, followed by the client’s journey using the technology in all aspects of the switch design and its reliability, performance and MTBF mean time between failure data...

New member: Demuhder – Turkish, Railway Engineers’ Association
Demuhder - Turkish, Railway Engineers’ AssociationWe are very happy to announce that in the beginning of 2025 the Turkish, Railway Engineers’ Association Demuhder has joined the UEEIV network as a new member. We are looking forward to opening new horizons beyond European borders with this brandnew cooperation. Demuhder's Mission Support engineers in development of their occupational skills and know how, who are settled in the Turkish railway...

E³: From pioneering achievement to innovative standard
E³: From pioneering achievement to innovative standard The greening of track maintenance emphasizes the ecofriendly image of the railway. Alternative drive systems in track construction must fulfil stringent requirements as they are now a key criterion in tenders issued by infrastructure managers. However, time-tested previous generations based on combustion engines set the standard in terms of reliability and performance. The potential for...

Plasser & Theurer – Review of InnoTrans 2024: a visit from the future
Review of InnoTrans 2024: a visit from the future “The future of mobility”. This was the motto of InnoTrans 2024, the international trade fair for transport technology. “Future track technology NOW” could be seen at Plasser & Theurer, both in Hall 26 and among the exhibits on the extensive tracks of the exhibition grounds in Berlin. There was a great deal of variety here and there, where the future was also visiting alongside countless...

Video 8th Railway Talk online
The video archive and the presentations are available on: https://ueeiv.eu/events/8th-railway-talk/ The 8th Railway Talk was held on 4 December 2024 Topic: Managing weather & other hazards in the Railway Programme: Presentations & Speakers:air: Marco Corradini (CIFI) FIRST PRESENTATION Influence of climate change on the railway infrastructure – Risk Management from a reinsurance perspective Thomas Walter, Risk Management Partners,...

Review Railway Forum Sofia
Review Railway Forum 2024 Last week the Railway Forum 2024 was held in Sofia with around 170 participants to the topic:The Future of Railway Interoperability: 25 Years of Experience and Innovative Strategies. On the first day, the conference started with an...

UEEIV at Innotrans
UEEIV at InnoTrans 2024: Expanding Partnerships and Promoting Upcoming Events The UEEIV was proudly represented at this year’s InnoTrans, held in September in Berlin. Leading the delegation were Presidium members Olaf Scholtz-Knobloch, Daniel Wirth, Mario Galabo, and Marco...

Video 7th Railway Talk online
The video archive and the presentations are available on: https://ueeiv.eu/events/7th-railway-talk/ The 7th Railway Talk was held on 11 September 2024 TOPIC: SLAB TRACK – BALLASTLESS TRACK TECHNOLOGY Programme: Presentations & Speakers: Chair: Madeleine Coyle, (PWI), Senior Technical Officer (Track), Network Rail FIRST PRESENTATION Slab track explained through recent application projects Dipl.-Ing. Vlad Metaxa, Porr Bau GmbH SECOND...

Registration for Railway Forum open
THE FUTURE OF RAILWAY INTEROPERABILITY: 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES WITH TSI TOPICS next steps of optimization of ECTS, optimization of radio communication Interoperability throughout different countries night trains, train operation how to meet the expectation for sustainability solutions to increase capacity: build new lines add a second track double decker trains improve signalling systems ERTMS, ECTS Night trains We...

Southeastern European countries in the focus of the rail industry
Traditionally, Europe's rail industry generates a large proportion of its sales in the "old" member states of the European Union. But recently the industry's interest has also shifted more and more towards southeastern European countries, including those outside the EU. Marie Vopálenská is CEO of ACRI, the umbrella association of Czech railway industry companies. "They employ 22,000 people and together contribute one and a half percent to the...