EVENTS


Event Listings


28 January 2015 The Way Ahead for Northern Infrastructure


KPMG venue, Manchester www.riagb.org.uk/events-diary


9 February 2015


Supplying the 21st Century Railway


IMechE, London http://events.imeche.org/ ViewEvent?code=L6196


9 February 2015 UK Air-Rail Update 2015 DLA Piper, London www.waterfrontconferencecompany.com/ conferences/rail/events


19 February 2015 UK Rail Industry Awards 2015 Battersea Evolution, London www.railtechnologymagazine.com/ukria


4 March 2015


Developing the UK Rail Network London www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums


5-7 March 2015 Eurasia Rail Istanbul, Turkey www.eurasiarail.eu


10 March 2015


Communications Based Train Control The Hatton London, UK http://railcontrolsystems.com/


13 March 2015


Railway Annual Luncheon Grosvenor House, London http://events.imeche.org/ viewevent?code=AL6161


18 March 2015 The Future of Rail Signalling: The Transition to ERTMS Stephenson Harwood, London www.waterfrontconferencecompany.com/ conferences/rail/events


21-23 April 2015


The Stephenson Conference – Research for Railways IMechE, London www.imeche.org/events/C1408


16 May 2015 Railfuture AGM Blackpool www.railfuture.org.uk/conferences/


12-14 May 2015 Railtex 2015 NEC, Birmingham www.railtex.co.uk


8-11 June 2015 The 23rd Annual Rail Freight Group Conference


Stephenson Harwood, London www.waterfrontconferencecompany.com/ conferences


10-11 June 2015 Train Communications Systems 2015


London www.traincomms2015.com


17 June 2015


UK Light Rail Conference 2015 Nottingham Conference Centre www.mainspring.co.uk/index.shtml


15-17 July 2015


RailNewcastle Conference 2015 Newcastle University http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/ railnewcastleconference/about/


6-8 October 2015 Elmia Nordic Rail Jönköping, Sweden www.elmia.se/en/nordicrail/


15 October 2015


Dinner at the Roundhouse Derby Roundhouse http://mainspring.co.uk/


International Conference on High Speed Rail


The University of Birmingham marked the 50th anniversary of the first Shinkansen high-speed line in Japan by hosting the International Conference on High Speed Rail in December, writes Sam McCaffrey.


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 brought together


global experts and


academics to celebrate the achievements of the last half-century, discuss the challenges facing high-speed rail and look to the future.


             Japan Railway Company; and Professor Peter 


      while RTM was there for day two, which started with a history lesson on high-speed rail and  by a look at the key challenges and solutions for modern high-speed networks, by Andrew


         complete track system for the new railway (more on page 26).


                 focus on investment opportunities in Japan       economic development for cities and regions.


 and looked at visions of the future.


The event was organised by Professor Felix  of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education, who said they were delighted


with how it turned out, citing the high quality of the 50 contributions to the conference.


       board, said: “I’m especially delighted with the high level of interest from the international audience. New friendships and


research


relationships were established and a number        closing workshop.


“Perhaps the most interesting presentation was  threat to high-speed rail from car-sharing over long distances by time-rich, money-poor people.”


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