German Rail Development 2009

When: 1-2 December 2009
Where: The Westin Grand, Berlin, Germany

The rail network in Germany is arguably one of the largest and most developed in Europe, if not the world. However, as with most networks, there is always continued development of new lines, improvements and in particular the issue of liberalisation. From the Braunschweig Tram-Train Scheme to high speed lines which have broken rail speed records there is constant evolution of the networks, be it through new projects or upgrades.

German Rail Development 2009, a European Railway Review and Eurotransport magazine conference, brought together the leading figures throughout Germany and the bordering countries to discuss and share experience and opinion of the current and future state of the rail networks. By focusing on specific projects in terms of both corridor and regional lines, light rail and suburban, the conference provided an insight into investment plans and areas such as track maintenance and construction, signalling and rolling stock, passenger and freight opportunities, assisting all stakeholders in their quest for greater levels of efficiency and service.

This two day conference brought together all parties including infrastructure owners/managers, operators, maintenance companies, consultants and suppliers.

You can order a CD of the conference material for just €227. Contact us for more details.

Speakers

Michael Ahlgrimm, GroBproject Nord, DB Netz AG
Matthias Hudaff, Leader Large Projects, DB ProjektBau
Hans Leister, Managing Director, Keolis
Andreas Ernst, Head of Department Project Management, BeNEX
Ralf Schweinsberg, Vice President, German Federal Rail Authority
Kai-Uwe Steinbrecher, Technical Director, moBil GmbH
Manfred Petzendorfer, Signalling & ETCS Programme Management, Deutsche Bahn
Paul Broekhuizen, Head Railways West Europe, Nokia Siemens Networks
Helmut Kroth, Managing Director, Tensar International
Axel Sondermann, Managing Director, Veolia Verkehr GmbH / Veolia Transport Central Europe GmbH
Michail Stahlhut, Managing Director, Arriva Deutschland GmbH
Michael Huettel, Strategic Planning / Transport Planning, S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH

Sponsors

TENSAR

TENSAR GEOGRIDS OFFER SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR RAIL TRACKBED AND STRUCTURE STABILITY

TENSAR International has led the world in the design and manufacture of trackbed reinforcement, ground stabilisation and soil reinforcement solutions since the early 1980s. Continuous development and innovation of geogrids and geotextiles, including many patented designs, have led to their use in railways across Europe and the world, as well as road, bridge, embankment, runway and many other applications.

Tensar ground stabilisation and reinforcement solutions are backed by EU and international certification, in-situ performance testing and certification by major rail authorities internationally. Tensar’s technical design solutions enable installation of ballast and sub-ballast to meet specified bearing capacity requirements. Millions of square metres of trackbed ballast and sub-ballast have been stabilised with improved bearing capacity throughout Europe.

As well as improving bearing capacity over poor ground, use of Tensar geogrids has been shown to reduce trackbed maintenance time and cost requirements by a factor of up to 3, with long term durability and stability performance.

In addition to reinforcement in poor ground conditions, use of Tensar geogrids has been shown to reduce differential settlement and trackbed maintenance requirements across transition zones, where trackbed crosses over variable stiffness substructures such as at underbridges , road crossings, tunnel inverts and through rail stations. Tensar geogrids offer a sustainable approach through efficient material usage by extending ballast life, reducing sub-ballast thickness and resulting in less demand for quarried new material, waste disposal and transportation

Further railway applications for Tensar uniaxial, biaxial and TriAx™ geogrids include the stabilisation of temporary access roads, working platforms for cranes and piling rigs and embankment foundations, where the 1m deep Tensar Geocell mattress can provide stability and help control over poor ground. Tensar reinforced soil trackside structures include retaining walls, noise barriers, bridge abutments and steep slopes which generally offer quicker, cheaper and more environmentally sympathetic solutions compared with more traditional methods.

For further information call +44 (0) 1254 262431 or visit www.tensar.co.uk.

Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for services.

Nokia Siemens Networks is the world market leader for GSM-R Railway communication solutions with twenty five contracts in seventeen countries in Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Visit us at www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com.

Voith

Voith Railservices – Your Partner in Rolling Stock Maintenance

Following the ongoing liberalisation of the European railway markets an increasing demand for technical maintenance of rolling stock fleets could be observed during the last years. Accordingly, the Voith Group as a worldwide player combined its railway know-how with the experience in maintenance services from other industries into a new service company and established Voith Railservices in the year 2005.

The mission of Voith Railservices is to provide our customers with a fleet of reliable and safe vehicles and we offer tailored workpackages and processes that fully integrate into our customers` operation. This full-service approach allows for highest availability levels of the fleet and lets the railway operators focus on their core business: Passenger transportation.

Starting with a 15 year full-service contract awarded in the Netherlands in 2006, Voith Railservices today services more than 130 EMUs and DMUs at different locations in Europe with longterm contracts. In order to provide best quality results, we constantly monitor and optimise our processes and generate vehicle specific databases that help us to evaluate the vehicle condition on a daily bases and to forecast maintenance activities in due time.

Our core business is to provide daily maintenance services including all support processes e.g. spare parts, logistics, documentation, maitenance engineering, reports and warranty management. In addition we offer separate workpackages e.g. major overhauls, exterior cleaning, shunting services, fill-ups, and upgrades.

Using the worlwide Voith network we are able to combine local know-how with our profound rail-specific experience and are, thus, able to build up new activities on short notice nearly everywhere in the world.

For further information please contact:

Voith Railservices B.V.
Koppelstraat 3
7391 AK Twello
Netherlands
Telephone +31 571 277721
Telefax +31 571 276445
www.voithindustrialservices.com
voithrailservices@voith.com