Real exchange platform for decision-makers in the railway industry, TransRail Connection is a major event for the actors of the sector (operators, constructors, equipment manufacturers, infrastructure managers, subcontractors and engineers). This event, positioned in a sector with high potential for growth and innovation, allows the participants to schedule direct exchanges and to attend conferences dedicated to innovations and market trends. The previous edition in of TransRail Connection in 2015 gathered more than 450 participants, including large groups such as : Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens, CAF, Hitachi Rail, Toshiba, PESA, Skoda Transportation, SNCF, RATP, Keolis, Transport for London, Metro de Calcutta, Eurostar, Transdev, Thales, Faiveley Transport, … and more than 300 technology suppliers.
In 2017, the conferences program of TransRail Connection will focus on three main topics: digitalization and connected technologies, evolution of international markets, technological breakthrough and innovative technologies developed by SMEs. Ville, Rail & Transports, the professional media in the railway and urban mobility sector and long-standing partner of TransRail Connection, will organize a round table about the topic « The metro at the conquest of the world », that will take place on 8 November.
New in 2017: a showroom dedicated to « digitalization » and «predictive maintenance».
In parallel of the meetings and conferences, TransRail Connection will present a novelty: the «showroom area» dedicated to Internet of Things and more specifically to predictive maintenance. Several innovative start-ups from the digital sector will present technologies and demonstrators for operators, manufacturers and equipment manufacturers.