Programme

Reshaping our railways post pandemic: Research with an impact

The theme for the 2022 Congress is Reshaping our railways post-pandemic: Research with an impact.

With the Covid-19 pandemic having a huge and long-lasting impact on the rail sector, new knowledge and novel solutions generated by research are of greater importance than ever before and will be essential in our recovery.

Increasing research quality and speed, putting findings into action demonstrating benefits, and fostering international collaboration on the common challenges faced by the railways are all essential for the railway to attract customers back, encourage modal shift and deliver great value for money.

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Our five day programme provides opportunities for the dissemination of novel research outputs, knowledge exchange, and focused discussion between global industry leaders and researchers on key rail challenges.

Formal and informal networking opportunities also allow time to showcase capabilities and build relationships across the global rail research and innovation community.

Please note, the programme is subject to change. All timings listed in GMT.

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Essentials Online

Essentials Online offers a tailored programme of content and streamed activity aimed at early career professionals who are restricted by the expense of attending in person but wish to get a taster of the event and rail industry. A ticket for Essentials Online includes:

Early access to research papers (approx. 300);
Access to video content of streamed programme for 6 months post-event;
Pose questions to streamed session speakers and participate in live polls;
Live stream of keynote plenary sessions, educational sessions and masterclasses.