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Offering a historic coming together of leading rail industry experts across the globe, the 14th WCRR is being colocated with the 13th International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) Conference and will be held November 17-21 in Colorado Springs, USA.

WHAT WILL THE HEAVY HAUL RAILWAY OF THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? TRACK AND STRUCTURES •Rail will be proactively preventively ground based upon measurement of optimal wheel/rail profile matching and the depth and extent of RCF •Track geometry and ballast condition will be monitored and trended with proactive asset management plans that rarely

2024年7月30日 · In a groundbreaking move, the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) will co-locate its prestigious conference with the World Congress of Railway Research (WCRR) for the first time in 2025. This landmark event, branded as Rail Research Week, will unite leading freight and passenger rail experts from across the globe, fostering ...

The heavy haul Railway of the Future is seen as a digitally driven lean production line that is fully integrated with the commodity supply chain and its needs. Trains are launched on demand in pre-planned train slots with trip plans.

2018年10月14日 · The Digital Heavy Haul Railway 4.0 will require much greater communications capabilities and bandwidth to handle real time monitoring of train and track status and condition. Cybersecurity will need to evolve in relation with this growth of IT command and control of heavy haul rail operations.

the 13th International Heavy Haul Association Conference will be held on 17-21 November in Colorado Springs, USA. The 2025 IHHA Conference theme is Inspiring Innovative and Resilient Railways

2024年10月11日 · As the fourth industrial revolution digitises systems and processes, the heavy-haul sector has set out in the International Heavy Haul Association’s (IHHA) Heavy Haul Vision 2030 how it can capitalise on new opportunities while minimising the potential downsides.

2023年8月30日 · IHHA has released Heavy Haul Vision 2030, which outlines the challenges and opportunities facing the heavy haul sector in the coming years.

Summary: The paper examines rapidly changing business models and their impact on heavy freight railways. It explores the diminishing returns of physical technologies vis-à-vis the increasing returns of networking economics.