Fourt International Conference on Railway Technology, 3-7 September 2018, Barcelona

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Fourt International Conference on Railway Technology, 3-7 September 2018, Barcelona

The Fourth Internacional Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, incorporating: The Eighth International Symposium on Speed-up and Sustainable Technology for Railway and Maglev Systems (STECH2018), took place on 3-7 September 2018, in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

Railways have always played a significant role in the development of the wealth creation capabilities of society. The early roman wagonways, the steam driven railways during the industrial revolution and the electric railways of the late nineteenth and twentieth century are just a few of the railway systems that have played a vital role in past infrastructure development. The search for a fast, reliable and cost effective means of transport that presents better energy efficiency and less impact on the environment has resulted in renewed interest and rapid development in railway technology. Following the success of many special sessions on railways technology, held over the last few years in the Civil-Comp Conference series, a new conference series was created in 2012. The first conference was held in: Las Palmas de Gran Canarian in 2012; the second in Ajaccio, Corsica, in 2014; and the third in Cagliari Sardinia in 2016.

The themes for this conference included (but were not limited to): Rolling Stock; Infrastructure; Energy and Environment; Signalling and Communication; Planning and Operations; Strategies and Economics.

More information at the Conference website.