International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2027)

The International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2027) gathers global experts to discuss innovative and resilient railway operations, engineering, maintenance, and technology.

Key Topics

• Sustainability challenges and opportunities for heavy haul railways
• Alternate fuels
• Bridge rehabilitation and strengthening
• Signalling system
• Vehicle/track interaction
• Resource efficiency
• Structural health monitoring of bridges
• Heavy axle loading (HAL) economics
• Track maintenance
• Wagon design and maintenance
• Condition monitoring
• New design, re-designs, new materials
• Decarbonisation of rail
• Safety and derailment prevention
• Long haul trains
• Automation in heavy haul systems
• Service reliability
• Wheel/rail interface analysis, optimization and management
• Bridge loading
• Traction power supply
• Track geometry
• High horsepower locomotives
• Big data analytics with prognostics
• Brake systems
• Circular economy
• Structural performance assessment
• Vehicle/track systems and optimization
• Environment, energy and sustainability
• Condition and structure performance assessment
• Electrification technology
• Motive power, traction and efficiency
• Security and safety
• Increasing axle loads on existing infrastructure
• Track component performance
• Track construction and maintenance standards
• Tunnel operations, management and maintenance
• Rail welding
• Network capacity and operational efficiency
• Train control and capacity optimization
• Locomotive maintenance and reliability
• Detector-based wagon maintenance

Who should Attend

• Policy-makers
• Innovators
• Researchers
• Industry leaders
• Engineers
• Railway operators
• Technicians
• Infrastructure managers