Alba Iulia hosts the first of Club Feroviar Conferences

This year’s edition of Club Feroviar Conferences will be inaugurated by the event dedicated to rail infrastructure, held on 14 and 15 March, in Alba Iulia. The themed conference Development of railway markets in Central and South-Eastern Europe for 2030 and beyond is organized by Club Feroviar with the support of the Romanian Railway Industry Association (AIF).

The conference dedicated to rail infrastructure reunites infrastructure managers, international and regional builders, project integrators, as well as engineering and design companies, next to representatives of the public sector.

Confirmed speakers include Maria Magdalena Grigore, Secretary of State – Romanian Ministry of Transport, Cristian Ungureanu, General Manager – CFR SA, Iosif Szentes, General Manager – CFR Calatori, Marinica Voicu, General Manager – CFR Marfa, Marin Preda, General Manager – AFER, Victor Alexandru, Investment Deputy General Manager – CFR SA and Mihai Frumosu, Transport Specialist PJ – European Investment Bank.

The conference in Alba Iulia is a two-day event.

In the first day, participants will assist to three panels of discussions with captivating topics and stimulating opportunities, such as:

  • Progress of Rail Corridor IV projects
  • Direct dialogue with CFR SA and projects constructors
  • Infrastructure investments and their economic impact
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Preparation for post -2020 EU budget
  • Inauguration of works on other sections of Rail Corridor IV
  • Technology innovations for infrastructure maintenance
  • Installation of ERTMS Level 2 (challenges and benefits)
  • Public and private investments

To further meet your expectations, technical visits will be organised during the second day of conference, to Rail Corridor IV work sites, Simeria – Coslariu – Sighisoara section:

  • Sibot traction substation
  • Danes Tunnel
  • Sighisoara Tunnel
  • Arc Bridge
  • Vintu de Jos rail station

The entire Simeria – Coslariu – Sighisoara section, where CFR SA is developing projects of EUR 982 million, is very important for increasing the traffic speed to 160 km/h for passenger trains and to 120 km/h for freight trains.

The section is located in Hunedoara and Alba counties and the region is crossed by the pan-European Corridor IV, the northern branch. Railway rehabilitation and modernisation works include the installation of the ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 system, the modernisation of 15 rail stations, 19 stops and over 240 bridges/culverts/rail tunnels, the modernisation of 92 platforms and 4 traction substations.

Participation will guarantee access to information and know-how exchange with both rail industry suppliers and profile authorities and institutions.

Prestigious international events benefit from strong partners and Club Feroviar Conferences are no exception, with partners such as Alstom, Grampet Group, Siemens, voestalpine VAE APCAROM, Astaldi, Kapsch, Nexans, AEbt, Alfrednet, Arcada, Baicons, Eximprod Grup, FCC Construccion, IMSAT, Nokia, Romkatel Funkwerk, Ronside Steel, SPIACT Craiova, Swietelsky, TPF CPROJECT, Travertec, VIO TOP, Vossloh, Wiebe and many others.

For further details, go to

http://www.conferinte.clubferoviar.ro/infrastructura/programme/?lang=en


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