Even if you are the most seasoned, rounded professional in all things rail freight technology, operations or commercial, Rail Freight 2026 will bring you up-to-date on the latest challenges, opportunities and engineering. Whether you want to understand (and engage with) the technical implications for freight of GB rail reform or gain an early insight on ORR’s guidance for navigating ETCS for international freight locomotives, this event is for you.

With ever tighter margins, we will help you reduce whole life asset management costs, showcasing wheel/rail interface best practice on closer wheelset condition management and sharing soon-to-be-published research into freight vehicle braking in poor adhesion conditions. On operational interfaces, we will be exploring and feeding back from faster freight trials; and also learning about how fundamental new research into freight train braking is being applied to impact on decarbonisation.

Rail Freight 2026 will showcase new technologies, asset management and operational approaches that can bring opportunities for faster and greener freight, so your business can make the most of research and development. And we will bring you case studies of the Class 93 and Class 18 new freight locomotives, so you can learn the implementation lessons – and assess the new potential.