Opening of the convention (Speech)
Helmut HAINITZ

FOCUS: STRATEGY
Chair: Klaus RIESSBERGER

Keynote (CV & Abstract)
Andreas MATTHÄ

Results of the DACH project (Presentation) (CVs & Abstract)
Frank SENNHENN
Marco DIRREN
Franz BAUER

Integrated Permanent Way Management on ÖBB (Presentation)
Michael MACH (CV & Abstract)

Cutting edge asset management (CVs & Abstract)
Jochen HOLZFEIND (Presentation)
Peter VEIT (Presentation)

Life Cycle Management on the network of DB Netz AG (Presentation)
Holger KORIATH (CV & Abstract)

TRACK AND HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC
Chair: Norbert OSTERMANN

Reopening TGV lines for traffic speeds of 160 km after ballast bed cleaning (Presentation)
Michel MORIN (CV & Abstract)

Track for the new high-speed line Ebensfeld – Leipzig (Presentation) (CVs & Abstract)
Jörg FENSKE
Dieter PICHLER

50 years of experience with ballasted track on the Tokaido Shinkansen (Presentation)
Masahiro MIWA (CV & Abstract)

High-speed traffic on ballasted track (Presentation)
Mario TESTA (CV & Abstract)

Under sleeper pads: experiences and types of application (Presentation)
Paul GODART (CV & Abstract)

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Chair: Günter PRAGER

Network status report 2014 of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG (Presentation)
Michael WALTER (CV & Abstract)

Maintenance systems of a small infrastructure manager (Presentation)
Laurence ZENNER (CV & Abstract)

Track geometry evaluation with the help of fractal analysis (Presentation) (CVs & Abstract)
Fabian HANSMANN
Matthias LANDGRAF

Mobile Assessment of Track Asset Data (Presentation)
Kevin R. DAY (CV & Abstract)

Detecting rail defects by means of nondestructive testing methods
Anika DEY (CV & Abstract)

Track and subground diagnosis (Presentation) (CVs & Abstract)
James HYSLIP
Steve M. CHRISTMER

Major construction projects and introduction to the excursion (Presentation 1) (Presentation 2)
Bernhard KNOLL (CV & Abstract)

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Peter VEIT

Experiences with high-strength rail steels (CVs & Abstract)
Albert JÖRG (Presentation)
Bernhard KNOLL (Presentation)
Alexander STRAUCH (Presentation)
Christian TAPP (Presentation)

Rail welding: technological advances (Presentation)
Markus ÖLLINGER (CV & Abstract)

Experiences with new materials in fixed crossings – Scientific studies in combination with track testing on ÖBB (Presentation) (CVs & Abstract)
Peter DORNIG
Uwe OSSBERGER

Track laying and maintenance in Australia (Presentation)
Gerfried THÜR (CV & Abstract)

Modern Operations Management in the ÖBB network (Presentation)
August ZIERL (CV & Abstract)

RAMS in the field of overhead lines - measures for the availability and reliability of overhead lines (Presentation) (CVs & Abstract)
Ralf ZABEL
Wolfgang STURZEIS

Challenges for Rail Projects in the Southern Africa Region (Presentation)
Friedel MÜLKE (CV & Abstract)