Rail networks globally are striving to cut maintenance costs. With approximately €15-25 billion spent on infrastructure maintenance and renewals costs alone, the case for developing stronger predictive maintenance regimes through condition-based monitoring and utilising the latest digital technologies for asset management and trackside machinery is greater than ever.

Consultation with the global Track Maintenance community reveals key questions critical to optimising track maintenance and asset management:

• How can technology be effectively integrated into trackside operations to reduce and manpower on the line?

• How can data-driven planning and decision be achieved to make to streamline maintenance regimes & manage degrade?

• Which tools are others using to optimise asset management & cross-team communication across the track maintenance supply chain?

• What does the roadmap for the transition from reactive maintenance regimes to proactive maintenance regimes look like and how can infrastructure be better prepared to integrate CBM systems?

• How can access challenges be better addressed to reduce time on the line and service disruption?

The 3rd Annual Global Track Maintenance & Asset Management Congress 2017brings together the global engineering & infrastructure asset management community to address pioneering predictive maintenance practices through latest remote-condition monitoring tools and maintenance techniques, while effectively managing safety, costs and keeping trains in service for as long as possible.