• Position yourself as an industry leader at the most prestigious meeting place of the year  
   
• Have exclusive access to the most senior decision-makers in the industry  
   
• Meet the industry leaders, understand their needs better, and develop business relationships 
   
• Get cost-effective marketing exposure and branding to your target audience, culminating in 
  face-to-face meetings with your best prospects

» How we will deliver your target audience… 
» Who should sponsor?

Gold Sponsor Bombardier

Bombardier is a world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets, to rail transportation equipment. As the global leader in the rail equipment manufacturing and servicing industry, its products include passenger rail vehicles, locomotives, freight cars, bogies, propulsion and controls, as well as providing total transit systems and rail control solutions.

Gold Sponsor Siemens

The Transportation Systems Group (TS) of Siemens AG is one of the leading international suppliers to the railways industry. As single source supplier and system integrator, the Group combines in its business segments Automation & Power, Rolling Stock, Turnkey Systems and Integrated Services all the expertise necessary to cover the spectrum from signaling and control systems to traction power supplies, as well as rolling stock for mass transit, regional and main line services. Extensive experience in project management and forward-looking service concepts complement our portfolio. In fiscal 2005 (ended September 30), TS generated sales of around EUR 4.2 billion with a staff of around 18,400 the world over

Gold Sponsor Alstom

A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport develops and markets the most complete range of systems, equipment and service in the railway market. With a market share of 18% and sales of 5.3 billion euros, the company is no. 1 in the high and very high speed train sector and ranks second worldwide in the urban transport market, regional trains, signalling, infrastructure equipment and all associated services. The growing complexity of technical solutions and infrastructure projects is leading increasing numbers of customers to demand complete solutions. Present in over 60 countries, with 26,000 employees, Alstom Transport’s strength lies in its ability to manage entire transport systems.

Gold Sponsor Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales].

Gold Sponsor Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors

Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors, a division of Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Limited, designs and installs railway based automatic platform screen doors and platform safety gates. Systems are tailored to suit individual customer specifications for new and retrofit applications, combining safety, reliability and architecturally pleasing designs. Asset management capabilities include comprehensive after-sales services, training and maintenance programmes.

Gold Sponsor Ansaldo STS

ANSALDO STS is the leading technology group operating in the railway and underground transportation sector. In particular, it controls Ansaldo Signal N.V., a Dutch holding company which is the largest of a group of companies operating in the field of railway and underground signalling as well as Ansaldo Trasporti-Sistemi Ferroviari S.p.A., an Italian company, expert in IT systems integration in the area of "turnkey" railway and underground transport systems. The activities of the ANSALDO STS Group are organized into two business units: - the Signalling Unit which works in design, realization, management and maintenance of systems, subsystems and components for signalling and monitoring railway and subway traffic systems, aimed at increasing the safety and efficiency of railway and underground transport systems - the Transport System Unit which operates in the design, realization, installation, integration, management, operation and maintenance of "turnkey" railway and underground transport systems among which signalling systems are an essential part The Group's head office is in Genoa, and Ansaldo STS has company branches located in 18 countries with over 3,600 employees. In 2005, the group realized profits amounting to 840 million euros with a gross operating margin of 89 million euros and a net profit of 44 million euros.

Gold Sponsor Thales
Thales leads the way in mission-critical systems for transport, enabling the world to travel safely, securely and efficiently. Providing integrated systems for public transport, Thales has a proven track record in railway signalling, on-board real-time video surveillance, operation and supervision centres, fare collection, traffic management, passenger information and communications solutions.

Gold Sponsor Westinghouse Rail Systems

Westinghouse Rail Systems leads the world in advanced technology signalling and train control systems. Offering a total capability in cost-effective, technically advanced railway signalling solutions, we have the competence to design, manufacture, supply, install, test and maintain the systems that we provide, meeting your exact operational requirements and budget.   Our product portfolio has been developed to provide a sophisticated, multi disciplinary approach to answer today's need for increasingly diverse signalling systems. We can accommodate any signalling, telecommunications or control solution, adding real value to your own activities and providing even greater capacity to your existing railway infrastructure.

Gold Sponsor GE Transportation

GE Transportation is a chief provider of on-board and wayside signaling, communications, control and information systems: our customers include major and shortline freight railroads, passenger lines and urban transport systems around the world. With over a century of combined experience in the rail industry,  we have served the industry with products and services that have one goal in mind – to provide solutions that enhance our rail customers' operations and their customers' satisfaction.

Silver Sponsor Tyco

Recent tragedies have increased the need for intelligent safety systems to provide critical rescue, wayfinding information and emergency lighting.   The MILS® system is uniquely designed to escort people to the nearest safest exit. MILS® wayfinding  systems can be integrated with fire detection, building automation, public address and other control systems in the facility to react to the emergency as it unfolds and always escort people away from danger and towards safety.   Through manual control or sophisticated control logic based on input from other detection systems , the MILS® lighting solution identifies the safest routes of egress and activates a combination of floor and wall mounted wayfinding lighting designed to be highly visible even is smoke-filled areas. Besides applications in Low Location Lighting (LLL) and Evacuation Guidance Systems (EGS), there are other applications in Health & Safety, production facilities, traffic and transportation, leisure facilities. In short, wherever the general public, customers or employees need to be guided through spaces quickly, efficiently and safely the MILS® system can add value.  Main features -          Remote monitoring and reporting capabilities -          Intelligent system with active direction and guidance control -          Interface to safety systems (i.e. fire alarm system, BMS, etc) -          Distributed architecture provides redundancy and resilience  -          Suitable for use indoors or outside -          High visibility even in smoke -          Low power consumption with inbuilt power supply

Associate Sponsor Teltronic

Since 1974, Teltronic has dedicated to the design and manufacture of radio communication equipment and systems. The main markets addressed by Teltronic are Emergency and Security Forces, Public Transport Companies, Utilities, PAMR operators and other private customers. We offer personalized customer service to attend to requirements, including customized design, special software and technical training. Teltronic´s portfolio includes the TETRA NEBULA® infrastructure, based on the Tetra over Ethernet/IP concept, a 2nd generation Tetra mobile terminal (MDT-400), with GPS and GSM capabilities and last generation display, the new Tetra handportable HTT-500, with 3W RF power, also the desktop dispatchers unit (DT-410) and dispatching centres with a digital switch which allows VoIP operation as well as interfacing with other radio networks (conventional, MPT-1327, GSM) and telephone networks (ISDN, PBX, etc.,). NEBULA® does not need synchronous communication means to link the Base Stations with the Central Node Controllers, nor any GPS synchronization for full TETRA operation up to Type 3 handover. NEBULA® is TETRA over your corporate LAN/WAN.

Associate Sponsor Niles-Simmons Industrieanlagen GmbH

The NILES-SIMMONS-HEGENSCHEIDT Group, based in Chemnitz / Germany, regards itself as a supplier for the machine tool and railway industry. The NSH Group consists of the following companies: • Niles-Simmons - Chemnitz, Germany • Simmons Machine Tool Corporation - Albany, New York, USA • Hegenscheidt-MFD - Erkelenz, Germany • Hegenscheidt-MFD - Detroit, Michigan, USA • NSH China Technology Industries Co., Ltd. - Nanchang, Jiangxi, China The NSH Group sells in several industry branches, including aircraft construction, car industry and railways. As an engineering company, HEGENSCHEIDT-MFD belongs to the world-wide market leader in two fields of production: The programme in the first production field comprises surface and underfloor wheelset lathes for reprofiling wheelsets as well as wheelset diagnostic systems and on-rail systems for rail vehicles. The second production division manufacturers fillet deep rolling machines, thrust face and roller burnishing machines, turnbroaching machines and turn-turnskiving machines for the production of crankshafts. The SIMMONS Machine Tool Corporation specializes in the broadest product line of special machine tools for wheelset, wheel and axle maintenance workshops of railways, metros and transits worldwide.

Exhibitor Daimler AG

Daimler AG, Unimog/Special Vehicles Division The Mercedes-Benz Unimog: at home on rail and road The Unimog/Special Vehicles Division is part of Daimler’s business unit Truck Group Europe. The main pillar of the division is the well-known Mercedes-Benz Unimog, with its two: implement carrier and extreme off-roader product lines. Thanks to its unique chassis design, the Unimog U400 is ideally suited for operations on rails. The compact axle dimensions and special rims enable the Unimog to be driven via it’s own wheels on both standard or broad-gauge tracks. The retractable rail guidance system keeps the vehicle safely on track, allowing speeds up to 50 km/h. In cooperation with renowned international body manufacturers, Daimler AG can offer vehicles for various operations on rails, such as shunting units for cost-effective manoeuvring of hauled loads up to 1000 tonnes, vehicles equipped with an access-platform for overhead-line maintenance, recovery vehicles with hydraulic equipment for re-railing derailed wagons or units for maintenance work on the rail infrastructure, snow clearing or vegetation control.

Exhibitor Telefunken

For more than 100 years, the name TELEFUNKEN has been associated with ambitious and reliable radio communication systems and products. Today, TELEFUNKEN systems and products provide radio communications for a wide variety of civil and military applications. With TELEFUNKEN TRainCom®, the company has developed a new class of broadband radio communication systems for diverse rail applications. TRainCom® systems are available in flexible configurations as TRainCom® MT or TRainCom® HST. Press release Download

Exhibitor BWG Gmbh

BWG is a leading partner for modern turnout systems on many international railway lines. The range of services outreaches by far the mere supply of turnouts. BWG regards the common examination of a project under consideration of all process components - from construction to smooth long-term operation under economic aspects - as well as logistic attendance and special consultancy during the installation of our turnouts as equally important. With its own continuous research & development and a high-grade product range, BWG is the first address for turnout system technology. BWG belongs to the division Railway Systems of the Austrian voestalpine AG, which is quoted in the ATX at Vienna stock exchange.

Exhibitor TagMaster

TagMaster is a supplier of high performance RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems to the railway industry. The readers and ID-tags, operating at high speed and at long-range, are used for automatic identification and positioning of all types of rolling stock in solutions for traffic monitoring & passenger information, maintenance & quality control and positioning for reliable real-time information onboard the train. Whether there is a need for train-, sleeper- or trackside mounted readers, TagMaster provides this along with a range of small and easily mounted heavy duty ID-tags. The products operate at 2.45GHz and have been developed and proven to meet railway requirements such as resistance to EMI, vibration and shock. The TagMaster system is installed on the Dutch railway, London Underground, Bilbao Local trains, Madrid metro and Hamburg metro.

Exhibitor Bentley

Bentley Systems provide software for the lifecycle of the world’s infrastructure. The company’s comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2004 revenues exceeding $300 million, Bentley brings 20 years of dedication to the world of civil engineering, setting the standard of excellence for everything from complex transportation systems to remarkable site designs.   The importance of collaboration Whilst offering the most comprehensive set of solutions for building, operating and maintaining the world's infrastructure, Bentley's strength goes beyond just isolated engineering tools. Recognizing collaboration is critical for timely delivery of today's engineering projects; we support that collaboration by uniting project teams across locations, organizations, and engineering disciplines.   Please visit our booth to find out more or go to www.bentley.com

Exhibitor Serco

Serco is an international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos. We improve services by managing people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise policy makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver to the public. Serco supports governments, agencies and companies who seek a trusted partner with a solid track-record of providing assured service excellence. Our people offer operational, management and consulting expertise in the aerospace, defence, education, health, home affairs, local government, science, technology, transport and the commercial sectors. Serco delivers comprehensive public transport solutions to local authorities, government departments and commercial enterprises around the world.  Serco operates London’s Docklands Light Railway and Manchester Metrolink in the UK and Copenhagen’s 24/7 Metro Service. In addition Serco has early operator involvement with Canada Line in Vancouver. We are fast becoming the first choice for road and rail operations and infrastructure services, supporting the implementation of government transport policies in the UK and overseas. Our aim is to deliver a quality of service that makes a difference to people’s lives.

Exhibitor MBD Design

MBD Design is an international design agency specialised in public transport vehicles. Since 1972, MBD designed and styled many rolling stocks: high speed trains, long distance trains, regional trains, metros, LRT and tramways. MBD Design approach is to match the travellers’ expectations with its clients’ objectives. MBD Design looks for a balance between technology, aesthetics and comfort to give shape to a sensible product in harmony with its time.The agency recent realizations include the French High Speed Train TGV East, the Korean High Speed Train KTX II, Singapore Metro, Shanghai Metro, Marseille and Reims’ Tramways, the Teoz lines for the SNCF, locomotives for the Chinese market. The agency’s clients are rolling stock Manufacturers, Operators and Local Authorities.MBD Design has received many international prices including the observer price for the design of the KTX II in 2008.

Supporting partner Metro Official Media Partner Railway Gazette