rail industry events

Name: RAIC 2026 – The Rail AI Conference
Start: 2026-07-07T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-07T15:30:00+01:00
Location: IET Birmingham

November 2025
Featured November 26 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

Women in Rail Scotland: Ascent: Breakfast with Purpose, Power and Perspective: Thriving in the Later Stages of Your Career.

The Social Hub 15 Candleriggs Square, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Women in Rail Scotland is delighted to invite you to attend the next event in their Ascent series. As part of the final phase of the Women in Rail Scotland Ascent series, this breakfast celebrates confidence, authenticity, and the freedom that comes with experience. Hosted in partnership with Dentons, the session explores how women can […]
December 2025
Featured December 5 @ 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Rail Forum Christmas Luncheon

Derby County Football Club Pride Park, Derby

Join the Rail Forum Board and team for some Yuletide merriment. Approximate timings for the 2025 lunch: 12.00pm - Assemble for drinks in Toyota Suite, Pride Park Stadium 1.00pm - Four course lunch served in the Baseball Lounge with the bar open throughout the afternoon. 4.00pm - The Yard open for post event drinks Bookings: […]
Featured December 8 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

RBF Retired Community Event – East Midlands

Porterbrook Offices, Derby Ivatt House, 7 Pinnacle Way, Derby

Retired Community Events ________________________________________ What to Expect Attendees can expect conversation, camaraderie, and a shared love for the railway. RBF's Retired Rail Community events are hosted by dedicated volunteers from the industry. Because they are part of the railway family, they understand and embrace its ethos. On certain dates, RBF hosts speakers and offers tours […]
Featured December 9 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch & Learn – Providing the Railway with Sustainable Options for Drainage and Civils Projects

Virtual

Jason Robertson, Drainage Specification Manager, Scott Parnell PWI Lunch & Learn With the effects of climate change there is an increasing need to provide the railway with infrastructure options that are both sustainable and offer greater resilience into the future. This session will offer a technical insight into some options that will assist drainage and […]
Featured December 9 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Christmas Networking Social

Paddington Station Praed Street, London, United Kingdom

Join The Rail Innovation Group for their Christmas social networking event - their last Meet Up of 2025. We'll share a toast to our successes over the year and celebrate our community's positive vision for the future. - Open to members and non-members - Note: this networking social follows-on from our Supplier Challenge event with […]
January 2026
Featured 6th January 2026 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch & Learn – Carrier Wire Neutral Sections – Are they really that bad?

Virtual

Jonathan Harris, OLE Engineer, Furrer+Frey GB PWI Lunch & Learn Carrier Wire Neutral Sections were introduced as part of Great Western’s electrification and are performing well. However wider adoption has stalled with recent projects choosing to install Arthur Flury neutral sections to reduce capital costs. But are Carrier Wire neutral sections all that bad? We […]
March 2026
Featured 5th March 2026 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Rail Scotland Conference 2026

Raddison Blu, Glasgow

The Rail Scotland Conference returns for its eighth year on 5 March 2026, bringing stakeholders and the supply chain together to examine the future of Scotland’s rail network. With reform, resilience, and climate response at the heart of the agenda, the event provides a platform for strategic updates, technical insights, and collaborative learning. Keynote contributions […]
Featured 12th March 2026 @ 6:30 pm

Spotlight Rail Awards 2026

London Hilton 22 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom

The Spotlight Rail Awards play a role in recognising the accomplishments of the rail sector, showcasing innovative practices and outstanding contributions that drive the industry forward. By honouring these successes, the awards inspire continued improvements but also emphasise the vital connection between superior asset management, customer satisfaction, and net zero.
Featured 17th March 2026 @ 9:00 am - 18th March 2026 @ 4:00 pm

RIA Innovation Conference 2026

ICC Wales The Coldra, Catsash Road, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Last year’s RIA Innovation Conference 2024 has won The Trade Association Forum’s Event of the Year (Under 500 Attendees) Award 2025, The Best Longstanding Association Event (Up to 1000 attendees) Award at the Association of Excellence Awards 2024 Previous RICs have won; MEMCOM’s Best Membership Event of the Year in 2020, The Trade Association Forum’s […]
April 2026
Featured 9th April 2026 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Rail Link Dublin 2026 – Aviva Stadium

Aviva Stadium 14 Havelock Square, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Our popular networking event returns for its second year! Talks: 9–11am, networking: 11am–3pm. Join us for insights and connections.
June 2026
Featured 17th June 2026

The Big Rail Diversity Challenge

Newark Showground Lincoln Road, Newark, United Kingdom

The Big Rail Diversity Challenge was created to highlight the benefits of gender-balance and diversity in the UK rail industry. Launched in 2016 by Women in Rail in collaboration with multi-media marketing specialists Nimble Media Ltd, this flagship event helps break down barriers, change the image of rail and ultimately bridges the skills gap in […]
July 2026
Featured 7th July 2026 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

RAIC 2026 – The Rail AI Conference

IET Birmingham Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

The Rail AI Conference by ASAVRAIL hashtag#RAIC26 is coming to Birmingham on 7th July 2026 at the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Austin Court. This one-day event will bring together Rail Operators, Infrastructure Leaders, Rolling Stock Companies, and AI Technology Providers to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the future of Rail. […]