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Railway Day 2025: Collaboration and innovation in focus
On November 26, the railway industry, politicians and business came together in Stockholm for Railway Day 2025. The day's themes revolved around how collaboration, innovation and digitalization can solve the industry's major challenges – from maintenance debt and capacity shortages to system changes such as ERTMS. Start with clear messages Monica Lingegård, chairwoman of Tågföretagen, and Björn Asplund, chairwoman of Swedtrain, began with a clear […]
”Good procurement drives innovation, quality and cost-efficiency.”
On November 26th, Järnvägsdagen takes place. We met Oxyfi AB, a partner for the day, and took the opportunity to ask a few questions. Hello, Håkan Larsson, CEO, Oxyfi AB. Järnvägsdagen brings together industry players to discuss the future – what makes you want to be part of that particular conversation? – It’s […]
From cybersecurity to the future of railways – the autumn meeting provided new perspectives
Yesterday, Swedtrain gathered for its autumn meeting! We started the day with lunch and a formal meeting where the business plan, budget and membership fees for 2026 were established. After that, we had the opportunity to get to know our new member companies and take part in two highly topical lectures. Patrik Sandgren from Teknikföretagen gave an eye-opening presentation on cybersecurity – why attacks happen, what risks […]
”"We need to reduce the maintenance debt, but to be able to do that we need to attract more employees to the industry"”
On November 26th, the Railway Day takes place. We met with Infranord, a partner for the day, and took the opportunity to ask a few questions. Hello Stefan Gustavsson, President and CEO of Infranord. The Railway Day brings together industry players to discuss the future – what makes you want to be part of that particular conversation? – The railway industry needs […]
”"Everyone in the industry needs to take responsibility and make smart decisions, while we need to be brave and dare to act"”
On November 26th, the Railway Day takes place. We met with WSP Sverige AB, a partner for the day, and took the opportunity to ask a few questions. Hello Magnus Hedin, Sub-sector Lead within Rail Advisory, WSP Sverige. The Railway Day brings together industry players to discuss the future – what makes you want to be a part of […]
”"We want to play a bigger role in solving the challenges facing the railways in Sweden and elsewhere"”
On November 26th, the Railway Day takes place. We met DB Systemtechnik, a partner for the day, and took the opportunity to ask a few questions. Hello Olaf Kämmerling, Sales Scandinavia, DB Systemtechnik. The Railway Day brings together industry players to discuss the future – what makes you want to be part of that particular conversation? – DB Systemtechnik can […]
”An annual highlight for networking and idea exchange in the industry”
On November 26th, Järnvägsdagen takes place. We met Cactus Rail, a partner for the day, and took the opportunity to ask a few questions. Hello Viktor Jakobsson, Sales Manager, Cactus Rail. Järnvägsdagen brings together industry players to discuss the future – what makes you want to be part of that conversation? – From Cactus […]
Swedtrain in Almedalen 2025
Under the umbrella of More time on track – capacity here and now and in the future, current issues such as the following were discussed in seven short sessions: The seminar was arranged by Swedtrain, Tågföretagen, the Swedish Railway Contractors Association (FSJ) and the Railway Industry Cooperation Forum (JBS), in collaboration with Train & Rail.
This happened at Swedtrain's spring meeting 2025
On May 8th, Swedtrain gathered for its traditional spring meeting, this time in connection with the Train & Rail trade fair. We looked back on the past year and the activities we have carried out. It was especially pleasing that we welcomed 12 new members during the year! We also got an insight into the plans for the coming year, including the work in […]
Open board meeting at Chalmers
Swedtrain visited Chalmers and Charmec for inspiring insights into railway mechanics. In a beautiful springtime Gothenburg, Swedtrain gathered at Chalmers University of Technology and Charmec – the National Centre for Railway Mechanics – in connection with the association’s open board meeting. During the day, participants were treated to exciting presentations on topics such as crack growth, welds and brake blocks. A particularly interesting feature was […]
Premiere of Swedtrain's "Meet the Buyer" – Transitio first
At the end of March 2025, Swedtrain's new forum Meet the Buyer premiered – an initiative that creates new opportunities for members to meet potential customers and partners. First up was AB Transitio, which provided an insight into its operations and procurement processes. During the meeting, Per Stierna Sillén, Procurement Manager at Transitio, shared valuable […]
Open board meeting at Indheater
The last open board meeting of the year was held at member company Indheater in Västerås. Today, around 20 members gathered to update themselves on Swedtrain's ongoing projects and activities, but above all to get an inspiring insight into Indheater's advanced induction and control technology, which effectively melts snow and ice at railway switches. The live images that showed how the switches work smoothly, […]
