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WCRR has been successfully organized in the following 7 cities around the world. Each congress was centered on individual themes, adding unique meaning and useful instructive qualities to individual event.

 

 
No.
Year
Date
Venue
Theme

Attendees (Country)

1st
1994
November 14~16
Paris ,
France
Establishing Railway Research Development Strategy for Responding Management, Customer Request and Environment

1,000
(33 Countries)

2nd
1996
June 17~19
Colorado
Springs
, USA
Freight traffic and track, the most important areas of business for the railway

500
(39 Countries)

3rd
1997
November 17~19
Florence ,
Italy
Future railways need to halve costs, double productivity and remain environmentally friendly

1,400
(37 Countries)

4th
1999
October 19~24
Tokyo ,
Japan
New technologies create new opportunities for the railways and society of the 21 st century

700
(32 Countries)

5th
2001
November 25~29
Cologne ,
Germany
Market-Products-Technology

1,000
(32 Countries)

6th
2003
September 28~October 1
Edinburgh ,
Scotland
Form Birth to Renaissance

700
(39 Countries)

7th
2006
June 4~8
Montreal ,
Canada
Progressing Together

700
(54 Countries)