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Innovation network for railway maintenance

The network is for anyone who wants to help drive innovation in condition-based and predictive maintenance in the railway sector.

The aim of the network is to increase innovation and technology development in condition-based and predictive maintenance on the railway by forging relationships, strengthening collaboration across stakeholders and providing access to the latest advances in this field.

The network consists of more than 100 committed and skilled professionals from approximately 50 organisations from the railway sector, universities, research institutions and industry. See the overview at the bottom of the page.

The innovation network on inspection at Hell bru test arena.

As a participant in the network, you will:

network with specialists in condition-based and predictive maintenance
have the opportunity to participate in national and international projects and pilots
take part in national seminars and international conferences
get access to the latest research and innovation in condition-based and predictive maintenance
be invited to network meetings and technical visits (4-6 activities per year)

Join the network

Activity calendar 2026

Date	Activity	Location	Events organized by Jdir	External events
3 March	Network seminar 1	Oslo/Teams	x
12 March	Jernbaneforum	Oslo Congress Centre		x
16–17 April	Railway Diagnostic and Monitoring Conference 2026	Hamburg		x
21–23 April	UITP Summit	Dubai		x
22 April	Network seminar 2	Oslo/Teams	x
20–21 May	The Rise of IoT & Big Data in Rail	Köln		x
10 June	Network seminar 3	Oslo/Teams	x
19 August	Network seminar 4	Oslo/Teams	x
22–25 September	InnoTrans 2026	Berlin		x
21 October	Network seminar 5	Oslo/Teams	x
November (TBD)	Teknologidagene	Trondheim		x

The events marked with Jdir are organised by the Norwegian Railway Directorate and/or members of the network. Those marked with external events are relevant to the subject area.