Rail Solutions Asia 2009 Bangkok Convention Centre, Central World Bangkok, Thailand, May 20 - 22

EXHIBITORS
COMPANY
AROA Autolift BMCL Bombardier Brecknell Willis Calenberg Colmar Delkor Dorman Emtelle Faiveley (Far East) GMT (M) Sdn Bhd Gmundner Fertigeile GTE Huber & Suhner InfraAsia ITTD Lord Corporation LPA Group McML Systems Meidensha Metro Dev. Solutions MetroSolutions Pandrol Rail Personnel Rail Technology Aus. Railtech International RIA Schaeffler Siemens Sigma SMA SPX Fluidpower SRT Tensar International Thai Meidensha Thermit Australia Thermit India Trakblaze Transtechnik Ultra PMES Unipart Rail United Group Rail US Power Dist. Vossloh Cogifer Vossloh Fastening Weighwell

PRODUCT
Asian Railway Operators Association Vehicle Lifting & Maintenance Equipment Thai operator for underground metro system Turnkey Systems Electrification Products Noise & Vibration Reduction Products Road/Rail Loaders for Maintenance/Construction Track Fastening Systems & Products LED Signalling Fibre Optic Solutions for Rail Applications PSDs and Air Conditioning Rubber Products for Vibration Isolation Level Crossings Track & Infrastructure Engineering Services Interconnection Solutions for Railway Applications Consultants Training and Consultancy Services Noise & Vibration reduction Products Electrical Rolling Stock Products Signalling & Traction Control Systems SCADA and Traction Power Systems Training and Consultancy Services Consultants Track Fastening Systems Recruitment Composite Brake Blocks PW Products & Services, Third Rail Systems UK Railway Industry Association Bearing Technology and Vehicle Servicing Turnkey Systems Air Conditioning Power Supply Systems Points Control & Level Crossing Protection Thai National Railway Operator Soil Reinforcement and Ground Stabilisation SCADA and Traction Power Systems Track Welding & Permanent Way Products Alumino Thermic Welding Equipment Train Weighing Systems Rolling Stock Power Supply Systems Electrical Infrastructure Logistics, Distribution, Wharehousing Rolling Stock Manufacture & Maintenance Electrical Connections Turnout & Points Monitoring Track Fastening Systems Train Weighing Systems

COUNTRY
Asia Austria Thailand Canada/Asia UK Germany Italy Australia UK Malaysia Hong Kong Germany Austria Germany Germany Thailand Australia USA UK India Japan/Thailand UK Hong Kong UK/Asia Australia Australia Thailand UK Thailand Germany/Asia Australia Germany UK Thailand UK/Asia Japan/Thailand Australia India Australia Germany UK UK Australia/Asia Thailand France Germany UK

THE CONFERENCE Day 1

PROJECTS & PLANNING & GENERAL
CHAIRMAN: Dennis Li, MD, Metro Solutions, Hong Kong Dr P. Kunadhamrak Andre' Rodenbeck Peter Albexon Bernard Wong Senior Civil Engineer OTP Plans for the future development of rail in Thailand Sales Director Turnkey Systems Asia Siemens Bangkok 21 - Towards a world-class transit orientated metropolis VP Sales & Business Development Bombardier Bombardier Primove - the catenary-less tram Deputy General Manager MTRC How non-fare activities enhance metro revenues Thailand Germany Canada Hong Kong

AROA WORKSHOPS
SIGNALLING & COMMS
CHAIRMAN: Paul Evans , Managing Director, InfraAsia PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKERS InfraAsia Paul Evans BTS Rachit Rugsasat McML Dr. M. R. Verma BMCL Kitipat Supakleelakul SBS Transit Lim Thiam Siew Best practices & future trends in wireless voice/data comms BTS system - radio upgrade New technologies for train control (sig. & comms) BMCL signalling lessons learnt & improvements made Relocation of automatic stopping position in LRT stn Thailand Thailand India Thailand Singapore

PERMANENT WAY & INFRASTRUCTURE

CHAIRMAN: Paul Ferris, Vice President, Rail Systems, SPX PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKERS Railtech Stedef Patrick Keuchler SPX Iqbal Singh Chadda Lord Corporation Gary Li Trackblaze Robert Gisberts Tensar International Ian Draper Thermit India Alex Nagory Composite conductor rail Efficient hydraulic point actuation for HS lines Vibration isolation technology on Chinese urban railway Vehicle weighing & balancing, static and in-motion Reduction in maint. and infrastructure using Geogrids Alumino-Thermic welding of track France UK China Australia Malaysia India

ROLLING STOCK
CHAIRMAN: Mark Flint, Business Development Manager, Sigma, Australia PRESENTATIONS & SPEAKERS Sigma Mark Flint SMA Dirk Wimmer Excil Electronics John Hesketh SBS Transit Foo Say Pong The indoor air quality (IAQ) of passenger vehicles Active filters for static inverters Optimising reliability in LED lighting systems Mitigation of passenger hazards in a driverless train Australia Germany UK Singapore

VIPs
Dr P Kunadhanmrak Mr Sandy Witoon Hatairatana Chartchai Praditpong Senior Civil Engineer Managing Director Director Operations Director Corporate Relations Office of Transport Planning BTS (Skytrain) BMCL (Underground) BMCL (Underground)

THE CONFERENCE Day 2

PROJECTS & PLANNING & GENERAL
CHAIRMAN: Dennis Li, MD, MetroSolutions, Hong Kong Nguyen To Trinh Axel Munch Peter AuYeung Dieter Kroger Neville Krogh Operations Business Development VNR Vietnam Strategy for the development of VNR until 2050 Director for Business Development Siemens Germany Migration concepts - Upgrade of existing lines to highly automated systems Manager Business Development Thales China Shanghai signalling turnkey project Assistant Manager, Guided Transport Systems TUV Rheinland Taiwan Safety assessment - light rail & metros - purpose, methodology, benefits Beyond maintenance - systems integration United Group Hong Kong

AROA WORKSHOP
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
CHAIRMAN: Frank Witte, Sales Manager, Asia Pacific, Siemens Siemens Frank Witte Bombardier Salwa Fouda BMCL Lakthan Thongnopakoon E-MAS Ham Mow Wai SBS Transit Sunny Cheung Metro Dev. Solutions Chris Beavis Interoperability in mass transit metros Optimising energy consumption in transit systems Energy managem'nt - approaches to sustainable developm'nt Best practices in rolling stock maintenance Singapore NE Line Incident Management Plan Development of operating procedures Germany Canada Thailand Malaysia Singapore UK

SITE VISIT
BMCL Administration Building, video presentation giving an overview of BMCL and the MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line Project. Q&A. Visit the Operation Control Centre (OCC). Presentation about the MRTs operation. Q&A. Visit depot.

AROA MEMBERS ATTENDED

Vietnam Rail, Vietnam Nguyen Tien Hiep Deputy Director. Admin.Div. Ms Nguyen To Trinh Operations & Marketing Ms Pham Thi Kim Dung Dep.Director Ops/Marketing Nguyen Duy Luong Dep. Dir. Project Man. Tran Quoc Dong Int.Business Relations RapidKL, Malaysia Bukhari Mohammed Ismail Mamyudi Johari Mohamad Roshina Othman GM Rail Operations Manager Station Ops Engineer Track Network Manager Procurement State Railway of Thailand, Thailand Soonthorn Balyor Chief Signalling/Comms Eng. Dr. Siripong Preutthipan Deputy Governor S. Senewongse Na Audhya Chief, Special Projects Chookiat Leelakhajornjit Manager BMCL, Bangkok, Thailand Ritwibool Jayakom L. Thongnopakoon Kriangkrai Tongkeaw Panupong Treedech Pornsak Kruttakul Kitipat Supakleelakul SBS Transit, Singapore Sunny Cheung Foo Say Pong Lim Thiam Siew GIT, Macau (SAR China) J. A. Schetini de Aleimda Mota Deputy Ops. Manager Maintenance Manager Senior Engineer Senior Engineer M&E Eng. & Maint, Chief Dep. Eng. & Maint Mngr VP Traffic Snr Eng. Rolling Stock Snr Engineer Sig/Comms Consultant (Rolling Stock)

Bangkok Transit System, Thailand Sumit Srisatitham Train Operations Manager Porntaep Archapaditkul Rolling Stock Manager Niti Sujjawiso Permanent Way Branch Mngr W. Ruttanakuakunchai Senior Signalling Engineer MTRC, Hong Kong Bernard Wong Deputy General Manager