We recently had the honor of welcoming Josef Doppelbauer—one of the most influential figures in the European railway world—to our offices in Graz.

As the long-standing Executive Director of the European Railway Agency (ERA, 2015–2024), he has been instrumental in driving forward the Fourth Railway Package and the harmonization of the European rail area. The exchange was correspondingly exciting: topics ranged from innovations and safety in freight transport to the testing and approval of rail vehicles and the current situation of European rail transport.

A particular highlight was the visit to the connecting railway in Mellach, where INFRATRACK is currently implementing Austria's unique test and innovation center for railway technologies on a former industrial track.

 

 

Photo 01 from left to right: Alexander Schimanofsky (CEO RCC), Christoph Lorenzutti (COO PJ Monitoring), Josef Doppelbauer (former Executive Director ERA) and Martin Joch (CEO PJ Messtechnik)

Photo 02 from left to right: Martin Joch (CEO PJ Messtechnik), Andreas Schaller (CEO BOOM Software), and Josef Doppelbauer (former Executive Director ERA)