Join Hitachi Rail at Interchange 2026!
We’ll be at Interchange Manchester with a packed agenda across the show floor, Energy Streams, Partner Theatre session and a roundtable, focused on the practical steps city regions and operators can take to deliver integrated, reliable and affordable low-carbon mobility.
What's On?
Visit us at Stand 29 and come and speak with our teams about a Systems Thinking Approach to Integrating Digital, Energy and Mobility for Scalable Urban Mobility.
On stand: Short demos/conversations on integration, performance, customer experience, and delivering whole-life value.
Partner Theatre Session (Day 1):
🔍 Theme: Systems thinking for low-carbon urban mobility
📍 Location: Partner Theatre
📆 Date & Time: Tuesday 3rd March 2026, 11:15 - 12:15
Urban transport leaders are being asked to deliver more capacity, higher reliability and lower carbon, often with constrained budgets and ageing assets. This session explores how a systems-thinking approach can connect operations, signalling and energy into a single “whole network” view, using digital tools such as a digital twin, to improve decision-making and performance. We’ll discuss what becomes possible when the network is managed as one system: clearer investment prioritisation, faster disruption recovery, improved reliability and lower whole-life cost — supporting stronger economic activity and a better passenger experience.
Featuring perspectives from city regions and operators, with industry and partners across the urban mobility ecosystem.
Roundtable (Day 2):
🔍 Theme: Seamless Cities, from Ideas to Impact: Integrating Digital, Energy and Mobility Solutions for Scalable Urban Mobility
📍 Location: Exchange Room 6
📆 Date & Time: Wednesday 4th March 2026, 11:00 - 12:15
Why Attend?
With light rail proven to support regeneration, reduce congestion and accelerate net-zero progress, UK city regions have a narrow window to act. Following our 2025 discussions on the role of sustainable, cost-effective light rail in the mobility transition, this 2026 session moves beyond the case for light rail to focus on how city regions can deliver scalable, integrated, and financially sustainable schemes.
We will explore the practical levers needed to build integrated, passenger-focused networks that deliver whole-life value, supporting economic growth and more connected city regions.