Imagination and vision are vital to develop rail. (This Month).

CONFRONTING the barriers was the theme chosen by the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHHA) for its seventh International Heavy Haul Conference staged in Brisbane, Australia, in June. This is quite a challenge for an organisation that has spent its entire existence pushing the limits of rail technology. IHHA member railways operate the world's longest and heaviest freight trains, often in extreme climates such as northern Sweden or the Pilbara region of Australia. Some of the speakers at both the heavy haul conference and the joint AusRail conference gave an insight into how