16th IWC
16th International Wheelset Congress
  International Wheelset Congress
The History of the IWC

 

The International Wheelset Congress is the oldest railway technical conference in the world. With two exceptions, this event has been held every three years since the first congress in 1963.

1st - 1963
2nd - 1966
Bergamo, Italy Munich, Germany
 
5th - 1975
6th - 1978
Tokyo, Japan Colorado Springs, USA
 
9th - 1988
10th - 1992
Montreal, Canada Sydney, Australia
 
13th - 2001
14th - 2004
Rome, Italy Orlando, USA
 
3rd - 1969
4th - 1972
Sheffield, England Paris, France
 
7th - 1981
8th - 1984
Vienna, Austria Madrid, Spain
 
11th - 1995
12th - 1998
Paris, France Qingdao, China
 
15th - 2007
16th - 2010
Prague, Czech Republic Cape Town, South Africa