Young Rail Trips returns to Berlin this September for InnoTrans 2026, the world's largest trade fair for transport technology. Held every two years, InnoTrans brings together the international rail industry across rolling stock, infrastructure, signalling, digital technology and public transport. The 2024 exhibition welcomed 2,946 exhibitors from 59 countries and 169,214 trade visitors from 128 countries. This year's exhibition also marks InnoTrans' 30th anniversary.

Young Rail Professionals will be taking a group of members to Berlin from Monday 21st to Saturday 26th September for a subsidised Young Rail Trips visit. The trip will start and finish at London Stansted Airport, with a programme built around experiencing InnoTrans and meeting organisations and professionals from across the international rail industry.

Exclusive YRP Career Tour

The InnoTrans team will host Young Rail Professionals for an exclusive guided career tour during the exhibition. Our group will visit selected exhibitors offering career opportunities, giving members the chance to meet international rail organisations, learn more about their work and hear about the roles and career paths available across the industry. The tour is being arranged specifically for the YRP group and will form part of our wider programme at InnoTrans.

Young Generation Stammtisch

YRP members will also join the first Young Generation Stammtisch, introduced by InnoTrans as part of its 30th anniversary. The event will bring together young professionals aged 18 to 35 from across the international rail industry, giving our group another opportunity to meet people working in different organisations, disciplines and countries during their time at InnoTrans.

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Places on the trip are limited and will be allocated through a ballot. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to purchase a subsidised place on the Young Rail Trips visit, including the programme in Berlin, attendance at InnoTrans, the exclusive YRP career tour and participation in the Young Generation Stammtisch. Ballot applications close on Friday 14th August 2026. All participants must be YRP members. Individual membership of Young Rail Professionals is free.

About Young Rail Trips

Young Rail Trips gives YRP members opportunities they would not normally be able to access on their own. Trips combine technical and industry visits with the chance to experience different railway networks alongside other early-career professionals from across the UK and Ireland. Previous international visits have included Japan, the Netherlands and Berlin for InnoTrans. Each itinerary is built around learning from operators, infrastructure managers, suppliers and other organisations and seeing how different railways approach challenges shared across the industry.

Young Rail Trips is supported by CIRO | Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. Their sponsorship helps us continue developing the programme and making international learning opportunities more accessible to YRP members. Thank you to CIRO for supporting Young Rail Trips and to the InnoTrans team for welcoming YRP back to Berlin and arranging these additional opportunities for our group.