Media

Facilitating and easing access to railway knowledge, for everyone associated with the industry

We are on a mission to bring an end to the generational knowledge-gap in the railway industry, and instead, democratize knowledge and information.
We are on a mission to bring an end to the generational knowledge-gap in the railway industry, and instead, democratize knowledge and information.

Media Consulting

Our railway industry experts and media & marketing team combine their expertise to take care of your media requirements within the industry. Speak to us about reporting on current industry happenings & developments, market intelligence reports, competition tracking, media placements.

Steering Conferences and Events

We bring years of railway experience in planning and realization of conferences and events as a knowledge-sharing platform for the industry. If you want to bring your railway network together for a seminar but not sure how, our expert team will use their market intelligence and industry know-how to conceptualize conference topics and themes for you.

Why Choose Us

Combining years of railway knowledge with media & publishing experience puts us at an advantage. We know how to research for facts, filter information based on relevance, and how to make that information palatable for you

Knowledge Repositories

At Global Rail Group, we believe ‘knowledge is the solution’. Our knowledge repositories let you access high-quality well researched railway specific knowledge.

TrackoPedia

A free-of-charge, largest online encyclopedia for rail infrastructure and track technology topics offering high-quality and specialist content. Constantly being updated with additional Rail-Infra News from across the globe and a global railway events calendar, TrackoPedia’s easy to consume, simplified content makes knowledge accessible to all.

TrackoMedia

A treasure-chest of books, special edition publications, ebooks, trade publications and more, TrackoMedia offers expertise and specialized knowledge in the rail and overall transport sectors.

Meet the Team

Director Global Rail Media

Detlev Suchanek

Editor

Alexandra Schöner

Marketing/Distribution Lead

Sabine Braun

Director Global Rail Media

Detlev Suchanek

Work Experience

2018-2023 Director Media with Global Rail Group

1990 – 2017 Managing Director of Division Technologies and Transportation  in the DVV Media Group (Markets: Rail, Public Transport, Maritime Technologies) 

Since 1987 as Media Expert in the Rail and Public Transport Market

Education

Study / States Examination in German, History, Philosophy; Study Marketing Communication

Languages

German, English

Positions

Advisory Board member UEEIV

Memberships

Member Advisory Boards of the Puplication: EI, ETR, DER Nahverkehr; Rad-Schiene-Conference; 

  

Editor

Alexandra Schöner

Work Experience


Since Nov. 2018: Editor at Global Rail Media (i.e. predecessor company)
2009 – 2018: Editor at TOKYOPOP (Manga Publishing House)
2006 – 2009: Back-office assistant to the sales team DENTSPLY-Sirona (dental technology)

Education

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Japanese and
Romance Studies (University of Heidelberg)

Languages

German
French
English
Japanese
Spanish (a little)

Marketing/Distribution Lead

Sabine Braun

Work Experience

At Global Rail Group (respectively it’s predecessor company) since 2017. Sabine has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, advertising, distribution etc. She was 14 years at DVV Media Group, a specialist publishing company, in marketing and distribution and 8 years at a bank institute in advertising and public relations as well as event organization. 

Education

Languages

German
English

Let's talk! Write to our media team

Your query will be received by one of our media team experts, who will get in touch with you. If you prefer writing to us instead of filling the form, kindly do so office [at] global-rail-group.com

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    Becoming the go-to powerhouse of knowledge, information and executable expertise; that steers the future of the global railway superstructure industry towards increased efficiency, increased safety and innovation.