Railway Challenge

The 15th Railway Challenge took place on 25th to 28th June 206

Congratulations to fh2rail from Fachhochschule Aachen who took the Grand Champion’s Trophy

Also to ISTrain from Instituto Superior Técnico at the University of Lisbon who were the best Entry Level team.

The Railway Challenge, now in its fifteenth year and organised by our Railway Division, provides a brilliant opportunity for aspiring teams of university students, as well as apprentices and graduates working in industry across the world to test their business acumen, design ability and technical skills in a live test environment.

For the 2026 competition, a key change is to move requirements not related to the design of the locomotive from the Technical Specification to the Rules. In addition, all scoring requirements for the respective challenges have been moved from section B to section C in the rules under the corresponding challenge.

About Railway Challenge
- Inspiring and developing the next generation of professional engineers
- Competing teams
- Challenge news
- Call for volunteers to help with track upgrades
Why participate?
- Benefits for teams
- Integration with university curriculum or graduate scheme
Team resources
- Team registration
- Competition documents
- Key dates
- Site plans
- FAQs
Event information
- Getting to the event
- Venue facilities
- Venue site plan
Become a Partner or Sponsor
- Meet talented engineers with the most promise
- Be part of a competition that drives and supports innovation.
Past events
- Lists of results
- Photos and videos from previous years' events.