The Railway Telematics Market - 2nd Edition

PUBLISHED: June 9, 2026

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This study investigates the market for telematics solutions used for tracking the location and condition of rolling stock, including locomotives, multiple units and wagons. The total market value for rail freight wagon telematics solutions, including revenues generated from the sales of hardware, software and services by solution providers, is estimated to have reached € 205 million in 2025. The market value is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 10.6 percent to reach € 340 million in 2030. Get up to date with the latest information about vendors, products and markets.

Highlights from the report:

Insights from 30 executive interviews with market leading companies.
Comprehensive overview of the railway telematics value chain and key applications.
In-depth analysis of market trends and key developments.
Summary of 16 leading rolling stock OEM and OE supplier telematics strategies.
Profiles of 31 aftermarket telematics solution providers.
Detailed forecasts on rail freight wagon device shipments, installed base, penetration rate and market value lasting until 2030.

List of Figures

Executive Summary

1 Freight and Passenger Transport Overview

1.1 Freight transport
- 1.1.1 International trade
- 1.1.2 Cargo-carrying units
1.2 Passenger transport

2 The Railway Industry

2.1 Overview
- 2.1.1 Rolling stock
- 2.1.2 Fleet of locomotives, MUs, passenger coaches and rail freight wagons
2.2 North America
2.3 Europe
2.4 Rest of the World

3 Rolling Stock Telematics Solutions

3.1 Solution infrastructure
- 3.1.1 Device segment
- 3.1.2 Network segment
- 3.1.3 Positioning segment
- 3.1.4 Service segment
3.2 Benefits of connected rolling stock solutions
- 3.2.1 Fleet management and predictive maintenance
- 3.2.2 Operational efficiency
- 3.2.3 Supply chain management
- 3.2.4 Security management

4 Market Forecasts and Analysis

4.1 Market forecasts
4.2 Vendor market shares
4.3 Value chain analysis
- 4.3.1 Telematics providers and specialised hardware and software companies
- 4.3.2 Rolling stock OEMs and OE suppliers
- 4.3.3 Railway operators and fleet owners
4.4 Market drivers and trends
- 4.4.1 Greater sustainability and environmental awareness benefit the rail industry
- 4.4.2 RailPulse to accelerate rail freight wagon telematics adoption in North America
- 4.4.3 Ageing fleet of railcars and locomotives
- 4.4.4 Predictive maintenance reduces the risk of costly accidents
- 4.4.5 Replacing GSM-R with FRMCS will enable a range of new applications
- 4.4.6 DAC to change the market dynamics for rail freight wagon tracking in Europe

5 Company Profiles and Strategies

5.1 Rolling stock OEMs and OE suppliers
- 5.1.1 Alstom
- 5.1.2 Amsted Rail
- 5.1.3 CAF
- 5.1.4 Hitachi Rail
- 5.1.5 Knorr-Bremse
- 5.1.6 Pesa
- 5.1.7 Progress Rail (Caterpillar)
- 5.1.8 Siemens Mobility
- 5.1.9 SKF
- 5.1.10 Stadler Rail
- 5.1.11 Talgo
- 5.1.12 Tatravagonka
- 5.1.13 The Greenbrier Companies
- 5.1.14 Trinity Industries
- 5.1.15 Wabtec
- 5.1.16 ZF
5.2 Aftermarket telematics solution providers
- 5.2.1 3C Telemetry
- 5.2.2 BlackBerry
- 5.2.3 Cargomon Systems
- 5.2.4 Cognid Telematik
- 5.2.5 DOT Telematik und Systemtechnik
- 5.2.6 EKE-Electronics
- 5.2.7 ELTE Group
- 5.2.8 Franz Kaminski Waggonbau
- 5.2.9 Geoforce
- 5.2.10 Giesecke+Devrient
- 5.2.11 HaslerRail
- 5.2.12 Hum Industrial Technology
- 5.2.13 Icomera
- 5.2.14 Intermodal Telematics
- 5.2.15 Level Systems
- 5.2.16 Nexxiot
- 5.2.17 Nomad Digital (Alstom)
- 5.2.18 NRail
- 5.2.19 ORBCOMM
- 5.2.20 PJM
- 5.2.21 Quester Tangent
- 5.2.22 Railhead
- 5.2.23 Railnova (Knorr-Bremse)
- 5.2.24 Railway Metrics and Dynamics
- 5.2.25 SAVVY Telematic Systems
- 5.2.26 Televic
- 5.2.27 Transmission Dynamics
- 5.2.28 Tri-Logical Technologies
- 5.2.29 Ubidata
- 5.2.30 Wi-Tronix
- 5.2.31 ZTR Control Systems
5.3 Hardware providers
- 5.3.1 Belden
- 5.3.2 Cisco
- 5.3.3 Duagon (Knorr-Bremse)
- 5.3.4 Ependion
- 5.3.5 Huber+Suhner
- 5.3.6 Kontron
- 5.3.7 Moxa

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Index of GDP and international merchandise trade (World 1990–2024)
Figure 1.2: Merchandise trade by region (World 2024)
Figure 1.3: Comparison of different transport modes (World 2023)
Figure 1.4: Global fleet of cargo-carrying units (World 2025)
Figure 1.5: Modal split of passenger transport on land (EU-25+EFTA+UK 2023)
Figure 1.6: Modal split of passenger transport on land (North America 2023)
Figure 2.1: Top-10 countries with the largest networks of railway lines (World 2025)
Figure 2.2: Examples of a locomotive and a multiple unit
Figure 2.3: Examples of different rail freight wagon types
Figure 2.4: Locomotives and rail freight wagons in operation per region (World 2025)
Figure 2.5: Railroads in the US
Figure 2.6: Major rail freight wagon and locomotive owners (North America 2025)
Figure 2.7: Major rail freight wagon owners (Europe 2025)
Figure 3.1: Real-time rolling stock telematics infrastructure overview
Figure 3.2: Example of a railcar telematics system
Figure 3.3: Devices enabling remote monitoring of rolling stock
Figure 3.4: Example of a rail management solution dashboard
Figure 4.1: Rail freight wagon tracking device market data (World 2025–2030)
Figure 4.2: Top rail freight wagon tracking providers (World Q4-2025)
Figure 4.3: RailPulse infrastructure
Figure 4.4: RailPulse members (Q2-2026)
Figure 5.1: Rolling stock OEMs and OE suppliers
Table 1
Figure 5.2: IQ Series gateway
Figure 5.3: Knorr-Bremse FreightControl Sentinel
Figure 5.4: Pesa’s DiagApp diagnostic and fleet management application
Figure 5.5: PowerView event recorder
Figure 5.6: Railigent X Fleet Manager application
Figure 5.7: SKF Insight Rail and Multilog IMx Rail devices
Figure 5.8: Wabtec’s rail freight wagon and tank container telematics offering
Figure 5.9: VCU Pro Onboard Unit telematics gateway and Heavy Duty Tag sensor
Figure 5.10: Aftermarket telematics solution providers
Figure 5.11: BlackBerry Radar H2 and A2
Figure 5.12: CargoObserver Track-Solar-XL and CargoSense-AXLE
Figure 5.13: TrackCube 8 EX, WS-B1 and GNSS Gateway
Figure 5.14: X-Rayl Solar Pointer rail freight wagon tracking device and X-Rayl sensor
Figure 5.15: GT2h hybrid tracking device
Figure 5.16: IoTgo Track-Solar Ultra tracking device
Figure 5.17: Hum Gateway
Figure 5.18: Icomera’s Centralised Connectivity Platform
Figure 5.19: IMT’s connected solution for rail freight wagons
Figure 5.20: TotalFinder IS tracking device and loading & bearing condition sensor
Figure 5.21: Globehopper tracking device, Vector sensor and software platform
Figure 5.22: Nomad Tech MB1000 On-Board Computer
Figure 5.23: Paula telematics box and web portal
Figure 5.24: SC 1000 container and rail wagon tracking device
Figure 5.25: WaggonTracker system
Figure 5.26: TrainWise Mobile Gateway (NS10)
Figure 5.27: Fleet Wide Tracking device
Figure 5.28: Railster rolling stock remote monitoring device
Figure 5.29: Performance Monitoring Unit
Figure 5.30: COSAMIRA
Figure 5.31: HIVE rail freight wagon gateway and GDN web portal
Figure 5.32: RailBlazer railcar telematics device and LTC10 locomotive telematics device
Figure 5.33: The Violet Edge event recorder
Figure 5.34: Hardware providers
Figure 5.35: NB3800 railway router
Figure 5.36: Examples of Huber+Suhner’s customers in the transportation segment
Figure 5.37: V2406C railway computer