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.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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