What RailX does

RailX operates an AI-powered rail freight management platform focused exclusively on the United Kingdom market. The company targets UK freight forwarders, providing them with quote, book, track, and report capabilities across all UK rail freight services through a single interface. The platform integrates with ERP, WMS, and TMS systems via REST API and webhooks, and combines automated AI capabilities (proprietary RailX Engine™ for route optimization, RailX Tracking API for predictive ETAs, and 24/7 disruption monitoring with automatic rebooking) with an optional human-staffed Managed Service layer. Named customers include Amazon, DP World, Nike, Geodis, CMA CGM, and Woodland Group, alongside 100+ UK freight forwarders using the platform at various service tiers.

The company's underlying technology stack centers on machine learning models trained on historical rail performance data and real-time network conditions, supporting claims of 99.2% ETA accuracy, 98.7% on-time delivery, and 99.8-99.9% platform uptime. Compliance and trust signals include SOC 2 Type II certification, GDPR compliance, GLEC Framework adherence for carbon reporting, and FORS accreditation covering both rail and road integration elements. RailX has expanded beyond pure rail into a rail + road integration offering with road-only fallback, and is positioned around sustainability outcomes (78% average carbon savings versus road transport, 76% reduction cited in marketing).

RailX generates revenue through a hybrid model combining platform subscription and pay-per-shipment fees for self-serve customers, volume-based pricing for higher-volume users, and custom multi-year contracts for enterprise managed service clients. Distribution mixes a product-led growth self-serve channel with dedicated enterprise field sales for managed service engagements. Geographic scope is explicitly UK-only, with no claims of international expansion. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no public leadership team bios, and 1-10 employees per firmographic data, indicating an early-stage operating profile.

Name

RailX

Legal name

RailX

Website

https://railx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RailX is a UK-only, AI-powered rail freight management platform that enables freight forwarders to quote, book, track, and manage rail shipments with automatic disruption handling, predictive ETAs, and optional human-staffed managed services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Freight Management Software

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Rail Transportation (4882), Support Activities for Rail Transportation (488210)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Rail Freight Forwarding (TLACADAA)

Keywords

• Rail freight platform
• Freight management software
• Supply chain automation
• Logistics SaaS
• Disruption management

Headquarters

HQ city

Doncaster

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription / Usage Fees: RailX offers transparent, competitive pricing with no hidden fees. Pay-per-shipment pricing for self-serve customers and volume-based pricing plans. Custom pricing for managed service and enterprise customers based on volume commitments.
2. Managed Service Premium: Dedicated logistics experts proactively monitor shipments and handle issues. Enterprise clients receive priority support with dedicated account management for immediate assistance when needed.
3. Transaction-based Booking Fees: Revenue generated per shipment booked through the platform with instant pricing calculations and transparent cost breakdowns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RailX is an AI-powered rail freight management platform for UK freight forwarders that enables quote, book, track, and report functions across all UK rail services. It combines 24/7 automated disruption management with automatic rebooking at no extra cost, integrating rail and road transport with road-only fallback. The platform pairs AI-driven route optimization and predictive ETAs with an optional managed service backed by human logistics experts.

Product overview

RailX is a single, unified AI-powered rail freight platform offering fully managed services for UK freight forwarders. The core platform provides quote, book, track, and report capabilities, powered by proprietary RailX Engine™ for route optimization and RailX Tracking API for predictive ETAs. RailX Control Center delivers live monitoring across the network, while the Managed Service add-on layers human logistics experts on top of AI automation for proactive management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RailX Platform Core AI-powered rail freight management platform for UK freight forwarders that provides quote, book, track, and report capabilities, 24/7 disruption management, automatic rebooking, and access to 300+ UK rail services. Available via free self-serve sign-up with full features and pay-per-shipment pricing.
• RailX Managed Service Fully managed rail freight service that layers human logistics experts on top of the AI platform, providing proactive shipment monitoring, dedicated account management, priority support, and 24/7 oversight. Offered under custom enterprise pricing based on volume commitments.
• RailX Tracking API Standalone REST API and webhook integration product that provides AI-powered predictive container tracking with 99.2% accurate delivery time estimates, enabling technology providers, systems integrators, and freight forwarders to embed RailX tracking and booking into ERP, WMS, and TMS systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% carbon reduction compared to road transport
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• project44: project44 is a global supply-chain visibility platform with multimodal tracking, predictive ETAs, and carrier integrations. It competes with RailX on API-first visibility and on rail/road intermodal intelligence, though it serves a much broader set of modes.
• FourKites: FourKites provides real-time transportation visibility across road, rail, ocean, and air, with predictive ETAs similar to RailX's Tracking API. It is a direct competitor in the freight-visibility and disruption-management category.
• Nexxiot: Nexxiot is a Swiss rail-freight visibility and asset-tracking platform offering hardware plus software for real-time container and wagon monitoring. Highly comparable to RailX's tracking and predictive-ETA capabilities in the European rail-freight domain.

Broad incumbents

• Flexport: Flexport is a digital freight forwarder combining technology with managed forwarding services. While focused on ocean and air, it shares RailX's model of layering a technology platform on top of freight-forwarding execution.
• DSV: DSV is a global freight-forwarding and logistics group with rail and intermodal operations across Europe. It competes in the same European rail-freight procurement space and is one of the consolidators that could in-source or buy RailX-style technology.
• Descartes Systems Group: Descartes provides logistics technology including transportation management, visibility, and customs solutions. It is a broad incumbent offering capabilities that overlap with RailX's TMS integration and freight-visibility functionality.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with a dedicated Rail Logistics division and significant digitisation investments. It represents the incumbent rail-forwarding capability that RailX enables for smaller forwarders.
• Maersk: Maersk's Logistics & Services business operates a digital freight platform covering ocean, road, and rail, with strong end-to-end capabilities. It is a broad incumbent whose own rail and intermodal offerings compete with RailX-enabled forwarder propositions.
• WiseTech Global: WiseTech Global's CargoWise platform is a leading logistics execution system used by freight forwarders worldwide. It is a broad incumbent in rail-freight digitisation and TMS integration, addressing overlapping customer needs to RailX.

Emerging players

• container.xchange: container.xchange is a digital platform for container trading and leasing with visibility features. It is an emerging player in the digitisation of container-logistics workflows that intersect with RailX's intermodal focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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