RailSmart MCA

Train preparation and despatch

Platform enabling freight operators to digitally prepare and despatch trains from yards, terminals and sidings

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Reduce preparation time and improve operational efficiency and safety
Easily record train data, track departures and arrivals
Easily record train data, track departures and arrivals
Seamless integration with TOPS and TRUST
Seamless integration with TOPS and TRUST
Gain instant access to live view of trains being prepared
Gain instant access to live view of trains being prepared
Monitor train locations and performance in real time
Monitor train locations and performance in real time

Streamline freight train operations

RailSmart MCA is a powerful platform designed to digitally streamline the preparation and despatch of freight trains from yards, terminals, and sidings. This innovative solution allows freight operators to manage train consisting, arrival, and departure processes from a single app, improving operational efficiency and reducing preparation time.

With features like digital train lists, real-time updates to TRUST, and seamless integration with TOPS, RailSmart MCA ensures that freight trains are safely and securely prepared for departure, providing operators with the tools they need to optimise performance and minimise delays.

RailSmart MCA simplifies the train preparation process by allowing operators to digitally capture and create train lists using the mobile app. This digital consisting feature reduces the time needed to manually prepare paperwork and ensures that all train data is accurately recorded.

Key features:

  • Mobile app consisting – create and manage train lists on the go with the RailSmart MCA app.
  • Accurate data capture – capture locomotive numbers, wagon numbers, and train weight digitally.
  • Efficiency in train prep – reduce the time spent preparing trains by automating list creation.
  • Train formation integration – seamlessly connect with RailSmart Departure Board to provide control staff with real-time train formation data.

RailSmart MCA enables operators to depart and arrive trains directly within the app, providing real-time updates to the TRUST system. This feature ensures that all movements are accurately tracked and recorded, improving overall train despatch efficiency.

Despatch features:

  • Depart and arrive trains – manage train movements in real-time from the app, reducing the need for manual updates.
  • TRUST integration – automatically update the TRUST system with departure and arrival data for seamless tracking.
  • Improved operational visibility – gain real-time insights into train movements and performance.

RailSmart MCA integrates directly with the TOPS system, allowing operators to submit consists and view or download train documents within the app. This integration simplifies the management of train formation data and ensures that all train movements are accurately documented.

Integration features:

  • Direct TOPS integration – submit train consists and view documents from within the app.
  • Real-time document access – download and review train documents instantly, reducing preparation delays.
  • Efficient train management – ensure that all train movements are recorded accurately and consistently.

RailSmart MCA allows operators to re-use train formations based on inbound services, significantly speeding up the preparation process for regular freight services. This feature reduces manual data entry and helps operators quickly prepare outbound trains without delays.

Train formation features:

  • Efficient train re-use – create new train formations from previously arrived services with minimal effort.
  • Reduced preparation time – shorten the time needed to prepare trains for departure, leaving more time for safety checks.
  • Consistent data handling – ensure accurate and consistent train data across services.

The solutions enhances data accuracy providing up-to-date train formation information for better service.

This gives better insights into preparation times at key locations like yards, ports, and terminals to uncover potential bottlenecks.

  • Progress view – monitor real-time train preparation and despatch performance.
  • Reporting tools – analyse trends in train prep locations to uncover delays and issues with loading.
RailSmart Mobile Consisting Application screen
  • Digitalisation is going to be key in driving efficiency, improving reliability and creating a strategy for the future. It gives us the insight we need to make lasting change.
    Leann Blizsko
    Programme Manager Strategic Freight
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The future of freight

At a time where decarbonisation is at the top of the political agenda, modal shift – moving more goods onto rail – can be considered a crucial pathway to reducing carbon emissions in supply chains. On average every freight train takes 76 vehicles off the road, cutting emissions by up to 60% CO2 equivalent.

But it is not without its challenges. This whitepaper discusses what the rail industry can do to overcome current and future obstacles and modernise the way it operates to become more efficient and capitalise on emerging opportunities.

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Experience and expertise

30+ years

developing leading passenger
transport solutions

  • Market leader in driving efficiency for
    passenger transport operators of all sizes
  • Software innovation driven by an in-depth
    understanding of the passenger transport industry
  • Strong track record of quality delivery and
    high customer satisfaction

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