{"id":113546,"date":"2026-01-06T06:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=113546"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:39:31","slug":"railx-strategic-partnership","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/news\/railx-strategic-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Expleo and RailX confirm strategic partnership to deliver next-generation rail freight logistics for Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"113546\" class=\"elementor elementor-113546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"insights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2536d2ef gg-article-content gg-standard-article-template gg-simple-text gg-container-tiny elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2536d2ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78f466f1\" data-id=\"78f466f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d120d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d120d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><em>Expleo and RailX form strategic partnership to drive digital freight transformation across Europe<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The companies will combine their expertise in digital platforms, engineering, and rail operations for smarter logistics<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Collaboration aims to boost rail freight efficiency, cut congestion, and lower CO\u2082 emissions<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39532d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39532d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>London, UK, 6 January, 2026 <\/strong>&#8211; Expleo, the global engineering, technology and consulting services provider, has today confirmed a strategic partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RailX,<\/a> the UK\u2019s leading digital platform for freight logistics, that will position the companies as leaders in the digitalisation of Europe\u2019s inland freight sector.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The partnership combines RailX\u2019s digital freight platform with Expleo\u2019s extensive experience in providing innovative engineering services for next-generation trains, <a href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/services\/product-engineering\/signalling\/\">signalling<\/a>\u00a0and rail operations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The companies will work together to deliver connected in-land freight logistics solutions that will help to improve the efficiency of rail freight networks, reduce congestion at ports and support shipper and operator decision-making.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In addition to reducing costs and improving <a href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/industries\/rail-transportation\/\">rail freight efficiency<\/a>, the partnership creates opportunities for the sector to accelerate a reduction in CO\u2082 emissions, with the companies poised to play a key role in building a low-carbon inland freight network for Europe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Hirst, Technical Director &#8211; Rail, Expleo, said:<\/strong> \u201cExpleo is proud to partner with RailX and looks forward to working together to unlock the benefits of rail freight digitalisation for our clients in the UK rail sector. Our strategic partnership paves the way for a brighter future that not only supports industry CO\u2082 emissions targets but will also contribute to better cost management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>RailX\u2019s innovative platform offers digital booking, dynamic pricing, AI-driven planning and optimisation with live multi-modal tracking, exception management and seamless rail-to-road integration.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Bathgate, CEO, RailX, said:<\/strong> \u201cCombining RailX\u2019s market-tested freight logistics technology with Expleo\u2019s scale, expertise and delivery capability has great potential to drive innovation in the sector. 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