Cactus CCS
Unify, reuse, and modernise

Cactus CCS: Flexible,
step-by-step modernisation

Most rail infrastructure owners know what’s needed: increased digitalisation to improve punctuality, maintainability, and cost control. Yet they’re often held back by complex, ageing, and monolithic systems that limit flexibility

Cactus CCS is built to change that.

It’s a fast, independent integration platform that lets you modernise step-by-step. You don’t need to replace everything. You don’t need to wait. You don’t even need to cause delays. You can take control of your infrastructure — and your data — starting now.

A system for every need

By interpreting data and integrating it into one platform, you can start bringing generations of old and new technology together. This enables you to make fast strategic and operational decisions based on well-documented facts, as well as smart choices for future investments and maintenance.

Be Independent
Cactus CCS enables an independent choice of new interlockings by creating a layer between the TMS and
interlockings. The CCS gives you full ownership over your infrastructure and enables the transition to one centralized traffic control.

What Cactus CCS enables

  • Connect anything: Relay- or computer based, old or new — Cactus CCS handles it
  • Start small: Upgrade gradually, by geography or subsystem. No need for a mega-project.
  • Keep control: You own the data. You choose the suppliers.
  • Increase reliability: Real-time insights = fewer surprises.
  • Enable growth: More passengers, better information, smoother operations.

Technical excellence

Cactus CCS is defined by its flexible architecture, real-time data integration, and strong cybersecurity. It supports seamless system interoperability, avoids vendor lock-in, and ensures data ownership and operational agility.

Unify, reuse, and modernise
Cactus CCS enables seamless integration across rail systems of any brand, age, or protocol — all through a unified communication layer. At the core is a global object model that provides a consistent, system-wide naming convention, independent of the equipment’s type or manufacturer. This abstraction not only simplifies operations
today, but also ensures a smooth transition to future upgrades. As infrastructure is modernised, the object model is already prepared to accommodate new capabilities — without the need for reengineering.

Data ownership
Infrastructure owners maintain ownership and access to their operational data through Cactus CCS’s unified data model. Cactus CCS also supports standardised descriptive models for railway data exchange, while remaining adaptable to alternative frameworks and standards.

Flexible architecture

Cactus CCS employs a robust microservices architecture, utilizing container technology and a high-performance event streaming platform to ensure highly reliable, real-time communication. This modularity supports scalability and allows independent updates, adapting smoothly to operational needs. The platform can interface effectively with all types of signaling equipment and interlockings, irrespective of their brand, technology, or age — ranging from relay-based to modern computerbased systems.

Real-time data integration

Through dynamic middleware integration, CCS enables real-time, low latency, and efficient data exchange across functions within the rail domain, including traffic management, maintenance, energy management, passenger information, and signalling. This integration improves responsiveness and supports faster decisions.

Cost and flexibility

Cactus CCS addresses vendor lock-in by enabling infrastructure owners to select the most suitable products for each functional area, such as TMS, maintenance solutions, and interlocking systems. The platform’s open integration layer permits efficient product addition or substitution without extensive system reconfiguration.

Advanced cybersecurity

Cactus CCS prioritizes cybersecurity, ensuring protection and compliance with industry standards and best practices. The cybersecurity framework within Cactus CCS is professionally managed, providing infrastructure owners confidence in data integrity, availability, and confidentiality.