Meet our products

Two products. One connected platform.
The Cactus Rail platform

One product connects the railway. The other operates it.

Cactus Rail offers two core products with clearly defined roles: Cactus CCS, our integration platform, and Cactus TMS, our traffic management system.

Cactus CCS connects interlockings, timetables and surrounding systems through a unified data model. Cactus TMS uses that consistent information for traffic control, monitoring, automation and decision support.

They can be delivered together as one integrated solution, while retaining the flexibility to evolve independently.

Modernise the operating environment while retaining the railway infrastructure that still provides value.
Our core products

Two distinct roles. Designed to work together.

Choose the complete Cactus platform or use the integration layer independently with other operational systems.

Traffic management

Cactus TMS

The operator platform for efficient traffic control, automation and decision support.

Cactus TMS gives traffic managers one adaptable environment for controlling and monitoring railway operations. It is scalable from individual lines to centralised operations across several railway systems.

  • Centralised traffic control and monitoring
  • Automatic route setting and timetable operation
  • Train graphs, conflict detection and decision support
  • Alarms, logging and event playback
  • Adaptable operator views and access rights
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Integration platform

Cactus CCS

The independent integration layer connecting railway infrastructure and operational applications.

Cactus CCS translates supplier-specific protocols and data structures into a consistent railway object model. This separates the systems below from the applications above and supports gradual modernisation.

  • Integration of legacy and modern interlockings
  • Common object model across suppliers
  • Real-time distribution of operational data
  • Reduced dependency on individual suppliers
  • Independent use with Cactus TMS or another TMS
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One connected architecture

Keep the complexity underneath. Give operators one consistent environment.

Cactus CCS handles the differences between connected systems. Cactus TMS can therefore work with consistent railway information regardless of the original technology or supplier.

Interlockings and signalling systems
Timetables and planning systems
Traction power and SCADA
Other operational systems
Connect and unify

Cactus CCS

Adapters and communication protocols connect the individual systems. A common object model gives equivalent railway objects a consistent representation.

Control and operate

Cactus TMS

The operator receives one consistent environment for traffic control, automation, monitoring, decision support and operational follow-up.

The separation allows underlying systems and the operator platform to evolve independently. A new interlocking, data source or operational application does not need to trigger a complete system replacement.

Modules and capabilities

Extend the platform where it creates value

Optional modules and specialist capabilities build on the data and operational foundation provided by Cactus TMS and Cactus CCS.

Optional shared module

Cactus Analytics

Cactus Analytics uses information made available through Cactus TMS and Cactus CCS to support operational measurement, reporting and continuous improvement.

The module can combine operational, maintenance and planning data to create dashboards, performance indicators, historical analysis and insights into infrastructure condition—without becoming a separate operational platform.

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Cactus TMS capability

Test and simulation

The Cactus TMS simulator brings together the TMS, signalling behaviour, wayside interfaces, simulated trains and timetables in one controlled test environment.

Operational scenarios, regression tests and migration sequences can be exercised before the corresponding work reaches the operational railway.

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30+ years Continuous development of traffic management technology
Approx. 800 Interlockings included in the Swedish national CCS application
Old and new Support for different generations of railway technology
Step by step Modernisation without requiring one disruptive mega-project
What makes us different

Modernisation as an evolution—not a forced restart

Our products are designed around four principles that help infrastructure owners modernise with greater control.

01

Reuse what works

Reliable interlockings and surrounding systems should not be replaced simply because a new operational platform is introduced.

02

Remain independent

Separate products through clear interfaces so each functional area can evolve without creating unnecessary supplier dependency.

03

Modernise gradually

Start with the line, geographical area or subsystem that creates the most immediate operational value.

04

Use your data

Make operational information available for traffic management, maintenance, reporting and future services.

Find the right starting point

Connect the railway. Then make it smarter.

Whether your first priority is traffic management, integration, simulation or better use of operational data, we can help define a practical path forward.

Discuss your railway with us