Rail freight tools
Four calculators for the questions rail actually turns on — routing across networks, transit versus road, gauge compatibility, and whether that wagon number is even valid. Free, no account needed.
Route Planner
Find a way from A to B across the corridor network, including one-change itineraries with the interchange handling time built in.
Open toolTransit Calculator
Transit time including the wait for the next departure, indicative rate band, and the CO₂ saving against road for the same tonne-kilometres.
Open toolGauge Checker
Can a wagon run through, or does the load have to change over? Check two facilities and get the changeover options if they break gauge.
Open toolInterchange Tool
Validate a 12-digit UIC wagon number offline against its check digit, decode its country and type fields, and see where each gauge pair changes over.
Open toolWhat these run on
The route planner, transit calculator and gauge checker read the same corridor and station registries as the rest of the site — 25 corridors across 43 terminals. Structural detail (gauge, interchange points, borders crossed) is real; transit times and rate bands are indicative planning figures rather than operator quotes.
The wagon-number validator is different: it is pure arithmetic from UIC leaflet 438-2 and is exactly as correct offline as it would be with a live connection. It proves a number is well-formed — not that the wagon exists.