Looking back on 2.5 years of railauction.plus

Since its launch in 2023, our B2B marketplace railauction.plus has developed from a young platform into an international hub for trading spare parts, components, and unused stock in the railway industry. It's time to look back at the most important steps and milestones.

New countries, greater reach: Switzerland and Norway on board

Following its successful launch within the EU, the marketplace has already been expanded to other countries. Switzerland and Norway are the latest additions, meaning that railauction.plus's international reach is growing steadily. This expansion has created additional opportunities for exchange and opens up scope for further expansion in the future.

Growing user base: Connected rail industry

railauction.plus is now used by users in more than 20 European countries, including well-known companies such as Plasser+Robel Services, Nederlandse Spoorwegen and ÖBB Train Tech. This creates an increasingly networked ecosystem that facilitates exchange within the European rail industry and offers real added value for both suppliers and buyers.

Consistent further development: Focus on UX and processes

The marketplace has been continuously developed since day one. A key component of this is consistently gathering customer feedback—and, above all, implementing it.

Among other things, the following improvements were made:

• Ease of use for sellers and buyers
• Speed and clarity of processes
• Structuring data and categories
• Transparent and intuitive user guidance

Listing items for sale has never been easier

The process has been greatly simplified for sellers: Fewer mandatory fields, clear structures, and reduced effort make it possible to post offers in no time at all—without tedious data entry or complex input masks.

Another new addition is an import service that allows sellers to simply hand over their data for their products and have them listed in full by the team. This is a noticeable relief, especially for large inventories.

For buyers: Improved search and more precise filters

Buyers also benefit from continuous optimization.
The platform now offers an improved search function, clear filter options, and a structure that makes it easier to find even rare components or specific spare parts more quickly.

Presence at trade fairs and direct exchange with the industry

In recent years, the team has been represented at various trade fairs, such as transport logistic and InnoTrans, as well as industry meetings. These events have been crucial in helping us to understand requirements first-hand, win new customers, and incorporate feedback directly into further development. The user-friendliness and clear focus on real challenges in the rail industry have been repeatedly highlighted as particularly positive features.

Conclusion: 2.5 years of progress and increasing relevance

Since its launch, the B2B marketplace has developed into an internationally used, practice-oriented solution for the rail industry. Today, the platform offers a new procurement channel, especially for rare spare parts, and enables sellers to efficiently sell unused inventory and free up storage space. In this way, railauction.plus not only supports inventory optimization, but also helps to make procurement processes more modern and efficient.

And the journey continues: The focus will remain on simplification, internationalization, and close cooperation with the industry in the future.