The Rail Freight Masterplan was developed jointly by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), the Pro-Rail Alliance, the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Deutsche Bahn AG, the Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators (DSLV), the German Transport Forum (DVF), kombiverkehr, the Network of European Railways (NEE), the Research Association for Combined Transport (SGKV), the Association of Steel Producers, the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and the Association of Freight Wagon Keepers (VPI). Prof. Clausen (Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics) and Dr Lücke (DXC Technology) were involved as railway experts from academia and the digital technology sector.