The story behind it

Built in 2004 by a 16-year-old. Rebuilt today for his children.

A teenage project that Computer Bild and MIBA digital wrote about back then is becoming a modern tool. Over 20 years of model railway experience sit in this software.

„Twenty years ago I built the program because nothing like it existed. Today I am rebuilding it because I want my children to use it.“

Georg Wächter, founder and developer of Trackplanner Georg Wächter, founder and developer
2004 · Windows
Screenshot of the original app “Railroad Construction Pack” (2004)
2026 · Web
Screenshot of today’s Trackplanner editor in the browser (2026)

On the left the original app „Railroad Construction Pack“ from 2004, on the right today's editor in the browser.

As featured in: Computer Bild, MIBA digital

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