MÁV Group - Hungarian State Railways

Public transport
Preparing MÁV Group for Delay Compensation - Scaling Learning for 1,500+ Frontline Staff in Under 4 Weeks.

Train delays frustrate passengers everywhere — and in Hungary, they became a matter of national debate. In 2024, over 21.5% of MÁV Group trains ran late, and nearly 6% were delayed by more than 20 minutes. Public trust was eroding.
To address this, a bold new policy was introduced: from 1 June 2025, passengers would receive 50% compensation on train or bus tickets if their journey was delayed by 20 minutes or more.
MÁV Group - Hungarian State Railways
Public transport
May 2025 - August 2025

Hungary isn't alone in facing rail reliability issues:

  • In Germany, only 62.5%of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains arrived within 6 minutes of scheduled.
  • In the UK, under 63% of stops were recorded as “on time” (within 1 minute delay),and nearly 370,000 train services were cancelled in a single year.
  • Even Japan, often seen as the global benchmark, has experienced punctuality pressures due to extreme weather and ageing infrastructure.
  • Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, the average delay was just 2 minutes 36 seconds — showing operational excellence is still achievable.

Introducing compensation was only the first step. To make it effective, thousands of frontline workers needed to be ready to explain, enforce, and de-escalate this new policy, often under pressure. We were brought in to support the organisation in delivering a nationwide learning programme for cashiers — all within 4 weeks, on a platform accessible via smartphones, tablets, and desktops.

Why support all platforms? It’s simple:while 49.7% of MÁV Group colleagues preferred completing training on their smartphones, 51.3% felt more comfortable using the desktop version. Flexibility mattered. Our technology is purpose-built for high-pressure, high-impact learning — fast to deploy, intuitive to use, and adaptable to complex environments.

Why our platform was the best fit:

  1. No app installation required — web-based with zero tech overhead
  2. Built for mobility — seamless access across devices
  3. Tailored by role — content adapted to job type
  4. Offline-capable — ideal for rural depots or mobile workers
  5. Live insights — regional leads could track progress in real time

In addition, we had previous experience supporting public sector organisations such as Wiener Linien (Vienna) and Antrim and Newtownabbey Council (Northern Ireland).

Our platform is built for flexibility. We turn Word or PDF documents into clear learning experiences — and integrate tools like eye tracking to help users focus on what truly matters.

Challenges and solutions

This was our first collaboration with MÁV Group, which meant finding a common working rhythm quickly. Their project manager played a vital role in bridging any cultural gaps between our startupagility and their internal processes.For staff hesitant about digital training, we avoided calling it a “tech solution.” Instead, we positioned it as learning in a state of relaxed attention — bite-sized modules completed at their own pace, on their own devices, with no classroom pressure. Rather than force cultural change, we supported and enhanced the training culture MÁV Group already had in place. We weren’t there to replace — we were there to enable.

Partnership approach

Many corporate training programmes still rely on documents — PDFs, Word files, printed guides. That’s understandable.For large organisations, those methods work. But shifting from this to a digital approach isn’t easy. Creating a learning experience for a national policy change of this scale was a major challenge, but the success of this project proves what’s possible when a fast-moving startup and a large public body work together with shared purpose.Our product design process started with direct input from MÁV Group’s leadership. That shaped the tone, the examples, and the format. Every module answered a real-world question staff were likely to hear in the field. No fluff. Just useful, practical guidance.

Implementation & process

We established a direct content update process so that MÁV Group could update materials without needing full development cycles.
Short modules were:

  1. Accessible anywhere
  2. Fast to complete (under 30 minutes average)
  3. Designed to fit into real-world shift patterns
  4. Supported by live dashboards — so training completion never became a black box
2024-ben a MÁV-csoport komoly kihívásokkal nézett szembe a járatkésések miatt, amelyek országos vitát váltottak ki és csökkentették az utasok bizalmát. A helyzet kezelésére 2025. június 1-jétől új, úttörő intézkedés lépett életbe: a 20 percet meghaladó késések esetén az utasok 50%-os pénzügyi kompenzációra lettek jogosultak. Egy ilyen, országos jelentőségű szabály bevezetése nemcsak technológiai, hanem emberi felkészülést is igényelt. A frontvonalban dolgozó több mint 1.500 fő pénztáros munkakörcsaládba tartozó munkatársunknak kellett gyorsan, magabiztosan kezelnie az új helyzete(ke)t. A fejlesztői csapat feladata az volt, hogy mindössze négy hét alatt egy országos, digitális tanulási programot valósítson meg a mobiltelefontól az asztali számítógépig. A siker kulcsa az innováció és a nagyfokú rugalmasság volt: az ANET 360 platform nem igényelt telepítést. Valós idejű betekintést biztosított a tanulási előrehaladásba, és szerepkörökhöz igazított tartalmakat kínált. A képzés nem „technológiai megoldásként”, hanem emberközpontú tanulási élményként jelent meg rövid, könnyen feldolgozható feladatrészekkel a MÁV-csoport meglévő tanulási kultúrájára építve. Az együttműködés példát mutatott arra, hogyan dolgozhat együtt hatékonyan egy nagy személyszállítási közszolgáltató és egy agilis startup cég a közös cél érdekében. Az eredmény: gyors, egyszerű és hatékony tanulási megoldás lett, amely segített abban, hogy munkatársaink magabiztosan, felkészülten és egységesen képviseljék az új késési biztosítás szabályrendszert.

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