Products & Capabilities

Products & Capabilities

The CTE organisation provides innovative rail transport solutions to South Africa and selected export markets. These solutions are produced at our three manufacturing sites in South Africa.

Our Union Carriage and Wagon facility situated in Nigel is world renowned for designing and manufacturing electric locomotives, diesel electric/ diesel hydraulic locomotives, intercity passenger coaches, electric multiple units, railcars and all-purpose freight wagons and has designed and manufactured 14,000 new locomotives, suburban trains and coaches over the past 56 years.

CTE has also successfully overhauled, refurbished and upgraded a large proportion of the existing South African passenger rail rolling stock at our Touws River, Pietermaritzburg and Union Carriage and Wagon sites and our Engineering Services Division currently provides field support services (Warranty repairs, commissioning and technical support) to Prasa’s staff at 3 out of 4 of their main maintenance depots.

Overview

CTE is a key contributor in the development of railway transport infrastructure, focusing on the design and building of rolling stock products which includes all types of electric locomotives, passenger electrical multiple units (EMU), all types of freight wagons and specialised railway equipment to satisfy customer requirements.

Since 1957, 14 000 new locomotives, suburban trains and coaches have been designed and manufactured at its 37-hectare facility situated at Nigel, South Africa.

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Capabilities

We have over time developed and continued to improve on our capabilities to deliver complex rolling stock projects.

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System integration

Complex rolling stock system integration

Over time, CTE has developed and continues
to improve on its capabilities for complex
rolling stock engineering system integration.