
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.