Guides to rail spares, parts sourcing and engineering for South African operators
A guide to spare parts for passenger coaches and train sets: bogies, brakes, doors, interiors, electrical equipment and carbody parts, and how to source them.
Read more: Coach Parts: Keeping Passenger Stock RunningHow CNC pipe and tube bending is used to make locomotive air, fuel, oil and water lines, what data a bender needs, and how to order pipework made from a sample.
Read more: CNC Tube Bending for Locomotive PipeworkWhere springs are used on locomotives, wagons and coaches, how they fail, what to check during inspection, and how to specify replacement springs correctly.
Read more: Rail Vehicle Springs: Inspection and ReplacementHow to identify and source locomotive electrical and electronic spares: contactors, relays, control cards and sensors, and how to deal with obsolete items.
Read more: Sourcing Locomotive Electrical and Electronic PartsA plain guide to heat treatment for rail parts: hardening, tempering, case hardening, normalising and stress relieving, and how to specify it on a drawing.
Read more: Heat Treatment for Rail Components ExplainedWhen a worn or cracked rail part can be weld repaired, when it must be replaced, and how to make sure a weld repair or fabricated replacement is done properly.
Read more: Weld Repair or Replace? Deciding on Rail PartsSigns of turbocharger wear on diesel locomotives, the usual causes, which turbo parts are replaced, and how to source turbocharger spares in South Africa.
Read more: Locomotive Turbocharger Parts: Wear and FixesA practical guide to freight wagon spare parts in South Africa: bogies, brakes, couplers and body parts, which items wear first, and how to source them.
Read more: Wagon Spare Parts: A Guide for SA OperatorsTips for finding locomotive, wagon and coach spares on the Deomac parts list: searching by drawing number or description, and what to do if a part isn't listed.
Read more: How to Search the Deomac Rail Parts ListHow to buy diesel engine spares for EMD and GE locomotives: the main part groups, how to identify the right item, and what to send with a quote request.
Read more: EMD and GE Engine Spares: A Buyer's GuideSearch the Deomac parts list or send us a part number, drawing or sample and we will quote.
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