RAILway & rollingstock

Reliability is Time

SME’s world-class solutions keep your trains on track and on time. With a track record of nearly 30 years, SME understands your needs because we understand the challenges which designing for wear and tear, durability, reliability, life-cycle cost management and tampering brings.

Rail Capabilities
& Expertise

railway & rollingstock

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hvac

heating

ventilation

battery cooling

motor cooling

R290 solutions

R513a solutions

driver footrests

uvc

maintenance & support

railway & rollingstock

our comprehensive rail solutions

Reliability that Keeps You Moving

railway & rollingstock solutions

SME delivers rugged HVAC and mechanical solutions engineered to thrive in the harshest railway environments, supported by comprehensive maintenance and technical services that keep fleets moving. Our advanced systems integrate seamlessly with SME’s exclusive HVAC Smart Technology, enabling operators to connect, control and customise performance across all rail applications.

We continually refine our designs to world-class standards, offering a complete portfolio of solutions that includes HVAC, heating, ventilation, battery cooling, motor cooling with brake heat resistor integration, R290 and R513A systems, UVC filtration, LED lighting, driver footrests, and wheelchair lifts for passenger rail cars. These technologies are built for all rail vehicle types—Light Rail Vehicles (LRV), Electric Multiple Units (EMU), passenger rail coaches and locomotives.

Light rail & EMU Vehicles

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING SYSTEMS
MOTOR COOLING
BATTERY COOLING

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Passenger Rail Cars

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
HEATING SYSTEMS
WHEELCHAIR LIFTS
WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS

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Locomotives

DRIVER AIR-CONDITIONING
DRIVER HEATING SYSTEMS
DRIVER FOOTRESTS

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railway & rollingstock

rail support & maintenance

The Support You Want. The Maintenance You Need

SME Rail support and maintenance

SME’s comprehensive support and maintenance services aren’t just about our immediate response or use of in-house teams of experts. Our experience and expertise means accurate predictions, economical stock planning and preventative maintenance which saves money and prevents downtime.

We pride ourselves in supplying our customers with long term product support service. This is made possible by supplying our customers with proper technical documentation as well as strategically located service stations all over South Africa. SME's head office and main production facility are located in Pretoria. We have strategically positioned mobile service centres all over South Africa to serve our customers’ maintenance and after-sales needs.