Train Components Categories
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On-Board Traction, Power & Safety Equipment
This section covers the systems that deliver traction, manage on-board power and ensure safety on rail vehicles. These include HVAC units, current collectors and pantographs, batteries, fire detection and suppression systems, and related equipment used across passenger and freight rolling stock.
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- Alternative Traction Technologies
- Auxiliary Power
- Diesel Engines, Alternators & Generators
- Electronic Train Components
- EMC Shielding
- Fire Detection · Suppression
- Fuel Cells & Components
- Fuel Handling · Lubricants
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Lighting · Safety Lighting
- On-Board Transformers, Inverters & Rectifiers
- Pantographs & Current Collectors
- Traction Cooling Equipment
- Traction Motors
- Train Batteries
- Train Converters
- Train Power Converters
- Train Speedometers · Safety
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Running Gear
Running gear includes all mechanical components that enable a train to run on the track, such as bogies, wheelsets, axles, bearings and suspension systems. These components support the vehicle’s weight, guide it safely along the rails and absorb forces during operation to ensure ride quality, stability and safety.
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Train Body Components
Train body components include structural elements such as doors, windows, panelling and roof sections, as well as smaller fittings and fixtures. This category also covers materials used in the construction and maintenance of train bodies, including adhesives, sealants, coatings and corrosion protection solutions.
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- Accessibility Equipment
- Buffers · Couplers · Drawgear
- Freight Train Loading · Discharge Components
- Freight Train Underframes
- Freight Wagon Bodies
- Gangways
- General Wagon Components
- Latching Systems · Handles · Hinges
- Minor Components
- Rolling Stock Materials
- Train Body Shells · Structural Parts
- Train Doors
- Train Part Forgings · Castings
- Train Windows
Train Components Documents
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RCBO: Residual Current Breaker Overload
The RCBO is a hydraulic magnetic Deliver Circuit Breaker and is available in both 2 pole and 4 pole configurations.
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Tachometers
Rowe Hankins' Tacho Unit is designed and tested as a subsystem, and is delivered ready to install onto the vehicle.
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Product Data Sheet: Low-Profile Single-Glazing Device
Product data sheet: Low profile 50mm diameter Single Glazing Device for 3mm to 12 mm Toughened Glass, made in South Africa.
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Product Data Sheet: Standard Single-Glazing Device
Product data sheet: 40mm Diameter Standard Single Glazing Device for 3mm to 12mm Toughened Glass, made in South Africa.
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Product Data Sheet: Heavy-Duty 40mm Diameter Double Glazing Device
STP40D: Heavy-duty 40mm Diameter Double Glazing device for 3mm to 12 mm Toughened Glass, produced in South Africa.
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Product Use Data Sheet: Multi-Glazing Applications
STP50S is suitable for fitment between the layers of double or multi glazing window assemblies with an air gap of 8mm or more.
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Product Data Sheet: Single-Sided Photoluminescent Instruction Sticker
Product data sheet: single-sided Grade C photoluminescent instruction sticker - white on green.
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Product Profile: Emergency Escape Devices
Safe-T-Punch™ is an emergency window glass-breaking device that is globally available. It is suitable for all passengers.
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An Innovative Way Out
Railway-News magazine Issue 3 2024: An Innovative Way Out: emergency exit systems for passenger rail vehicles.
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PLR ISO Certification | January 2025
PLR Distribution is ISO 9001:2015 certified for: design, outsourced manufacture, assembly and sales of safety products.
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PLR Distribution – Company Profile
PLR Distribution is a company that specialises in providing life-saving technology to passengers around the world.
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Product Data Sheet: Double-Sided Running Man
Safe-T-Punch's product data sheet for their double-sided running man photoluminescent (Grade C) self-adhesive decal.
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Wheel Flange & Top of Rail Lubrication
Rowe Hankins has supplied a UK Government-backed project on Crossrail with an intelligent wheel flange lubrication system.
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AC & DC Earth Leakage
Earth Leakage Units from Rowe Hankins detect current imbalance or earth leakage in AC or DC power supply circuits.
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Screw-In RTD Temperature Probe with Plug Connector
Information sheet for the Screw-In RTD Temperature Probe with Plug Connector manufactured by JUMO for railway applications.
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Point Level and Level Measurement
JUMO provides the basics of point level and level measurement using hydrostatic and Archimedean measuring methods
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Railway Technology
This brochure document displays an overview of products and systems manufactured by JUMO for railway applications.
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Data Sheet: Float Switch in Miniature Form
Data sheet and further information about the Float Switch in Miniature Form manufactured by JUMO for railway applications.
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Circuit Breakers
Hydraulic magnetic circuit breakers from Rowe Hankins offer high performance for high current applications.
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Traction Batteries: Powering the Path from Diesel to Electric Rail
Railway-News magazine Issue 2, June 2025: ABB - Traction Batteries: Powering the Path from Diesel to Electric Rail.
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INPS Group | LED Control Panels
INPS Group's illuminated Control Panels are durable, easy to clean, require minimal power, and are simple to install.
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Railway Heating Solutions
OHMVO's heating solutions for rail effectively maintain temperature for the effective operation of rolling stock and comfort of passengers.
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The EvoTrak Family from Stäubli – High-Performance Connectors for Limited Space
Railway-News Magazine Issue Two, June 2025: Stäubli -The EvoTrak Family from Stäubli – High-Performance Connectors for Limited Space.
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Bridging the Communication Gap: Premium PSU Launches the Premium Vision Gateway for Railway Applications
Railway-News Magazine Issue Two, June 2025: Premium Power Supplies - Bridging the Communication Gap: Premium PSU Launches the Premium Vision…