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 News
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Tallysman Adds Extended Filtering (XF) To Their Helical Antennas
Tallysman® Wireless is excited to announce that it has added eXtended Filtering (XF) to their helical antennas.
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Meet Skeleton’s Grid Experts at EES Munich on 11-13 May
The EES exhibition in Munich, Germany, kicks off a busy trade fair season for Skeleton's energy storage experts.
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Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility Unveil New Complete Hydrogen System for Rail
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility have unveiled elements of their newly developed complete hydrogen system for rail.
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Premium PSU Teams up with PSMA to Drive Power Electronics Forward
The leading power electronics company, Premium PSU, has joined forces with the PSMA organisation to take power electronics to the next level…
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Digital Automatic Coupling Passes Practical Tests in Europe
Positive interim results have been reported from the EU test run of a Deutsche Bahn freight train equipped with digital automatic couplers.
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Siemens Mobility Awarded Contract for Denmark’s First Battery-Powered Trains
Midtjyske Jernbaner orders 7 2-car battery-powered Mireo Plus B trains from Siemens Mobility in Denmark’s first battery powered rail contrac…
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Skeleton Attended the Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw
Skeleton sales director, Tony Moberg, attended the Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw Poland from 26th-28th April 2022. These are his insights.
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Senoplast Will Be Attending Elmia Polymer 2022
At this year's Elmia Polymer trade fair, SENOPLAST will present the current trends and innovative product developments.
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Case History: KEEP-NUT® Inserts for London’s Putney Bridge
London’s Putney Bridge has shone again thanks to Specialinsert®'s KEEP-NUT® inserts and Armadillo Lighting's LED floodlights.
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Wikov at Hannover Messe 2022 Again!
Wikov would like to invite you to Hannover Messe, held from 30th May to 2nd June 2022, in Hannover, Germany.
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Emeg® Group Awarded Trio of Fuelling Projects
Emeg® Group is pleased to announce the award of three Network Rail fuelling overhaul projects valued in excess of £2m.
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Cummins Rail Expands Clean Diesel Product Offering
Cummins has expanded their offering to the rail market with the addition of the clean and reliable QST30 Tier 4 locomotive power module.
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Case Study: Production Line for Brake Discs in France
FFG Werke GmbH provided a production line for the manufacture of passenger car brake discs for a customer of theirs in France.
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Case Study: Manufacturing Cell for Railroad Wheels
FFG Werke GmbH provided a fully automatic manufacturing cell for turning, drilling and milling of railroad wheels for a customer in China.
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Production Systems and Manufacturing Technologies for Rail
FFG Werke specialises in production systems and manufacturing technologies for chassis and powertrain of rail vehicles.
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Rail Technology Venue Saxony: A Branch Hotbed of Innovation in Germany
The global players Alstom, Stadler, Goldschmidt Thermit, and Kirow Ardelt characterise the rail technology venue in Saxony.
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Dialight Debuts New SafeSite® Bulkhead and ProSite Floodlight
Dialight has launched two new lighting products specifically for hazardous area applications in the EMEA and APAC markets.
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Alstom and ENGIE Sign Partnership to Supply Fuel Cell System for European Rail Freight
Alstom and ENGIE have signed a partnership agreement to supply a renewable hydrogen to heavy-duty European rail freight.
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Tallysman Adds eXtended Filtering (XF) to Verostar® GNSS Antennas
Tallysman® Wireless announced that it has added eXtended Filtering (XF) to the full line of VeroStar® precision GNSS antennas.
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Wikov at Offshore Technology Conference 2022
Wikov will be once again present at Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) from 2nd - 5th May in Houston, USA.
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Emeg® Group: Gold Sponsor of Middle East Rail 2022 in Abu Dhabi
Emeg Rail Systems is proud to announce that they will once again be sponsoring the Middle East Rail exhibition, this time as Gold Sponsors.
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CVS-280: DC/DC Low Battery Voltage Starter
Premium Power Supplies outlines the key features and railway applications of their new CVS-280 DC/DC low battery voltage starter.
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RIA: UK Government Needs to Do More to Accelerate Decarbonisation of Railways
Limited progress is being made regarding the UK Government's rail decarbonisation plans according to a Railway Industry Association report.
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Emeg® Group Awarded Etches Park Depot Improvement Contract
Emeg® Group was recently appointed to undertake improvement work at the Etches Park rail depot in Derby for East Midlands Railway.