Helping build Africa's rail industry
Track repair equipment, locomotive and carriage components, and the blast booths, paint booths and welding positioners that rail manufacturers build with. Designed and made in Benoni, serviced across sub-Saharan Africa.
Track repair equipment
We sell and maintain a full range of track and rail repair equipment for South African conditions, including drilling, bending, cutting and grinding.
Track repair equipmentLocomotive and carriage components
We manufacture and fabricate OEM components for locomotives and carriages to stringent quality requirements.
ComponentsRail manufacturing equipment
We manufacture a range of blast booths and machines, paint booths and welding positioners for the rail industry.
All equipment- Transnet Engineering
- Transnet Freight Rail
- PRASA
- Dorbyl
- Alstom Ubunye
- LH Martinussen
- Actom
What we make and supply
Track and rail repair equipment
Drilling, bending, cutting, grinding and fastening equipment, customised for African conditions.
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Locomotive and carriage components
OEM laser-cut plate and light fabricated components for locomotive and carriage builds, with full traceability.
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Paint booths
From small component booths to 30 m booths for complete coaches and locomotives, with temperature and humidity control.
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Wheelabrators and blast booths
Hanger, plate-cleaner and tumbling wheelabrators, plus component and full-locomotive blast booths.
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Welding positioners
Stands, rotators and positioners for assembling and welding bogies and components from 1 to over 10 tons.
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Service and spares
Spares kept in stock and maintenance teams for scheduled and breakdown work across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Built here, backed here
- In-house design and manufacturing in Benoni, Gauteng, with selected products sourced from overseas suppliers.
- Spares kept for every product we supply, including common long-lead-time parts.
- Maintenance teams that respond to breakdowns all over sub-Saharan Africa.
- Full traceability and a full quality system to meet rail OEM requirements.
- Part of the Tilghman group, making blasting and finishing equipment since 1937.
Call us on 011 865 5770 or email us.
Tell us what you need
Send us the equipment or component you are looking for, quantities and drawings if you have them. We will get back to you within one working day.
- Phone
- 011 865 5770
- sales@tilghman.co.za
- Factory
- The Stewards Industrial Park, 499 Beryl Street, Dunswart, Benoni, Gauteng, 1501
- Hours
- Mon–Thu 07:30–16:00 · Fri 07:30–13:00