Repairs, upgrades and maintenance

Built around flexibility, responsiveness, and real-world performance — ensuring your assets remain reliable, compliant, and operational for longer.

We design and manufacture electronic components and systems, and expertly overhaul and upgrade ageing rolling stock equipment.

ART has facilities in Sydney, Melbourne and Rural NSW. All Three facilities contain sectioned areas for Electronics Testing and Repair. 

Our premises contains an electronic room that utilises technology from high end ‘clean rooms’. We use sealed doors and a system of positive pressure air conditioners to ensure a clean environment to carry out specialised work.

Engineering assessments identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce energy use, and optimise asset performance.

Real-time performance data supports predictive maintenance and helps reduce unplanned downtime.

Targeted improvements enhance functionality, safety, and long-term maintainability.

Data-driven planning supports effective, compliant long-term maintenance strategies.

Delivering Real-Time Turnaround Service

A service model built around speed, precision, and reliability — enabling faster maintenance cycles while maintaining the highest safety and quality standards.

Extended Asset Lifecycles

Targeted maintenance strategies help extend service life, delaying capital replacement and reducing total cost of ownership.

Advanced On-Board System Solutions

Modernised on-board systems improve operational efficiency, reliability, and compliance with evolving technical standards.

Proactive Obsolescence Management

Structured approaches to obsolescence reduce operational risk and ensure continuity across ageing fleets and infrastructure.

Toilets

Comprehensive toilet maintenance across rail fleets, including inspections, repairs and compliance testing, ensuring hygienic, reliable onboard sanitation for peak performance and passenger comfort.

Our SMRO electronics services include Hipot and insulation testing, programmable function testing, custom-built testers, thermal cycling, variable DC supply verification, and precision signal measurement using oscilloscopes, LCR meters and multimeters.

Supply, service & maintain, retrofit or rebuild heating, ventilation and air conditioning for locomotives & passenger carriages: conventional or heat pump systems; compact package or split systems; roof, inside the car or under car installations; passenger & drivers cab area; microprocessor based temperature control; and air quality systems; including proprietary reverse cycle control unit with diagnostics & 2-way communications.

Supply & overhaul door systems: sliding plug, external & pocket sliding door applications; internal doors, connecting doors & fire protection doors; driver’s cabin doors & access doors; microprocessor based door control systems; and detection systems.

Supply, maintain, repair & overhaul pantographs.

Overhaul gangways, replace rubber on inner and outer bellows.

Overhaul / rewind rolling stock traction motors (electric motor for vehicle propulsion), being a service.

Overhaul (strip and refit) bogie frame.

Supply, service and maintain complete rail braking systems, including electro-pneumatic controls, WSP, discs, pads, freight brake components and alternative OEM supply solutions.

Supply, service & maintain: full braking system maintenance; full braking system supply; electronic / electro-pneumatic brake control, WSP, & ancillary electronics; braking discs – wheel & axle mounted; brake pads & brake blocks; freight braking component supply; and freight brake systems maintenance, including supply agreements for alternative OEM components.

Supply & overhaul reciprocating compressors & screw/scroll compressors, air supply & treatment.

Maintain, repair & overhaul rail transmissions.

Supply, test & overhaul dampers and suspension, primary suspension & metalastic rubber products, including, authorised reseller of KONI & ZF Sachs dampers. Custom products available.

Electronics

Our SMRO electronics services include Hipot and insulation testing, programmable function testing, custom-built testers, thermal cycling, variable DC supply verification, and precision signal measurement using oscilloscopes, LCR meters and multimeters.

Comprehensive toilet maintenance across rail fleets, including inspections, repairs and compliance testing, ensuring hygienic, reliable onboard sanitation for peak performance and passenger comfort.

Custom manufacture, modifications & repairs; scheduled maintenance; structural assessments; roll-by inspections.

Cupply & overhaul of couplers and draft gear; all major brands; sourcing of obsolete items.

Supply & overhaul of wheels and bearings.

Supply & overhaul reciprocating compressors & screw/scroll compressors, air supply & treatment, including representing Atlas Copco in the rail sector.

Supply, service & maintain, retrofit or rebuild; conventional or heat pump systems; compact package or split systems; roof, or under car installations; microprocessor based temperature control; and air quality systems; including proprietary reverse cycle control unit with diagnostics & 2-way communications.

Overhaul (strip and rebuild) bogies; crack & corrosion detection; structural repairs; component requalification & overhaul.

Supply, service and maintain complete rail braking systems, including electro-pneumatic controls, WSP, discs, pads, freight brake components and alternative OEM supply solutions.

Overhaul of traction motors; harsh environment reliability upgrades.

Supply & overhaul of cooling system components; radiators, radiator fans, dynamic brake grids, etc..

Supply, test & overhaul dampers and suspension, primary suspension & metalastic rubber products, including, authorised reseller of KONI & ZF Sachs dampers. Custom products available.

Solutions

Rolling stock and infrastructure solution specialists

Vacuum Toilet System

Glova toilet systems are retrofittable, highly reliable and supported locally.

HV Earth Switch

Built to create safer working environments on rolling stock whilst undergoing service and maintenance.

Vigilance Systems and Event Recorders

The only SIL 2 rated vigilance system in Australia.

Complete Train Wiring Harness

Design, manufacture and supply of custom electronic, mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment.

Electronic Access Systems

The Logiplus badge reader system controls the secure access to the train and to the drivers cab.

Drivers Desk and Control Panels

Proven innovation in back lit switch panels and enhanced ergonomic designs of driver’s desks using LED technology.

On Train Signal Devices

Designed and built for the extremes of Australian rolling stock applications.

Body Inspection
The CarVue module captures the complete passage of the train, utilising deep learning techniques.
Overhead Wiring Condition Monitoring
Provides support to network operators in locating and reporting on contact wire wear, faults with catenary wire tension.
Wheel Defect System
ART is a system integrator of wheel defect detection technology manufactured by leading OEMs.
Roof Inspection
Installed in the overhead pantograph monitoring enclosure, capturing a complete image of the roof as the train travels under the system.
Brake Disc Pad Measurements
ART is a system integrator of brake disc and pad measurement technology manufactured by leading OEMs.
Pantograph Condition Monitoring
Next-generation analysis platform empowering operators and infrastructure owners.
Bogie Inspection
The CarVue module captures the complete passage of the train, the system identifies the area for inspection and extracts an image.
Switchboard Cabinet Assemblies

Trackside systems require control cabinets to protect electrical sub-systems and electronic components.

Custom Made Busbars

ART manufactures Negative Bus Rail Termination assemblies for track side HV DC applications.

Remote Isolation

Enables safe and secure isolation of a section more efficiently than traditional methods.

Safety Critical Fasteners
Trackside Electrical Cabinets

Trackside systems require control cabinets to protect electrical sub-systems and electronic components.

Retractable Rigid Overhead Catenary System

Simplified maintenance operations on the roof of the vehicle.

Isolator Motor Drives

Drive unit for the Modular Remote Isolator. It mechanically operates the disconnecter to any position required.

Door systems
Pantographs
HVAC systems
Brake systems
Bogies
Dampers & suspension
Couplers (parts)
Air supply