RAIL

At SCG, we take pride in our history, knowledge and experience of Rail Transport Air Conditioning. It was in the 1970's that we designed and manufactured the first air conditioning for locomotive cabins operating in Western Australia and passenger rolling stock travelling five days across the Australian desert between Perth and Sydney. Since that time, HVAC for rail applications, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning has been our core business. We are now a renowned global HVAC supplier supported by our locally based teams.

There is not a Rail HVAC application that our engineers have not yet designed for - from the deserts and the tropics to hi-density metro and intercity lines, above and below ground. Whether we are involved at the start of the design of the train or brought in to assist later in its life, the background and knowledge we have developed has gained credibility, and gives you the confidence that we will be able to both understand and meet the exact needs of our customers.

You can be confident that both your heating and air conditioning solutions will be integrated effectively within your railway vehicles, to meet their complete life cycle requirements. Equally, with train operators demanding that customer satisfaction is constantly met or exceeded using modern railway systems, SCG achieve the ever increasing requirements by designing reliable, safe HVAC systems.
 
Across the world, passengers are demanding trains to be as comfortable as their cars, their offices and their homes. Above all, SCG can meet these needs, with our air conditioning systems developed specifically to optimise air comfort and thereby satisfying the growing expectations of the revenue paying customer.

Design and Optimisation of HVAC Systems

One of the greatest challenges is how the HVAC system interacts within the train and it is our application experience that can deliver the solution. It is important to understand that air comfort is impacted by many of the other components and systems in a rail vehicle or driver's cab. As a system supplier we know that air comfort is not just about cooling or heating but also about distribution and temperature gradients within the conditioned space. Similarly, legacy engineering issues can also influence the HVAC system particularly when looking to modernise existing rolling stock.

To reduce project lead times, engineering costs and risks we apply standard products where suitable. Alternatively an HVAC system can be designed and developed to meet a particular application including individual product and complete system performance type testing.

Our engineers use the wide experience gained from research and development and the after-market care of many thousands of HVAC units operating on trains around the world in the design of our air conditioning systems. We achieve the best possible level of reliability for each application at the same time as ensuring that we meet the particular specifications of the rail industry itself.