Aldridge Railway Signals - Railway Signals and Equipment

Aldridge Railway Signals is a wholly Australian owned manufacturing company. We specialise in the design and manufacture of railway signals and associated products. Our market place includes both local and international customers. The original company was formed in 1990 by supplying to the Sydney Metropolitan Signalling Project, previously known as Rail Services Australia.

Our client base includes all major rail operators in Australia both private as well as government entities. We have achieved numerous successes in the international market place with major signal supply projects to Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Our premises are conveniently located at Meadowbank, near Sydney city, occupying an area over 4,000m² of factory space which enables us to achieve our goal of prompt and efficient service to our customers.

LED signals for the railway industry

Aldridge Railway Signals has many products and services, including:

• Complete range 120VAC LED signals for RailCorp/ARTC use
• Complete range of 12VDC and 12VAC LED signals for RailCorp/ARTC use (Microlok 2 pending type approval)
• Complete range of incandescent signals for RailCorp use
• LED retrofit kits to suit most existing signals
• Complete range of LED signals utilising Invensys LED inserts 120VAC, 12VDC, 12VDC Microlok 2
• Comprehensive signal spare parts
• Signal posts to RailCorp/ARTC specifications
• Design and development of signals and signs
• Trackside signage
• General signage
• SL35 long life lamps
• Retrofitting signals on an exchange basis as required
• Signals mounted to posts prewired and ready for installation
• Electrical fitting and location cabinets
• Level crossing gate assemblies preassembled ready for installation
• Projects completed in HongKong, Singapore and Malaysia

Signalling projects and rail markets

The Australian domestic rail market has been our main market for the past 20 years but we have also been successful in a number of major signalling projects in South East Asia. We have supplied to all major rail operators in Australia as well as KTMB Malaysia, LTA Singapore and also KCRC Hong Kong.

Manufacturing, engineering and quality management

Our manufacturing premises are conveniently located in Meadowbank, New South Wales, Australia. Most of our products are built in-house but we also have a vast network of associated companies that provide full support in numerous areas of technical expertise. We have a solid core of highly-skilled and trained staff who strives for excellence.

All of our manufacturing is controlled under the constraints of ISO9001-2008. Our manufacturing capabilities in-house include:

• Assembly
• Sheetmetal fabrication
• Electromechanical production
• Metal stamping and general sheetmetal processing
• Painting
• Machining
• Electronic assembly and testing

The engineering and design section is a fully integrated, well prepared and vastly knowledgeable team of engineers with varying backgrounds that combine to provide fast, accurate solutions to assist customers' requirements.

The principle aim of the quality assurance policy of Aldridge Railway is to provide high-quality products and services that will conform to customer requirements and to ensure that these quality requirements are determined and satisfied throughout each phase of contract performance. Requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001 are the minimum standards adopted.

Rail operators and contractors

Aldridge Railway Signals has many major customers in Australia and overseas, including:

• RailCorp
• Australian Rail Track Corporation
• QR National
• Victrack
• TransAdelaide
• PTA Western Australia
• Tasrail
• K.T.M.B Malaysia
• L.T.A Singapore
• K.C.R.C. Hong Kong
• Ansaldo STS Australia Pty Ltd
• Laing O'Rourke
• John Holland Rail
• O'Donnell Griffin Pty Ltd
• Invensys Rail Australia
• United Group Rail
• Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd
• Vialis Australia
• Ircon International (Malaysia)
• Jason Engineering & Construction (Hong Kong)
• Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd
• Vialis (Netherlands)
• Mr Salleh
• Lee Heng Cheong
• Jellysham Osman