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The triple-gauge 20t Aries Rail trailer has a four-wheel park and service brake system that allows it to meet brake performance requirements in any load condition from empty to 20t, without skidding the wheels. This is achievable even with no load on the hauling road-rail-vehicle as shown above. Rail wheel brakes are connected to the…
Aries Rail have designed and manufactured hyrail conversions for road rail vehicles for over 30 yrs with a range or vehicles to suit every application. Road Rail vehicles are also known as “hi-rail” or “hyrail” vehicles and regardless of the name used, are all based on the same principle – A normally road-going or off-road…
Introducing SkyRailer 400RR As the official sales and support agent for all Neotec rail products in Australia and New Zealand, Aries Rail are proud to introduce the SkyRailer 400RR. The machine has been developed in conjunction with Manitou and every modification is verified and approved by Manitou. With many companies operating large SkyRailer fleets…
Road-Rail (Hi Rail) mobile elevated work platforms (MEWP) have been popular in Australia for many years with the traditional route to getting on-track being through separate installations of the rail equipment and the EWP, often with little or no communication or shared engineering between the rail equipment manufacturer and the EWP manufacturer. Many of these…
Aries Rail offer a wide range of rail shunting equipment from small rechargeable electric shunters to road licensable vehicles with 5000t shunting capacity. The range of shunters is available with a compressed air system that allows full control of the train braking system from the driver’s position. All Aries Rail shunters are compliant with Australian…
The new Australian Standard for road-rail vehicles, AS7502 was published on July 1st 2016. Following many months of work by the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB), the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) and industry experts, AS7502 sets out the minimum standard to which, road-rail vehicles should be designed and manufactured. RISSB members may download the…
Aries Rail supply new road rail vehicles throughout Australia. From our head office in Perth we work with specialist companies to offer installation and service options in all states. For over 15 years we have been proud to work closely with Trac-easT Vehicle Engineering who support our products through New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and…
Aries Rail converted this Iveco Daily 70C17 for Bombardier Transportation as a re-railing equipment carrier for the Gold Coast light rail network. By fitting the front hyrail equipment behind the front road axle, the vehicle remains fully compliant with ADR rules, in particular those relating to driver and passenger airbag requirements and pedestrian safety. The…
Hi rail excavators have been popular in Australia for many years with the traditional route to getting on-track being the conversion of an Australian sourced machine. However, the recent introduction of stringent standards and requirements by many rail networks and the addition of the forthcoming AS7502 Road-Rail Vehicles Standard has lead many to consider importing…
Our engineers have been testing the latest vehicle in the Land Cruiser hyrail range. The narrow gauge road-rail vehicle has been extensively re-designed to incorporate an air bag compatible protection bar, automatic axle locks and on this particular vehicle, directional lighting for use on-rail. The use of automatic axle locks, more commonly found on heavy…