Our capabilities
- Design, development and supply of a wide range of electronic, electrical and mechanical components
- Maintenance, repair and upgrade of rail passenger vehicles
- Upgrade of rail rolling stock propulsion systems
- Design and maintenance of rail-related electrical & mechanical Systems
- Optic Fibre cable installation
Motor Coach Upgrades
- Conversion of motorcoaches to latest tractionconvertor- and auxiliarypower technology
After – Sales Support
- Maintenance support on all Bakara product
- Cloud-based, real-time and location-based asset tracking of major components on coaches
- User training and support on equipment
serviced or maintained by Bakara Engineering
Specialised Component Repairs
- Traction Components
- Pantograph Repairs
- Conversion of pantographs from copper to carbon collector strips
Design, Manufacture, Supply & Maintenance of Engineering Components
- Shaft Encoders
- Bakara programmable rotary encoder with wheel bearing temperature and rail condition sensing
- Axle-mounted Odometer (Two types)
- Voltage regulator
- LED coach lights
Projects & Railway Telecommunications
- Bakara scope included the Durban Resignalling Contract Site Offices, the Design and Equipping of the Central Traffic Control building, Site Security, Document Management and Track-occupation Management and construction of signalequipment rooms.
- The largest part of the scope was the
telecommunication Network. This included the Fibre-optic Cable Network, SCADA, the layout and equipping of the Central Traffic Control Centre, Access Control, Fire Detection and Alarms throughout the rail network.
Vacuum-on-Demand Toilets
- Bakara represents Glova Rail, Denmark in Africa for their unique Vacuum-on-Demand Toilet system for trains.
- Transnet Engineering awarded Bakara the
contract to install these in the coaches built for Botswana Railways. - PRASA has accredited Bakara for the same product for the coaches on their longdistance passenger service, Shosholoza Meyl