Industrial and mining rail
Small fleets, old units, no OEM contract and no time: mines, ports, steel plants and short lines running EMD, ALCO and GE switchers and road units get courier speed on consumables, engineering on the awkward items and one contact for the order.
What these operations need
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1 week
possible on stocked items by courier
2 to 6
units in a typical industrial fleet
40+
years in service for many units
1
contact for the whole order
The situation at most sites we supply
An ore mine, a port, a steel or cement plant or a short line runs two to six locomotives, often ex Class 1 units built in the sixties to eighties, sometimes a heritage unit still earning its keep. There is no OEM contract and no spares budget worth a framework. Maintenance is done by a small crew or a contractor, the parts book is a photocopy, and when a unit fails the plant's output is what is at stake, not a timetable.
The buyer is a maintenance superintendent or a plant purchaser, not a railway procurement department. What they need is a supplier who answers the same day, understands the engine from a photograph, and can move a part by courier this week.
Key considerations for industrial and mining rail
Gaskets, seals, injectors, filters, brake parts and electrical items move by courier, DDP where duties are predictable, so the crew is not waiting on customs. We quote the courier option on every small order.
Many industrial units have no parts book on site. A nameplate photograph, a photograph of the failed part and the unit's builder's plate are enough for our engineers to identify the series and the number.
Older EMD and ALCO units carry assemblies no longer made. We supply qualified alternatives with a verification record, or arrange remanufacture of the part in hand with a test result, always stated on the quotation.
Mining and plant service is stop, start, heavy load and dust. Wear rates on liners, rings, brake parts and air systems differ from road service; we size standing spares to the duty, not to a railway list.
Vintage EMD and ALCO units running excursions or plant shunting are supplied on the same basis, with attention to the original specification where the operator wants it kept.
How Simor works an industrial fleet
How an enquiry runs
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Send the list
Part numbers, a spreadsheet, a tender extract or a photo; the site reads documents and shows the lines for your approval.
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Engineering check
Every line verified against model and application; discontinued items get a qualified alternative in writing.
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Quotation with documents
Condition, lead time, origin, price and the certificates you asked for, on your Incoterm, normally within two working days.
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Delivery and support
Inspection before packing, documents ahead of the goods, one engineer available after delivery.
What we supply to industrial operators
Engine consumables
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Rings, liners, gaskets, seals, injectors, filters and fuel system parts for 567, 645, 710, 251 and 7FDL engines.
Air and brake
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Compressors, brake valves, cylinders, hoses and the small items that ground a switcher.
Electrical
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Contactors, relays, sensors, traction motor components and cabling for older control systems.
Cooling and lubrication
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Water and oil pumps, coolers, radiators, thermostats and hoses.
Standing spares kit
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A small consolidated kit sized to the duty cycle so the common failures are on the shelf.
Remanufacture
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The part in hand rebuilt or reverse engineered by qualified shops with dimensional and material reports.
Beyond the parts order
Questions we are asked
- We do not have a parts book. Can you still quote?
Yes. Send nameplate and part photographs; our engineers identify the series and the number and quote with the identification stated.
- How fast can a small order arrive?
Stocked items by courier can arrive within a week depending on destination; the quotation states the courier option with its date.
- Do you supply parts for very old units?
Yes, including 567 series EMD and ALCO 244, with qualified alternatives or remanufacture where genuine items no longer exist.
Send a photograph of the nameplate and the part; we identify it and quote the courier option.
Request a quoteSend us your part numbers
Most of what we source never appears online. Add part numbers to your quote list or upload your document and we will quote every line, listed or not. Browse the parts catalog.