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Railway Projects & Deliveries Across Africa — Dominex

Dominex sourced, project-managed and delivered a complete refurbishment of passenger coaches for Caminhos de Ferro de Benguela (CFB), Angola — from stripping the original SAS coaches through to full interior fit-out and shipment to Lobito.

CFB Angola Passenger Coaches Full Refurbishment Interior Fit-Out SADC Rail
Phase 1
Phase One

Refurbishment

The coaches arrived in the original SAS red and white livery. Every coach was fully stripped to bare metal, bodywork repaired, bogies overhauled, and the interior completely gutted before rebuilding began.

The Coaches on Arrival
Workshop Bay 27 exterior — CFB Angola refurbishment facility
Workshop Bay 27
CFB Angola coaches in original SAS red livery before refurbishment
Original SAS livery — before refurbishment
SAS coaches being stripped out in workshop — CFB Angola refurbishment start
SAS coaches — stripping begins
Workshop bay overview — CFB Angola coach fleet in active refurbishment
Workshop overview
Dominex workshop fleet overview — CFB Angola coaches in refurbishment bays
Full workshop capacity
Site inspection of CFB Angola passenger coaches prior to refurbishment
Client inspection visit
Stripping & Bodywork
CFB Angola coach interior strip-out — debris removal during refurbishment
Interior stripped — bare shell
CFB Angola coach interior stripped to bare walls — refurbishment in progress
Stripped interior walls
CFB Angola passenger coach stripped to shell on scaffolding — refurbishment phase
Stripped shell with scaffolding
CFB Angola coach bodywork restoration on scaffolding — side view
Bodywork — full side scaffolding
CFB Angola coach panel beating and metalwork repair during refurbishment
Panel beating and metalwork
CFB Angola coach end panel metalwork and door restoration detail
End panel metalwork
CFB Angola coach bogie removed for suspension overhaul and inspection
Bogie removed for overhaul
CFB Angola coach bogie spring and suspension detail during overhaul
Bogie springs and suspension detail
CFB Angola coach bogie with suspension fully overhauled and reassembled
Bogie overhauled — ready to refit
Priming & Progress
CFB Angola passenger coach refurbishment — primer coat applied, side profile view
Primer coat — side profile
CFB Angola passenger coach full side view with primer coat applied
Full side primer coat
CFB Angola sleeper coach 6 with primer coat — refurbishment in progress
Angola Sleeper 6 — marked and primed
Undercarriage & Systems
CFB Angola coach axle bearing assembly fitted during bogie overhaul
Axle bearing assembly fitted
CFB Angola coach undercarriage water tank and plumbing installation
Water tank and plumbing
CFB Angola coach equipment bay — brake wheel and air conditioning installation
Equipment bay — brake wheel and AC
CFB Angola coach undercarriage with geyser mounted — plumbing installation
Geyser mounted under coach
Water purification system installed in CFB Angola passenger coach
Water purification system
Generator Wagon Build
KR504 generator wagon completed — CFB Angola refurbishment project
KR504 generator wagon — complete
CFB Angola generator wagon — engine interior open for inspection and overhaul
Generator engine — interior access
Volvo Penta diesel engine top view — CFB Angola generator wagon overhaul
Volvo Penta engine — top view
Volvo Penta diesel engine detail — CFB Angola generator wagon refurbishment
Volvo Penta engine detail
Generator alternator end detail — CFB Angola generator wagon overhaul
Generator alternator end
Generator exhaust stack installation — CFB Angola generator wagon interior
Exhaust stack installation
CFB Angola generator wagon interior — completed installation full view
Generator wagon — completed interior
Phase 2
Phase Two

Completed Coaches

Fully refurbished coaches ready for delivery — new seating, wood-panelled interiors, air conditioning, water purification, and fully overhauled bogies and undercarriage systems.

Exterior — Finished Coaches
CFB317 refurbished passenger coach in final livery — Angola railway project
CFB317 — completed side profile
CFB318 refurbished passenger coach in final livery — Angola railway project
CFB318 — completed side profile
CFB318 refurbished passenger coach door and identification label — Angola project
CFB318 — door and label detail
CFB504 generator wagon completed — Angola railway refurbishment project
CFB504 generator wagon
CFB504 and CFB503 generator wagons side view — completed Angola railway project
CFB504 & CFB503 — generator wagons
Interior — Finished Fit-Out
Refurbished passenger coach interior — full seating view, CFB Angola project
Full interior — new seating
Refurbished dining car bar counter — CFB Angola passenger coach project
Dining car — bar counter
Refurbished dining car table with integrated cup holders — CFB Angola coach
Dining table with cup holders
Refurbished sleeper seats in cream upholstery — CFB Angola passenger coach interior
Sleeper seat — cream leather
Refurbished sleeper seat detail in cream — CFB Angola passenger coach interior
Sleeper compartment detail
Daikin air conditioning unit ceiling-mounted in refurbished CFB Angola coach
Daikin air conditioning
Chrome basin fittings in refurbished CFB Angola passenger coach bathroom
Bathroom — chrome fittings
LED ceiling lighting installed in refurbished CFB Angola passenger coach interior
LED ceiling lighting
Electrical distribution panel installed in refurbished CFB Angola passenger coach
Electrical distribution panel
Phase 3
Phase Three

Transport to Angola

Completed coaches were transported to Durban Port and loaded onto the HC Paulina for shipment to Lobito, Angola for handover to CFB.

Fleet at Durban Port
CFB Angola coach fleet at Durban port with crane ready for loading
Fleet assembled at Durban Port
MV HC Paulina with CFB314 and Angola coach fleet at Durban port
HC Paulina — vessel and fleet
CFB Angola coach fleet on Durban quay alongside MV HC Paulina
Full fleet on quay
CFB314 refurbished passenger coach — port end view before shipping to Angola
CFB314 — port end view
CFB421 refurbished passenger coach port side — Durban quay before shipping
CFB421 — final livery
CFB203 refurbished passenger coach port side — Durban quay before Angola shipping
CFB203 at port
CFB312 refurbished passenger coach port side — ready for shipping to Angola
CFB312 at port
Locomotive 36240 and CFB Angola coaches loaded on vessel at Durban port
Loco 36240 with coaches — vessel alongside
Liebherr cranes at Durban quay loading CFB Angola coach fleet for shipping
Liebherr cranes over the fleet
MV HC Paulina bow view with CFB Angola coaches on quay at Durban port
HC Paulina — bow view
CFB Angola generator wagon and coaches on Durban quay before loading
Generator wagon and coach — ready to load
CFB314 passenger coach roof camera port detail — ready for shipping to Angola
CFB314 — roof camera detail
Loading Operations
CFB Angola passenger coach rigged and suspended by crane for vessel loading
Coach rigged for crane lift
CFB315 passenger coach crane lift — undercarriage view during vessel loading Angola
CFB315 — crane lift undercarriage view
CFB Angola passenger coach suspended by crane — side view during vessel loading
Coach suspended — crane side view
CFB314 passenger coach crane lift — side view during vessel loading for Angola
CFB314 — crane lift side view
CFB Angola passenger coach suspended by crane — end view from height during loading
Coach high-lift — end view
CFB Angola passenger coach fully suspended by crane — complete side view
Coach suspended — full side profile
CFB Angola passenger coach being lowered into ship hold at Durban port
Coach lowered into ship's hold
CFB Angola passenger coaches stowed and secured in ship hold for voyage
Coaches stowed in ship's hold
CFB Angola passenger coach stowed in ship hold — secured for voyage
Coach secured in hold
CFB Angola passenger coach rigged with lifting beam for crane loading
Coach rigged to lifting beam
CFB Angola generator wagon rigged and ready for crane lift onto vessel
Generator wagon — rigged for lift
CFB Angola generator wagon suspended by crane during vessel loading Durban
Generator wagon suspended — loading
CFB Angola generator wagon on vessel deck — Durban skyline in background
Generator wagon on deck — Durban skyline
CFB Angola generator wagon being lowered into ship hold at Durban port
Generator wagon — lowered into hold
CFB Angola generator wagon stowed in ship hold — top view secured for voyage
Generator wagon stowed — top view
Twin CFB Angola generator wagons lashed and secured in ship hold for voyage
Twin generator wagons lashed in hold
Wheel chocks fitted to rail in ship hold — securing CFB Angola rolling stock
Wheel chocks — securing rolling stock
CFB Angola generator wagon secured with chain lashing in ship hold Durban
Chain lashing — generator wagon secured