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Galison Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd is a South African manufacturer of railway freight wagons and underground mining equipment. Founded in 1977 by Peter Thorburn as a small workshop in Welkom, Free State, the company has expanded into one of the largest independent producers of rolling stock in Southern Africa.
It specializes in the design and production of modern freight wagons, including lightweight container wagons, ore wagons, hoppers, grain wagons, and flat wagons, constructed from high-strength steel using advanced fabrication methods such as robotic welding and CNC machinery. The company also manufactures underground mining equipment including ore cars, transfer chutes, hoppers, scrapers, grizzlies, and drilling consumables for hard rock operations.
Galison operates state-of-the-art facilities in Welkom and supplies products to national railways, private rail operators, and major mining companies across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, including South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a family-owned business and part of the Galison Group, with additional operations in Zambia. The company emphasizes compliance with international standards and has secured contracts such as the supply of 275 container wagons for the Lobito Atlantic Railway rehabilitation project in Angola.
Also known as Galison Group.
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First shipment of low‑carbon copper anodes from the DRC routed via the Lobito Atlantic Railway to Europe, cutting inland transit to seven days.
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