Salix is the premier supplier of solutions-based turnout design and supply in Australia.
We have supplied turnout systems to all the major railway owners in Australia and key partners in overseas markets. Salix has combined turnout design experience of 125 years and unsurpassed knowledge of the life span of a turnout which leads to innovative design solutions that not only benefit the end user but the constructor and maintainer during each phase of the products life cycle. Salix has developed a full product range and can supply any turnout:
- Tangential turnouts – all geometry sizes, rail types and gauges for improved performance and industry leading standards
- Conventional turnouts - all geometry sizes, rail types and gauges for secant designed turnouts
- Crossovers – Standard crossovers in tangential or conventional geometry
- Scissor Crossovers – Scissors crossovers in tangential or conventional geometry featuring diamond crossings
- Diamond crossings – optimised diamond geometry crossings for increased operational speed, longer life and reduced maintenance
- Slips - Single and double slips featuring optimised K crossings for longer life and reduced maintenance
All our turnouts feature class leading materials and componentry, we offer our turnouts with:
- Monoblock crossings - Fully explosive hardened manganese monoblocks with flash butt welded rail legs
- Rail Bound Manganese (RBM) crossings - Fully explosive hardened manganese inserts with wrap around rail wing rails
- Swing Nose crossings - Fully moveable nose crossings that remove the gap in the crossing to enable smoother wheel transfer
- Asymmetric switch rail - Through hardened asymmetric switch rail which provides longer wear life and more reliable switching
- In-plate switch rollers - Sealed and adjustable switch rollers to provide smooth switching operation and reduce points motor wear