Africa – Page 14
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NewsPrototype Egyptian coaches unveiled by TMH
EGYPT: Two prototype third class coaches for Egyptian National Railways were unveiled when Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir visited Transmashholding’s Tver Carriage Works in Russia on October 4. In September 2018 TMH Hungary signed a five-year contract worth more than €1bn for the ...
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NewsFinal handover of Benguela Railway ‘renews people’s hope’
ANGOLA: A ceremony at Lobito’s main station on October 3 marked the final handover of the Benguela Railway to the government from construction company China Railway 20 Bureau Group. The Chinese contractor had been working on rehabilitation of the 1 344 km line ...
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NewsEgyptian locomotive renewal programme underway
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has invited expressions of interest in the supply of up to 100 diesel-electric locomotives for use on long-distance passenger services, with tendering expected to get underway by the end of the year. The project is to be funded with a €290m loan from ...
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NewsFailure ‘not an option’ for maize shipments
AFRICA: The Grain Marketing Board of Zimbabwe has awarded Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, Zambia Railways Ltd and National Railways of Zimbabwe a contract to transport 17 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania to Bulawayo. Deliveries will run for three months from September 9, and if successful the contract ...
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NewsZambian regulation switches freight from road to rail
AFRICA: Following the implementation of a Zambian regulation requiring 30% of selected bulk commodities to be transported by rail rather than by road, Delta Energy Zambia has awarded Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority and Zambia Railways Ltd a contract to transport petroleum from the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to ...
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Country profileSouth Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Eswatini - country map
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Eswatini: national rail network map
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Country profileNigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso & Niger - country map
Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso & Niger: national rail network map
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Country profileKenya, Tanzania & Uganda - country map
Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda: national rail network map
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Country profileAngola, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo & Gabon - country map
Angola, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo & Gabon: national rail network map
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem and Socofer sign Cairo metro contracts
EGYPT: The Ministry of Transport signed contracts on August 6 for the supply of rolling stock and track maintenance machines to operate on Cairo metro Line 2. Hyundai Rotem announced in January that it is to supply six eight-car trainsets with a maximum speed of 80 km/h. Deliveries ...
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NewsCôte d'Ivoire – Burkina Faso railway upgrade agreement
AFRICA: A bilateral agreement for the modernisation of the Abidjan – Ouagadougou – Kaya route and the construction of an extension to manganese deposits at Tambao near the borders of Niger and Mali was signed by the presidents of Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso at the Eight Summit Conference ...
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NewsAppenzeller Bahnen to Ouagadougou
AFRICA: Société de Transport Ivoiro-Burkinabe has acquired rolling stock formerly used by Appenzeller Bahnen in Switzerland. Following refurbishment in France, the three BDe 4/4 II electric railcars, three ABt driving cars and nine second class coaches are to be used on thrice-weekly services between Abidjan in Côte ...
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Metro Report InternationalCairo monorail contract signed
EGYPT: A design, build and operate contract for two driverless monorail lines serving Cairo was signed by the National Authority for Tunnels and a consortium of Bombardier Transportation, Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors on August 5. The consortium was named preferred bidder in May for the contract, which ...
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NewsCoast-to-coast cruise train crosses Africa
INTERNATIONAL: On August 2 a passenger train set out on the return leg of a coast-to-coast trip across Africa. Departing from the port of Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast and bound for the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean, the train had arrived in Lobito on ...
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NewsTalgo signs Egyptian co-operation agreement
EGYPT: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has signed a framework co-operation agreement with the Arab Organization for Industrialization for the joint development of capacity and performance improvement projects on the Egyptian rail network. Signed in Madrid by Talgo CEO Jose Maria Oriol Fabra and the Chairman of ...
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Organisations
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Togo
First line opened 1905 between Lomé and Anecho. Other lines running inland from Lomé harbour followed, with Palimé being reached in 1907, Atakpamé in 1913, and Blitta in 1934. Address PO Box 340LoméTogoPhone +228 221 4301 Email concatog@cafe.tg Traffic Company size No. ...
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Organisations
Ministry of Transport & Communications, Botswana
The ministry has responsibility for transport policy, and supervising transport parastatals including Botswana Railways. The predecessor to the current ministry was established in 1984 as part of preparations for rail infrastructure that was then owned and operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe being transferred to Botswana in 1987. AddressWest ...
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Ministry of Transport, Gabon
The Minister is responsible for the administrative and technical supervision of all matters relating to surface and air transport, including implementation of government policy on rail transport. AddressBoulevard Triomphal PO Box 91LibrevilleGabonPhone+241 0172 8607Websitetransports.gouv.ga
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Organisations
Société d’Exploitation du Transgabonais (Setrag)
The railway linking Libreville with Booué and Franceville was built to tap manganese deposits formerly shipped by the Comilog Railway (now part of the Congo-Ocean Railway) for export through Congo. The 185 km between Owendo and N’Djole was opened in 1978 and the remainder in stages through to 1986. Privatised ...
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Ministry of Roads & Transport, Kenya
The responsibilities of the Minister extend to all matters relating to rail, road, air and sea transport; meteorological services; civil aviation; posts and telecommunications; ports and shipping. The ministry operates under two state departments, with the State Department of Transport containing the Railways Division. AddressTranscom HousePO Box 52692-00200Ngong RoadNairobiKenyaPhone+254 020 ...