Africa rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Africa, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Transnet seeks locomotive rehabilitation options
SOUTH AFRICA: Transnet has announced its intention to call an open tender for the rehabilitation of 161 non-operational locomotives ‘as a matter of urgency’, saying it had reached an impasse with the manufacturer.
Contract agreed to build standard gauge railway to Lake Tanganyika
TANZANIA: A contract has been signed for the construction of a 1 435 mm gauge line running west from Tabora to the port of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika.
Egyptian Talgo trainset enters service
EGYPT: The first of the Talgo trainsets ordered by Egyptian National Railways for use on the routes from Cairo north to Alexandria and south to Aswan entered service on December 24.
Bolloré completes African logistics sale
AFRICA: French industrial conglomerate Bolloré has completed the sale of its Bolloré Africa Logistics business, including three railway concessions in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Bénin and Niger.
Botswana – Zimbabwe through working agreement signed
AFRICA: A through working agreement has been signed enabling National Railways of Zimbabwe locomotives to operate to Francistown in Botswana, and Botswana Railways locos to run through to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
African Development Bank supports Uganda rail link renewals
UGANDA: The African Development Bank has approved a US$301m financing package to support the ongoing renovation of Uganda Railways Corp’s metre-gauge main line between Kampala and the Kenyan border at Malaba.
One bid passes first stage of South African train path sales process
Prasa restores Johannesburg Park – Naledi electrification
Comment: Transport back on the climate agenda
Transnet Freight Rail looks at alternative traction energy options
Cairo metro Line 6 framework agreement signed
Fund African rail projects through private investment and road taxes, study recommends
DB IO signs Egyptian high speed operating contract
Egis to design Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line
Lobito Corridor concession deal signed
Hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel locomotive initiative targets African market
History ‘written in golden letters’ as Curepipe light rail extension opens
Cairo commuters get a break as Kit Kat metro extension inaugurated
Bids in for South African freight train paths
Lake Victoria train ferry launched
Ghana Western Railway development agreement signed
Local production included in Cairo metro train order
Talgo to consider Egyptian rolling stock factory
Talgo awarded Egyptian night train contract