Africa rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Africa, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Gabon railway concession extended as investors fund expansion
GABON: Sociéte d’Exploitation du Transgabonais’ concession to operate the 650 km railway linking Franceville with the capital Libreville and the port of Owendo has been extended, and a new investor has committed to providing finance and expertise to support a modernisation to increase capacity on the line
First Cairo monorail trainsets delivered
EGYPT: The first two of 70 four-car Alstom Innovia 300 trains for the Cairo monorail project have been delivered to the Egyptian capital.
Egypt signs contract for ‘Suez Canal on tracks’
EGYPT: A US$4·5bn contract has been signed for the construction of 660 km of ‘modern, safe, and integrated’ mixed traffic electrified railway connecting Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea with Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean.
Russian company to export Elephants to Africa
GUINEA: Russian manufacturer Sinara Transport Machines has been awarded a contract to supply six TGM8 ‘Elephant’ shunting locomotives to the Compagnie des Bauxites de Kindia bauxite mining subsidiary of aluminium producer RUSAL.
Africa: Mixed fortunes in Tunis
While the first passengers are due to travel over a newly built section of the Tunisian capital’s RFR suburban network later this year, the government and its contractors are struggling to complete future phases of the programme. Christian Scasso investigates.
Malaysian-built locomotive for the African freight market unveiled
LOCOMOTIVE: Malaysian rolling stock manufacturing and maintenance company SMH Rail has rolled out its first H10 Series diesel-electric locomotive. It is designed for use by African freight operators, with Tanzania Railways Corp as the launch customer.
Nigerian coastal railway to go ahead
Africa: Traxtion eyes growth potential
Egyptian signalling equipment commissioned
Tanzania: The race is on
Financing agreed for Ghana’s Western railway upgrade
DB joint venture to build Congolese iron ore line
Maputo – Harare logistics service launched
Tanzania Railways Corp selects Hyundai Rotem to supply electric trains
Cairo monorail train rolled out in Derby
Guinean bauxite railway inaugurated
Maputo – Harare container train launched
Egyptian National Railways awards loco refurbishment contract
Commercial services begin on Lagos – Ibadan standard gauge railway
Mozambique – Malawi railway reinstatement gets underway
Viewpoint: Unlocking Africa’s economic growth
Nigerian rail freight is cheaper, faster and safer than road
West African mineral line in prospect as Dakar – Bamako renovation inches closer
Lagos Governor launches Red Line works