TUNISIA: SNCFT has awarded a consortium of Vossloh Cogifer and Thales a €20m contract to supply electronic interlockings for a total of 14 stations on the Borj Cédria - Kalaâ Seghira section of the Tunis - Gabès line and the Manoube - Ghardimaou section of the Tunis - Alger route.
Thales's LockTrac 6171 interlockings were originally developed in the mid-1990s for use in France, where they are installed at more than 100 stations.
LIBYA: Ansaldo STS signed its largest ever contract on July 22, covering the supply of signalling, telecoms and power supply equipment for two rail projects now underway in Libya. The €541m contract covers the 625 km coastal line which China Railway Construction Corp is building to link Ras Ejder ...
TUNISIA: China South signed a US$100m contract to supply 20 two-car diesel multiple-units to state railway SNCFT on March 30. The order comprises 12 standard gauge DMUs with a top speed of 160 km/h, and eight 130 km/h metre gauge units. CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co is hoping ...
TUNISIA: National railway SNCFT has awarded a consortium of Alstom and Ansaldo STS a €54m contract to electrify the 23 km metre-gauge Tunis Ville - Borj Cedria suburban line at 25 kV 50 Hz. Alstom has a €36m share of the contract, which was announced on February 7. Work to ...
