CONGO: CRRC Qiqihar has supplied two railway cranes to Chemin de fer Congo-Océan, which will use them for both lifting heavy freight and accident recovery.
The cranes were custom designed for the 1067 mm gauge railway, with a compact design to remain within the loading gauge, The cranes have telescopic booms with a capacity of 100 tonnes and maximum radius of 10 m.
CONGO: The government has confirmed that it will allow Australian mine developer Equatorial Resources to use the 1 067 mm gauge Chemin de fer Congo-Océan to export iron ore from its proposed Mayoko-Moussondji mine.
CONGO: Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation Rodolphe Adada and China Railway Construction Corp signed an agreement to study rehabilitation of the 1 067 mm gauge Chemin de Fer Congo-Océan network on December 21.
CONGO: Minister for Transport, Civil Aviation & Shipping Rodolphe Adada visited Electro-Motive Diesel’s plant at Muncie in the USA at the end of January to inspect 10 Type GT38AC locomotives which Delegation Générale des Grands Travaux has ordered for use on the Chemin de Fer Congo-Océan network.
GERMANY: Bayerische Oberlandbahn has placed a €25m order for six Alstom Coradia Lint diesel multiple-units. The firm order announced on September 16 has been placed using an option on a 2018 contract for 25 DMUs. All 31 are scheduled to be delivered by 2020, and ...
DENMARK: Local railway operator Nordjyske Jernbaner has ordered a further four Alstom Coradia Lint diesel multiple-units for delivery by mid-2021. This will expand its fleet of 13 similar units which were delivered in 2017. The two-car 140 km/h units will have 120 seats, wi-fi, air-conditioning, a ...
POLAND: Newag signed what it said was its largest-ever contract on September 17, covering the supply of 31 Dragon 2 electric locomotives to PKP Cargo for 518·9m złoty. Deliveries are scheduled for 2019-22. All 31 of the E6ACTa six-axle heavy freight locos will be equipped for ...
