Morocco – 11th UIC World Congress on High-Speed, with the topic : High-speed rail: the right speed for our planet
The 11th edition of the UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail is taking place from 7 to 10 March 2023…
Category: Rail
French Group (NGE) will build 330 km of high-speed line in Egypt.
NGE’s rail expertise subsidiary, TSO, will be in charge of laying 330 km of track in Egypt, beating its own…
Launch of the African Association of Urban Transport Authorities (AAUTA) in Abidjan
The Greater Abidjan Urban Mobility Authority (AMUGA), in collaboration with the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership…
Kinshasa’s mass transit system to be rebuilt by Africa Finance Corporation and Trans Connexion Congo
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, has entered into a joint development agreement…
Uganda: Inadequate funds slowing Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project
The Ministry of Works and Transport has attributed slow progress in the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project…
Transnet Issues RFP to return long-standing Locomotives to Service to meet Customer Demand
In a further effort to normalise freight operations in South Africa, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has issued an open competitive…
Premier Alan Winde Welcomes Partial Resumption of Eerste River-Bellville Train Service
Premier Alan Winde cautiously welcomes Metrorail’s partial resumption of the train service between Eerste River and Bellville in Cape Town…
Agreement signed between Botswana Railways (BR) and National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)
Botswana Railways (BR) and National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recently signed an agreement to improve the efficiency of services offered…
Ghana Easing urban traffic: Kumasi to get electric rail system
The first electric light rail transportation, also known as the Tram System, is to be launched in Kumasi, the Ashanti…
Sitarail receives its new tamper to maintain the railway between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso
(Press release Bolloré – 19 august 2022) On 19 August 2022, SITARAIL took delivery at the Port of Abidjan of…