Bombardier-led consortium to build Cairo monorail system
Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with two Egyptian companies, Orascom Construction and the Arab Contractors, was named the preferred bidder for […]
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China to build Guinea’s first modern railway line
On April 24, the Winning International Group and MB-Winning Consortium Railway Company signed with China Railway 18th Bureau Group and […]
Nigeria to launch passenger transport on Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri line
The Government of Nigeria announced that full commercial passenger operations will start on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri line, after three months of […]
Mauritius light rail to be operational by September 2019
The construction works of Phase I of the project which is the route from Rose Hill to Port Louis has […]
African countries join Luxembourg Rail Protocol
Some African states signed and ratified the Luxembourg Rail Protocol considered a game changer as it would give private lenders […]
Presidential ceremony for PRASA new trains
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, unveiled, at Cape Town station, the X’Trapolis Mega trains manufactured by Alstom-led Gibela […]
Intelligent signaling installed at three more PRASA’s stations
Siemens Mobility and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) have successfully installed and operationalized a new signaling system […]
Talgo wins train contract in Egypt
The Egyptian National Railways awarded Talgo a EUR 158 million contract for the supply of 6 complete trains composed of […]
TMH opens manufacturing facility in South Africa
The premier of Gauteng Province, David Makhura, Transmashholding CEO, Kirill Lipa, TMH Africa CEO, Sam Bembe, and the director of […]
A French consortium to build Nairobi air-rail link
Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced that the rail line connecting Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the Central Business District […]