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 […]
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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 […]
Another African country to build suburban railway lines until 2030
The government in Angola plans to build 204 kilometres of suburban railway lines in Luanda, the capital city, by 2030. […]
Maghagha’s interlocking signalling system enters operation in Egypt
The Maghagha’s main railway station’s computer-based interlocking signalling system Smartlock 400, delivered by Alstom was put into commercial operation after […]
Egypt gets USD 1.2 billion loan for new light rail network
Egypt has agreed a USD 1.2 billion deal with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) to finance a light rail […]
Egypt to build its first high-speed railway
The State promises to build it within 30 months and the line will be used by passenger and freight trains, […]
Italy to finance Ethiopia’s sea-access rail link
During an official meeting between the Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, it was agreed […]