Transnet and CSR, MoU for setting up manufacturing plants in South Africa
Transnet and CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (CSR) signed in December a MoU to set up manufacturing facilities in South Africa […]
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Tangier to have a tram network
Studies for the implementation of tramway lines in the city of Tangier should be ready by early 2015, According to […]
UN adopts first ever Resolution on International Transport Corridors
The UN General Assembly unanimously approved at the end of December the “Resolution on the Role of Transport and Transit […]
Uganda needs EUR11b for standard gauge railway
Uganda will have to borrow $13.8 billion (11.2 billion euros) from the Exim Bank of China for the project of […]
Transnet invests to increase modal share of railways
Transnet has increased its capital investment by 66.8% to R18.7b (EUR 1.3b) in its road-rail programme, aimed at transferring the […]
Zambia: ZRL to embark on inter-mine line
Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) says it will construct a depot at Nchanga railway station in Chingola for shipping copper […]
TransNamib to acquire 21 secondhand diesel locomotives
TransNamib wants to acquire 21 secondhand diesel locomotives. The operator recently secured the deal to acquire 10 South African General […]
Zambia: ‘Electric train talks still underway’
Lusaka Government is still engaging investors on the options of investing in electric trains and hydro-power stations to sustain such […]
Algeria: Siemens upgrades Beni Mansour-Bejaia railway line
ESTEL RA, a joint venture of the Algerian national company for rail transport SNTF and Siemens, has been awarded an […]
600 km of rail lines to be built in Algeria
Minister of Transport, Amar Ghoul, announced that 600 km of new railway lines are to be laid in Algeria. The […]