Transnet purchases used Australian locomotives
Transnet Freight Rail (South Africa) has bought 34 former Queensland Rail diesel-electric locomotives as a stopgap measure as it waits […]
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South Africa: Feasibility studies for Swaziland rail link project to be completed by October
Feasibility studies for South Africa and Swaziland’s proposed rail link are still underway, pushing its construction to 2017, Transnet Freight […]
Uganda wants loan from China to fund railway construction
Uganda is hoping to secure an USD 8B loan from China to build a railway network to revamp the country’s […]
Transnet announced an agreement to purchase 1064 locomotives
Transnet announced an agreement to purchase 599 electric and 465 diesel locomotives from four original equipment manufacturers, including General Electric. […]
South African transport minister focuses on public transport projects
„One of the key priorities that will benefit from the R5.5 billion (EUR 390 mln) allocated to her department is […]
Zamibia Railways rehabilitates rail lines
Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) is set to increase its revenue base due to “the booming business” being generated by the […]
Tanzania to modernize rail infrastructure with World Bank’s credit
The government of Tanzania borrowed USD 300m from the World Bank for upgrading the Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, Tabora […]
Africa: TransNamib Holdings invested EUR 35.5m in rolling stock
TransNamib Holdings committed investment in excess of N$500 million (EUR 35.5m) for rolling stock to be used in the bulk […]
Transnet Freight Rail recorded a 20% market share
Transnet Freight Rail (TRF) CEO Siyabonga Gama said that “we have increased our bulk volumes, but the general cargo is […]
Transnet opened a new wagon repair facility
Transnet’s new R30 million (EUR 2 m) wagon repair facility at De Aar Is (town in the Northern Cape, South […]