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South Africa to develop infrastructure projects with China

September 23, 2014

South Africa is committed to building, developing and strengthening relations with China, said the Government in a press release. During…...

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Southern African countries to promote rail freight transport

September 23, 2014

Southern African countries actively promoting the use of rail for freight transport. FTW quotes “a leading retailer” explaining that the…...

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Transnet Freight Rail invests EUR 28m/year to upgrading rail lines

September 23, 2014

Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) CEO Siyabonga Gama said that the company is to make between R200 (EUR 14 mln) and…...

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Significant potential for traffic growth on Cape Town-Johannesburg rail corridor

September 23, 2014

Research indicates significant potential for traffic growth on the Capecor (Cape Town-Johannesburg) rail corridor, said Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) CEO…...

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Transnet to increase iron-ore capacity

September 23, 2014

Notwithstanding the current global slump in the price paid for iron ore, Transnet plans to almost double capacity on the…...

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Mauritius in talks with Delhi Metro for light rail project

September 23, 2014

The Mauritius government has approached the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for a ‘light rail’ project that will cover over…...

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South Africa will spend EUR 3.6 billion on commuter railway infrastructure

September 23, 2014

South African transport minister Dipuo Peters, said rail has been “widely” identified as the safest transport mode. To address the […]

Uganda seeks USD8 billion loan to fund railway construction

September 23, 2014

Uganda hopes to secure an $8 billion (Sh710 billion) loan from China to build a railway network to revamp the…...

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Transnet Freight Rail to reduce loco types to four

September 23, 2014

To simplify the spares inventory etc, the present 29 different types of loco are to be reduced eventually to four. […]

Transnet purchases used Australian locomotives

September 23, 2014

Transnet Freight Rail (South Africa) has bought 34 former Queensland Rail diesel-electric locomotives as a stopgap measure as it waits […]