EBRD loan for two rail projects in Tunisia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced a EUR 160 million loan to Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer […]
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CRRC opened a R&D Center in South Africa
CRRC has announced that it has opened its South Africa Rail Transit Technology Joint R&D Center in Johannesburg. During the […]
Tangier-Casablanca HSR inaugurated
The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, have officially inaugurated the Tangier-Casablanca high speed line, […]
Intermodal transport to be developed in Western Mediterranean area
UNECE and the Centre for Transportation Studies for the Western Mediterranean (CETMO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost intermodal […]
TMH completes South African rolling stock facility acquisition
Transmashholding has closed the sale deal with DCD Group Pty Ltd allowing TMH Africa the full acquisition rights of a […]
Gibela inaugurates its train manufacturing facility in South Africa
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, officially opened the largest and most advanced centre for train manufacturing in Africa, constructed by […]
Alstom ships the first Coradia Polyvalent train for Senegal
Alstom is beginning shipment of the first of 15 Coradia Polyvalent trains for Senegal from Alstom’s site in Reichshoffen, France. […]
Record ridership for Hong Kong Express Rail Link services
MTR Corporation announced that 880,000 passenger trips were made on Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong HSR, since services were started in September 23. […]
China drilled Kenya’s longest SGR tunnel
Kenya celebrated the breakthrough of the longest railway tunnel in East Africa, Ngong, which was drilled by China Communications Construction […]
Egyptian Railways awards EUR 1 billion contract
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) signed with Transmashholding-Hungary Kft., a Russian-Hungarian consortium a contract for the supply of 1,300 passenger cars. […]