PRASA and Huawei ink GSM-R rail contract
South Africa’s trains will soon operate with an improved railway communication system as Passenger Railway Agency of South Africa (PRASA) […]
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Thales to install new fare collection on Cairo metro Line 3 extensions
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and Thales signed two new fare collection contracts covering 19 new stations on the […]
CRRC delivers first container wagons to Kenya
CRRC has shipped 10 container wagons from Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, for Kenya to be used on the newly […]
RATP Dev to take over Casablanca Tramway
The French state-owned RATP Dev, the world’s fifth largest operator of urban transport, has been selected as the preferred bidder […]
Alstom changes its Executive Committee
Alstom has announced the appointment of two Senior Vice Presidents for Europe and for Middle East & Africa, effective 1st […]
Transnet to introduce new apps for its services
Transnet Freight Rail (TRF) will introduce three digital business solutions to enhance its freight services. To that end, the Transnet […]
GE-led consortium selected preferred bidder for Nigeria rail concession
A consortium led by General Electric (GE) has been named preferred bidder by the Nigerian government for a concession to […]
Kenya opened Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge line
On May 31, the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially opened the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway linking the two cities […]
Alexandria to upgrade its old tramway with EUR 360 mln financing
Egypt is set to embark on a plan to upgrade Alexandria’s tram network – the oldest tram system in Africa […]
Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria and Senegal fitted with MAN Engines
MAN Engines has delivered the first of its D2676 LE264 diesel engines to Alstom for Coradia Polyvalent regional train that […]