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 […]
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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 […]
PRASA unveils first new long-haul passenger locomotive
The next three years will see an influx of new long-haul passenger locomotives enter service in South Africa after the […]
Cairo Metro receives USD 2,52 bn for metro line expansion and purchase of trains
Chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) Ismail El Nagdy announced that the Ministry of Finance has transferred USD […]
Alstom produces the first body-shell for PRASA
Alstom’s Lapa manufacturing plant in Brazil has timely manufactured the first complete body-shell of the twenty X’Trapolis Mega commuter trains […]
