Africa rail industry news
Latest railway industry news from Africa, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
Dedicated suburban services planned in three Moroccan cities
MOROCCO: ONCF is working on the development of RER-branded suburban rail networks around Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech for launch by the end of the decade.
Service agreement ‘paves way’ for suburban rail devolution in Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA: Following months of negotiations, the city of Cape Town and Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa have signed a Service Level Plan which Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says will ‘lay the foundation for future rail devolution’.
Desert railway upgrading aims to double iron ore capacity
MAURITANIA: The African Development Bank has approved a US$150m loan to state-owned iron ore firm Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière to support a US$467m programme to double the capacity of its heavy haul railway by 2030. Plans include the acquisition of up to 36 locomotives and 1 743 wagons.
Hyundai Rotem among bidders to supply 150 trainsets to ONCF
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF is seeking bids for the supply of up to 150 trains, with Hyundai Rotem among the suppliers involved in the procurement.
Second rolling stock assembly plant planned in Morocco
MOROCCO: Minister for Transport & Logistics Abdessamad Kayouh has announced that a second train assembly facility is to be built to serve the needs of national operator ONCF.
Egyptian National Railways orders ‘state-of-the-art’ track maintenance fleet
EGYPT: Plasser & Theurer has signed a contract to supply a fleet of track maintenance machines to Egyptian National Railways.
Marrakech high speed line contracts awarded
President launches construction of Ugandan standard gauge railway
Ghana’s Tema – Mpakadan railway commissioned
Modern wagons arrive for Angolan railway capacity upgrade
Bashteel hub in Greater Cairo opens
Moroccan high speed line track component contracts awarded
Ugandan standard gauge railway construction contract signed
Sinai passenger train launched
Dakar Airport Express train delivered
Tanger railway study commissioned
Prasa deploys vibration detection tool to prevent intrusion
Cairo operator trials sign language services
Casablanca tramway adds two lines
Zambia Lobito railway concession signed
Velaro high speed train designed for Egypt’s hot and sandy conditions
Tanzania-Zambia Railway concession to be signed this year
Transgabonais modernisation moves to next phase
Cairo Metro Line 1 to be modernised