AFRICA: The transport ministers of Uganda and Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding at the end of August establishing a Joint Ministerial Transport Commission to implement road upgrading and the construction of a 920 km rail link.
The line will run from the Ugandan network at Gulu, via Nimule and Juba to the Sudanese railhead at Wau. This is 108 km shorter than a previously proposed route from Pakwach via Oraba and Yei.
SUDAN: The first SDD1 mainline diesel locomotive for Sudan Railways Corp has been rolled out. The national operator awarded Chinese manufacturer CRRC Ziyang a 450m yuan contract for 27 locomotives on September 6 2020. The 1 067 mm gauge six-axle locomotives are suitable for both passenger ...
GERMANY: Work to electrify the 164 km line through the Eifel region between Hürth-Kalscheuren near Köln and Trier-Ehrang was launched with a ceremony in Kyllburg on October 28. The €500m project is being funded by the federal government and the Länder of Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen. The ...
INDIA: Spain’s Ministry of Transport & Sustainable Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Indian Railways in developing and upgrading its network. The initial agreement runs for five years, when a number of pilot projects are envisaged, to be followed by automatic annual renewals. ...
