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May 8, 2026 | Africa

African Development Bank partners with DB Engineering & Consulting

Studies will be conducted to establish an African Rail Competence Centre.

May 7, 2026 | Africa

Algeria acquires new wagon fleet

800 wagons worth €110m will be built by Ferrovial for transport of phosphate.

$A 1.96bn Sydney Metro West tunnelling contract awarded

Sydney Metro has awarded the Acciona Ferrovial joint venture a $A 1.96bn ($US 1.44bn) contract to build the central section of the Sydney Metro West line.

May 7, 2026 | Metros

Cairo Metro Line 4 opening announced

19km Phase 1 including a new Pyramids station due to open in 2028.

May 1, 2026 | Africa

New financing for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway

Standard Chartered arranges $US 2.3bn in finance for last three sections of 1219km railway.

April 30, 2026 | Fleet

Domestic manufacturer secures major Egyptian coach order

National Egyptian Railway Industries Company will also expand into fleet maintenance.

April 28, 2026 | Policy

South Africa consults on rail masterplan

Repositioning rail as central driver of economic growth will require investment of $US 114bn in freight and passengers operations, as Robert Preston reports.

April 28, 2026 | Fleet

New DMUs for Lagos Red Line

Three eight-car diesel trains have been built by Chinese manufacturer CRRC Dalian.

April 27, 2026 | Africa

Trans-Guinean Railway unveils passenger plans

New 650km iron ore railway will have 10 stations.

April 23, 2026 | Financial

Uganda mobilises finance for Standard Gauge Railway

Citibank appointed as lead arranger for €2.7bn project.

April 15, 2026 | Africa

Ghana secures EU grant for ETCS project

ETCS Level 1 will be installed on Tema - Mpakadan line.

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