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August 17, 2020 | Metros

Cairo Metro inaugurates Phase 4B extension of Line 3

CAIRO Metro inaugurated the 7km Phase 4B section of Line 3 during a ceremony held on August 17 attended by Egyptian president, Mr Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and prime minister, Mr Moustafa Madbouli.

August 14, 2020 | Fleet

Egyptian National Railways launches operation with new coaches

EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) has begun commercial operation with three new passenger trains formed of coaches manufactured by Transmashholding (TMH) at its Tver Carriage Works (TVZ) plant under a €1bn contract awarded in 2018.

$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.

August 3, 2020 | Africa

Botswana Railways launches cross-border coal trains to South Africa

BOTSWANA Railways (BR) exported the first coal consignment from the Masama coal mine following a launch ceremony on July 17 attended by government ministers and officials from BR, mine owner Minergy and banking group Absa.

July 12, 2020 | News

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Coronavirus: Prasa and Grand Central resume services, sleeper services return

South Africa: National operator Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) resumed services from July 6, starting with the Umlazi - KwaMashu corridor.

July 10, 2020 | Locomotives

CRRC Qishuyan delivers final locomotives for Nigeria

CRRC Qishuyan has delivered 11 diesel locomotives for Nigerian Railways, completing an order for 21 locomotives.

July 3, 2020 | Locomotives

CRRC Qishuyan to maintain locomotives for Dasheng Railway

WIN Alliance Guinea Railway has awarded CRRC Qishuyan a contract to maintain 16 locomotives set to operate on the new 125km Dasheng Railway in Guinea.

June 30, 2020 | Africa

Ghana orders new standard gauge rail equipment

GHANA’s Ministry of Railways has ordered 35 standard gauge locomotives, plus coaches and freight wagons, for operation on new lines.

June 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

TSO awarded $US 142.2m in contracts in Egypt, Mexico and Panama

NGE rail subsidiary TSO has been awarded three contracts worth $US 142.2m in Latin America and Africa.

June 26, 2020 | Africa

Kenyan Court of Appeal finds SGR construction contract illegal

THE Kenyan Court of Appeal has found that the Shillings 500bn ($US 4.7bn) construction contract for the country’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was made illegally.

June 16, 2020 | Africa

Nigerian rail projects delayed by Covid-19

NIGERIA has delayed the opening of its new $US 1.6bn Lagos - Ibadan standard-gauge line until later this year due to restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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