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June 11, 2020 | Africa

Ethiopia-Sudan standard gauge project study secures funding

THE proposed project to construct a 1522km standard gauge line from Addis Ababa to Khartoum has secured the funding required to commence a two-year comprehensive feasibility study.

June 4, 2020 | Africa

Prasa administrator appoints new management team

THE administrator of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, has appointed five people to fill senior positions at Prasa.

$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.

June 2, 2020 | Financial

IRJ in Brief - Financial: ONCF announces 2019 results; Bane Nor to take contractual risk; Knorr-Bremse’s revenue down

MOROCCO: Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) recorded Dirham 3.76bn ($US 385.4m) in revenue in 2019, up 9.3% from 2018, with a surplus of Dirham 929m, up 10.5%. Passenger numbers were up 8%, to 38.2 million for the year.

June 1, 2020 | Freight

Senegal freight line upgrading project completed

A consortium led by TSO has completed the rebuilding of a 51km double-track metre-gauge freight line as part of the Dakar TER regional express project.

May 27, 2020 | Financial

TransNamib turns a corner as new executive team meets

NAMIBIA’s national railway TransNamib has held a planning session with a full executive team for the first time in two years as the company looks to become profitable by 2023.

May 26, 2020 | Africa

Hyundai-Rotem ships first train for Cairo metro Line 3 extension

THE first of 32 trains for the phase three extension to Cairo metro Line 3 was shipped from Korea by Hyundai Rotem on May 26.

May 12, 2020 | Africa

Prasa recovery plan starts to make progress

THE administrator of the troubled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, says “steady progress” has been achieved since his appointment four months ago, although some initiatives are being hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.

April 16, 2020 | Africa

Knorr-Bremse wins Egyptian passenger coach braking contract

TMH International has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply braking systems for the 1300 passenger which it is building for Egyptian National Railways (ENR).

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

March 31, 2020 | Freight

Transnet scales back rail operation as South Africa enters lockdown

TRANSNET, South Africa, says it has scaled back rail operations as part of a larger decision to limit activities during the country’s 21 day lockdown to minimise the spread of Covid-19.

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