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March 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Railnet International to develop Zambia - Zimbabwe - Mozambique line

RAILNET International, United States, has announced plans to construct a $US 11bn passenger and freight line connecting Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

March 26, 2020 | Africa

First locomotive ready for new Guinea bauxite railway

CRRC Qishuyan has completed the first Co-Co diesel locomotive for the SMB-Winning consortium which is building a 135km railway in Guinea to carry bauxite.

$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.

March 23, 2020 | Metros

UITP publishes guidelines for operators to combat coronavirus

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has published guidelines to help operators deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

March 5, 2020 | Financial

Talgo achieves 53% profit increase in 2019

TALGO achieved a 52.8% jump in net profit in 2019 to €40.1m and a 23.8% increase in turnover to €401.7m compared with 2018. Adjusted Ebita was €73m.

February 19, 2020 | Africa

South Africa suspends long-distance passenger service after accident

SOUTH Africa’s Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued passenger rail operator Prasa with a prohibition directive preventing it from operating long-distance Shozaloza Meyl trains with immediate effect.

February 12, 2020 | Financial

EIB to help fund Egyptian rail projects

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide up to €2.7m to help fund two Egyptian rail projects.

February 5, 2020 | Light Rail

Contract awarded for Rabat LRT extension feasibility study

EGIS and CID have been awarded a contract to undertake a feasibility study of the extension of the Rabat light rail network to Salé airport in the northeast and Témara to the south.

January 6, 2020 | Locomotives

ONCF receives first of 30 new Alstom locomotives

THE first of 30 Prima M4 locomotives ordered by Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) from Alstom arrived in Morocco on December 30.

December 31, 2019 | Africa

Guinea heavy-haul freight locomotives ordered

WIN Alliance Guinea Railway awarded a contract to CRRC Qishuyan on December 25 for 14 3.28MW ac heavy-haul freight diesel locomotives.

December 24, 2019 | Employment

Moroccan training centre spreads its wings

After years of assistance from France, Morocco’s IFF training centre has begun offering its services to the rest of Africa. David Burroughs talks to IFF general manager Christophe Martin in Rabat about how the centre is stepping out on its own.

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