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July 31, 2019 | Africa

Talgo and AOI sign Egyptian rolling stock agreement

TALGO has signed a framework agreement with the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) to cooperate on rolling stock projects in the Egyptian market.

July 23, 2019 | Africa

Prasa Afro 4000 locomotives to be auctioned off

WH Auctioneers, South Africa, has launched an online auction for the sale of 13 Vossloh Afro 4000 locomotives built in 2014-2015 for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (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.

July 8, 2019 | Infrastructure

First test completed on Tanzania standard gauge line

THE first test run along the Dar es Salaam - Morogoro (DSM) standard gauge railway project in Tanzania was completed on July 6.

July 5, 2019 | Light Rail

First Mauritius Metro Express LRV delivered

THE prime minister of Mauritius, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, attended a ceremony at Port Louis docks on July 4 to mark the delivery of the first LRV for the island’s Metro Express light rail line.

June 21, 2019 | Freight

Egyptian rail freight strategy targets major upturn in volumes

Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has ambitious plans to boost rail freight volumes through a major restructuring of this element of the business, as Kevin Smith explains.

June 19, 2019 | Metros

Cairo Metro adds 4km to Line 3

CAIRO Metro opened the first section of Line 3 phase 4 on June 15, adding three stations and 4km to the network, with regular passenger services beginning on June 16.

June 4, 2019 | Light Rail

Constantine light rail line extension opens

A 6.9km extension of the light rail line in Constantine, Algeria, was opened on June 3, adding five new stations to the line.

May 30, 2019 | Financial

Guinea bauxite project and associated rail improvements receive $US 460m loan

WORLD Group Bank members International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have announced a $US 460m debt and guarantee package to support the Guinea Alumina Corporation’s (GAC) bauxite project, which includes the development of rail and port infrastructure in Guinea.

May 28, 2019 | Africa

Contractor chosen for Cairo monorail projects

EGYPT’s Ministry of Transport has selected a consortium of Bombardier and Egyptian companies Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors as preferred bidder for two monorail projects in Cairo.

May 10, 2019 | Africa

Four shortlisted to build Ghana - Burkina Faso rail link

FOUR bidders have been shortlisted for a contract to build and operate a new railway linking Ghana and Burkina Faso, Ghana’s minister for railway development Mr Joe Ghartley confirmed on May 7.

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