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May 3, 2019 | Freight

Kenya Standard Gauge Railway launch drives freight growth

THE launch of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) freight services in Kenya in 2018 increased freight traffic between the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa and the country’s capital Nairobi by 209%, according to a new report.

April 30, 2019 | Africa

Algiers airport rail link inaugurated

A rail link to Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport was inaugurated on April 29, coinciding with the opening of the airport’s new international terminal.

$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.

April 9, 2019 | Light Rail

Mauritius light rail set for September opening

MAURITIUS’ minister of public infrastructure and land transport Mr Nandcoomar Bodha confirmed on April 8 that the first phase of the island’s Metro Express light rail line will open by September.

April 9, 2019 | Africa

South African president launches Cape Town X’Trapolis EMU tests

SOUTH Africa’s president Mr Cyril Ramaphosa visited Cape Town on April 9 to officially launch testing of Passenger Rail Authority of South Africa’s (Prasa) new Alstom X’trapolis Mega EMUs on the Metrorail Western Cape suburban network.

April 8, 2019 | Africa

Ghana’s standard-gauge eastern line approved

GHANA’s Ministry of Railways Development has reached a $US 2.2bn build, operate and transfer (BOT) concession agreement with the Ghana European Railway Consortium (GERC) to construct the Tema - Accra - Koforidua - Kumasi eastern railway line.

April 8, 2019 | Africa

Egyptian National Railways orders Talgo trains

FOLLOWING a competitive tender, Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has awarded Talgo a €158m contract to supply and maintain six 160km/h inter-city trains for the Alexandria - Cairo - Aswan corridor.

April 3, 2019 | Africa

Transmashholding opens South African plant

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) marked another milestone in its international expansion programme on April 2 with the inauguration of the TMH Africa plant at Boksburg in South Africa.

April 1, 2019 | Africa

Cape Town plans takeover of commuter rail services

THE City of Cape Town announced on March 25 that it will appoint a multi-disciplinary team of rail professionals to support planning for its proposed takeover of commuter rail services from Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

March 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

CRRC ships two 100 tonne rail cranes to Congo

CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock has shipped two 100 tonne telescopic boom cranes to the Republic of Congo, the first heavy telescopic railway cranes exported by the Chinese company.

March 14, 2019 | Africa

Nairobi airport rail link to open in 2021, says Kenyatta

THE president of Kenya, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, announced on March 13 that a rail link between central Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport will be completed in 2021.

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