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October 16, 2025 | Locomotives

First Wabtec locomotives for Simandou project arrive in Guinea

Wabtec is building 78 ES43Aci locomotives for Rio Tinto SimFer at its plant in Marhowra, India.

October 10, 2025 | Africa

Ghana struggles to reopen standard-gauge line

Reopening of Tema - Mpakadan line marred by technical failure.

$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.

October 8, 2025 | News

IRJ invites nominations for Young Leaders in Rail Award

Nominations open until November 6 for railway professionals under the age of 40.

October 7, 2025 | Metros

Japan provides more funding for Cairo Metro Line 4

Fourth tranche of loan finance agreed for Phase 1 of Line 4 project.

September 19, 2025 | Metros

CAF signs Cairo metro fleet contracts

Deals cover modernisation and maintenance of Line 2 fleet and maintenance of Line 1 trains.

September 2, 2025 | Freight

Private freight operators line up in South Africa

Government hopes initiative will grow traffic to reach 250 million tonnes a year by 2029.

August 21, 2025 | Financial

ONCF nets €200m loan

KfW Bank will lend €202m to Moroccan state-owned operator to develop Casablanca network.

August 18, 2025 | Infrastructure

Burundi and Tanzania launch standard-gauge project

Ceremony held to mark the construction of the first railway in Burundi which will link with the new Tanzanian standard-gauge network.

August 15, 2025 | Freight

Big ambitions and big distances shape Traxtion’s continental strategy

In the complex and dynamic African rail sector, Traxtion has emerged as a pioneering private traction provider with an ambitious continental vision. Mark Simmons speaks exclusively to CEO, James Holley, to find out more.

August 13, 2025 | Financial

Mauritania nets EIB loan

Freight operator SNIM to receive $US 125m funding towards $US 512m modernisation programme.

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