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THE government of Ghana has outlined its ambitions for three rail projects worth a combined $US 12.9bn, as the country looks to attract private investment in order to achieve its development goals.
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Railway reform and regulatory stability will help to revitalise Africa’s railways and put them at the heart of sustainable transport strategies across the African Continental Free Trade Area, suggests ARIA Chief Executive Officer Mesela Nhlapo.
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The Benalla Reference Guide includes the latest information about our consultation process, project timeline and how you can have your say for the Benalla Station Precinct project site.
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Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi ceremonially flagged off a train on April 16 to mark the start of commercial freight operations on the 1 435 mm gauge Warri – Itakpe line.
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The Ministry of Infrastructure has opened negotiations with a view to building a rail link to carry iron ore from deposits located near the headwaters of the River Falémé in the far southeast of the country, close to the border with Mali.
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ETHIOPIA has released its first National Transport Policy, which has been developed to address the ever-increasing demand for transport infrastructure and services across the country. The strategy aims to fully utilise the capacity in the transport sector.
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SOUTH Africa is looking to open the core railway network to third-party freight operators and grow the railway sector as a means of stimulating economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The CEO of the African Rail Industry Association (ARIA) – Mesela Nhlapo – has said in an interview that the South African government’s move to introduce third-party access to the country’s railway network is one of the most significant policy developments in recent years.
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THE Ghanaian government will spend at least $US 2bn on ongoing and approved railway projects, according to president, Mr Nana Akufo-Addo.
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The government has given notice that it intend to transfer control of operations on the country’s standard-gauge railway to Kenya Railway Corp from May 2022.
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KENYA Railways Corporation (KRC) has announced it has successfully negotiated the termination of an operation and maintenance contract for the Mombasa – Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) with Chinese firm Africa Star Railway Operations Company (Afristar).
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THE president of Nigeria, Mr Muhammed Buhari, has virtually launched a $US 3.2bn project to reconstruct the 1443km Port Harcourt – Maiduguri 1067mm-gauge line from the south to the northeast of the country, along with new branch lines to Owerri, Imo state, and Damaturu, Yobe state.
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SOUTH African operator Transnet and the government’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have launched an application in the High Court of South Africa to review and set aside a Rand 54.4bn ($US 3.6bn) contract signed in March 2014 with four manufacturers for the supply of 1064 locomotives.
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Indian Railways’ Banaras Locomotive Works in Varanasi has rolled out the first two of six 1 067 mm gauge diesel locomotives ordered by Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique along with 90 stainless steel coaches.
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Société des Nationale Chemins de Fer du Sénégal has awarded Traxtion Group a contract to supply five refurbished main line diesel locomotives and one shunting loco, in a two-year leasing deal which includes maintenance at the operator’s workshop.
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A ground breaking ceremony was held for the Kano – Katsina – Jibia – Maradi line on February 9 at the site of a proposed station in Katsina state, Nigeria.
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SENEGAL National Railways (SN-CFS) has completed a virtual handover with Traxtion Group, South Africa (formerly Sheltam) of three type GL26MC or South African class 33-200 locomotives built by General Motors Electro Motive Division between October 1966 and May 1967, which are being delivered under a two-year full lease and maintenance contract.
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THE Railroad Association of South Africa (RRA) has rebranded itself as the African Rail Industry Association (Aria), as the group looks to play a greater role in revitalising the local and continental rail sector and to support the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which came into effect on January 1 2021.
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South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) could experience delays should the recent force majeure at rail lines serving the terminal continue, sources said Feb. 4.
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| The new Chinese-built 156-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan rail line will cost $1.5 billion in total but is just the first part of a wider opportunity to revitalize Nigeria’s decrepit transport network. |
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Railways in Nigeria dates back to the 19th century when the first railroad was constructed in 1898 under British colonial rule before the modern country was created in 1914.
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Russian rolling stock manufacturers Tranmsmashholding and United Wagon Co have agreed to work together to supply ‘world class’ wagons and components to customers across Africa.
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Construction of a long-planned rail link to landlocked Niger is set to go ahead, after Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Transportation signed a memorandum of understanding with Portuguese company Mota-Engil to build a cross-border rail link from northern Nigeria.
Posted 3 months ago by bevans
Namibia's railway operator TransNamib confirmed Tuesday that it had suspended passenger railway services due to the heavy rainfall being experienced countrywide.
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Tanzania Railway Corp has signed contracts for two Chinese construction companies to build Stage 5 of the country’s embryonic 1 435 mm gauge network, covering the 249 km from the dry port at Isaka to Mwanza on Lake Victoria.
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