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South Africa’s largest national park is about to be the home of a boutique, luxury hotel situated inside a series of converted 1950s train carriages on top of a bridge.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
Resource Generation (RES) has entered into non-binding term sheet agreements to finance a key rail link to its Boikarabelo Coal project in South Africa
Posted last month by newsbot
MORE THAN A mile long and consisting of 200 freight cars, Mauritania’s Train du Desert is one of the longest and heaviest trains in the world.
Posted last month by bevans
Kenya Railways has issued a raft of measures to commuters and passengers using the Madaraka Express and Nairobi Commuter Rail services in the wake of Covid-19.
Posted last month by bevans
Kisumu Environment and Land Court Judge Antony Ombwayo has lifted a warrant of arrest order issued against Acting Managing Director of Kenya Railways (KR) Phillip Mainga.
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The governmenUnder the new programme, Kenya Railways, will introduce hourly train services along the four routes.t has acquired locomotive engines to operate on four routes in Nairobi to ease transport crisis.
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Kenya Railways has said the rehabilitation of the 178-kilometer Thika-Nanyuki Meter Gauge Railway is progressing well in a briefing to the governors from the Central Region Economic Bloc (CEREB) on Thursday.
Posted last month by bevans
Kenya is set to start funding operations of a Chinese-backed railway using proceeds from a levy which was initially meant to finance land purchases for the project.
Posted last month by newsbot
Tanzania has floated a multimillion dollar tender for 19 electric trains to be used on the standard gauge railway (SGR) which is under construction.
Posted last month by WimbledonW
What is to be done with old Narrow Gauge (NG) lines in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania once Standard Gauge (SG) Railway opens?
Posted last month by bevans
The fate of Rift Valley Railways appears to have been sealed after Kenya indicated that the operator will no longer ply the Nairobi-Mombasa route on the metre gauge as the government shifted priority to the recently launched standard gauge railway, which is expected to start cargo operations in January 2018.
Posted last month by bevans
Uganda and Tanzania have decided to have their new standard gauge railway lines built with electric capability, as they plan to eventually upgrade to electric trains when energy supply needs are eventually met.
Posted last month by bevans
Cargo shortage has hit the standard gauge railway’s goods haulage business that was launched on Monday, forcing Kenya Railways to delay the daily service.
Posted last month by bevans
Ethiopia and Tanzania have raised the stakes in the competition for cargo business in the region by introducing electric trains.
Posted last month by bevans
East African countries have been keen to accept international funding, particularly from China, to build new standard-gauge railways rather than upgrading existing lines. However, as Shem Oirere reports, there are serious doubts over the long-term viability of these new lines.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The first of 14 series-build diesel locomotives ordered by the SMB-Winning consortium in December has been unveiled at CRRC Qishuyan’s plant in Changzhou
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
“As Transnet, our primary concern continues to be the health and safety of our employees and the local communities in which we live and work,” the company says. “The services we render are also essential to the efficient functioning of our economy, more so in this time.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
SMB-Winning initially ordered two DF8B diesel locomotives in November 2019 followed by an order for another 14 3.28MW ac heavy-haul diesel locomotives a month later.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
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It is with sadness that we report that Bruce Evans, our correspondent and contributor in South Africa, died on March 19.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is mandated by government to provide passenger rail services across South Africa.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Plans to restart Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s suspended commuter services on the Central Line between Cape Town and Chris Hani were announced by Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula on March 5.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Nigeria has announced that the completion of a 150km major railway project linking Lagos to Ibadan has been delayed by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak as workers from China had not returned to the country.
Posted 2 months ago by newsbot
East African countries have rushed to build new railroads and faced many problems. Tanzania is now building its own. Will it learn from Kenya’s and Ethiopia’s troubles?
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The much-delayed contract for Kenya Railways to purchase 11 second-hand DMUs from Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca to operate commuter services around Nairobi was formally signed by KR Managing Director Phillip Mainga during a visit to the Balearic island on March 2.
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