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Tanta–El Mansoura–Damietta rail project in Egypt supported by EIB
The EIB agreement will see up to €1.5 million in grant finance support the redevelopment of 118km of line between Tanta and Damietta.
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TAZARA and CBU Zambia sign Business Partnership Agreement
The agreement between the two parties means that the CBU-TAZARA Mpika Campus at the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority Training Centre in Zambia is now officially operational.
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Major new railway hub to be created in Dunkwa, Ghana
The town of Dunkwa-on-Offin has been earmarked by Ghana’s Ministry of Railway Development to become a major new railway hub.
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EAIF to invest US$40 million in development of rail and ports in Guinea
The investment is hoped to help create a new trade corridor in Guinea which will result in at least a three per cent GDP boost.
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Russian Railways signs MoU with Afreximbank and Russian Export Center
Russian Railways has advanced technologies and techniques for effectively managing railway systems abroad and fulfilling related projects.
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For the first time, high-speed rail arrives in Africa
Morocco’s main economic regions will be connected with quicker journey times and improved passenger comfort thanks to the new high-speed rail line.
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Alstom’s Gibela joint-venture opens Africa’s largest train manufacturing facility
The manufacturing plant will be responsible for the creation of a fleet of 580 six-car X’Trapolis Mega commuter trains, to be built over the next 10 years for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
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ABB to equip crucial high-speed rail link in Tanzania
ABB has been selected to supply substation equipment and engineering solutions for a 530km-long high-speed electric line between Dar es Salaam and Makutupora.
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Senegal’s first Coradia Polyvalent train has entered testing
More than 40 people are involved at Alstom’s Reichshoffen site to carry out 6,000 serial tests and 50 validation tests, checking and guaranteeing the Coradia Polyvalent is functioning correctly...
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SNTF Algeria will soon receive first Coradia Polyvalent from Alstom
The train, first of 17, will be transported to the port of Savone, Italy where it will embark in the direction of the port of Algiers, Algeria…
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Rail developments in Egypt and links with Northern Africa region
31 January 2017 | By Prof. Dr. Khaled Abbas, Former Dean of Egypt National Institute of Transport and Expert at PTA-RTA (Dubai)
In this article for Global Railway Review, Prof. Dr. Khaled Abbas, Former Dean of Egypt National Institute of Transport and Expert at PTA-RTA (Dubai), focuses on the mainline railway developments in Egypt and how this is linked to the Northern Africa region. He describes the latest mainline railway projects in…
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Algiers metropolitan railway to receive signalling upgrade
10 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Siemens has been awarded a contract to supply the signalling, safety and control systems for the Algiers metropolitan area rail network.
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Kapsch CarrierCom captures the African market: major GSM-R project in Algeria
12 April 2011 | By Ketchum Publico GmbH
The global market leader Kapsch CarrierCom once again demonstrates its pioneer role in the global GSM-R market...
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Astaldi awarded EUR 417m railway contract in Algeria
27 December 2010 | By Astaldi
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Algeria has awarded Astaldi the contract to design and build a new railway line along the Saida-Tiaret section...