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Zambia Ministry of Transport has appointed the new Board of Directors for the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) after the dissolution of the previous one in October 2021. The move follows the Cabinet sitting on 3rd May 2022 which approved the appointment of the new Members of the Board in accordance with Part IV Section 11… read more
The International Union of Railways (UIC)– UIC Africa hosted a webinar entitled “Rethink railway stations in Africa: why and how?” as part of the bi-monthly African Railway Thursdays series. The webinar was held on 28 April 2022 and was attended by around 200 participants from Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
In his opening speec… read more
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has chosen the Kingdom of Morocco to host the UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail in 2023, reflecting its position in the high-speed rail domain in Africa and the Middle East.
The 11th edition of the Congress, to be held from 7 to 10 March 2023 at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakesh, Moroc… read more
It was with smiles all round in Antananarivo, Madagascar this week as one of Madarrail's new Mexico-built locomotives started up for the first time.
"Loco 1902 fires up for the first time," African Railway Systems chief operating officer Dylan Knott wrote on Facebook. "A proud moment for all."
The locomotive, built by African … read more
The Managing Director of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), Eng. Bruno Ching’andu, has announced that the Chambeshi Rail Bridge, which suffered major damages from a goods train accident in May 2021, will be ready for use again by the end of July 2022.
TAZARA is planning to resume freight operations … read more
South Africa’s smaller locomotive and rolling stock operators are unlikely to benefit from Transnet opening its network to private operators unless rules around importing used equipment are changed.
This is the view of African Railway Systems chief operating officer Dylan Knott, who said existing rules laid down by the International Trade … read more
News from Eswatini Railways (ESR).
On Thursday the 7th of April 2022, the honourable Minister of Public Works and Transport Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe led a delegation of his ministerial team, members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee and the Director of Public Enterprise Unit (PEU) on a working tour of Eswatini Railways (ESR) Proje… read more
In a statement on Tuesday, Transnet said shipping has been suspended until further notice as a result of damage caused by the adverse weather, and vessels on berth are on standby.
Customers were requested to "hold back" on bringing their trucks into the port, to avoid con… read more
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has embarked on an ambitious revamping exercise in an effort to fast-track development and spurring regional trade.
These are also planned to open up the mineral-rich regions, agriculture production, and markets to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. The total cost is estim… read more
RITES Ltd., the leading Transport Infrastructure Consultancy and Engineering company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) on technical cooperation for transport and related infrastructure projects (from concept to commissioning).
The MoU aims to enable technical support in the fiel… read more
Zambia appoints three new Board Members to TAZARA
UIC Africa webinar: “Rethink railway stations in Africa: why and how?”
Morocco chosen to host the next UIC world congress on high-speed rail
Big moment for Madarail as new loco starts for the first time
Eswatini Railways Project Updates
Transnet suspends Durban port operations due to floods
Uganda Railways revamp to spur trade
RITES and National Railways of Zimbabwe sign MoU on technical cooperation
