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Blue Train Resumes Operations
Following the National Government’s pronouncements moving the country to alert level 2, The Blue Train is pleased to announce that it will be resuming services for private chartersas of September 2020 and leisure travel will resume with a full schedule including some local destinations, from 1st November 2020. While on lockd… read more
Five months ultimatum on Lagos-Ibadan Railway project
Rotimi Amaechi, Nigerian Minister of Transportation, on Saturday, issued a five month ultimatum to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, handling the ongoing extension of the Lagos-Ibadan railway projects extension to ensure the completion of the project by January 1, 2021. The Minister gave the directive at … read more
At Arusha, the first train arrives after more than 30 years
The first test freight train arrived at Arusha Station after more than 30 years from Tanga on August 13, 2020.
The train arrived with a load of 400 tons of cement, where the Arusha District Commissioner in Hon. Kenani Kihongsi on behalf of the Arusha Regional Commissioner Hon. Idd Kimanta joined the people of Arusha in receiv… read more
Blue Train’s hygiene protocols in preparation
As the world is learning to exist and businesses are negotiating to operate in a COVID-19 world, The Blue Train is on track to find its ‘new normal’. Much progress has been made in finalising hygiene protocolsin preparation for travel post lockdown. These protocols ensure that there is adherence to the highest level of hygiene to i… read more
Nigeria: No Masks No Access To Train Stations
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi, has given a standing order to security personnel stationed at the terminus that anyone without face mask should be denied access and turned back.
He made this known when he visited the Idu Train Terminal to inspect passengers compliance to COVID-19 safety measu… read more
Mauritius light rail road-rail fleet delivered
Road-rail vehicle specialist Zagro has supplied four Unimog U423 road-rail vehicles for the Mauritius Metro Express l ight rail line. Two are equipped for use by the line’s maintenance staff, and two for rescuing the line’s CAF Urbos light rail vehicles. The cabs have space for four people, with lightweight aluminium box bodies to maximis… read more
Kenya SGR Passenger Services Resume
On 13 July Kenya’s SGR resumed passenger services under strict COVID-19 measures. The current maximum seat occupancy is 50% as per government directives. Therefore, the maximum capacity of an economy coach is 59 seats and 36 seats for a first-class coach. Therefore, for the maximum capacity (8 economy and 2 first-class) is currently at 54… read more
Update:African Integrated High-Speed Railway Network
The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD ( AUDA-NEPAD) has officially released a video capturing the conception, design and implementation plan for the African Integrated High- Speed Railway Network. Although it the video was issued in December last year, the seven-minute video includes reports from across Africa, dedicated to railway r… read more
Zimbabwe Railways PPP With Zimasco
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has identified, Private-Public-Partnerships (PPP) as one of the strategies to ensure efficient service delivery to major clients in the face of challenges it is facing. Under the PPP strategy, NRZ is prepared to enter into mutually beneficial arrangements with customers resulting in win-win situatio… read more
Ghana: MoU For Development, Project Management, Operations And Maintenance Of Regional Railway
Signature of Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Ghana,Thelo DB Proprietary Limited and Transtech Consult Limited for development, project management, operations and maintenance of regional railway corridors and networks in the Republic of Ghana.
Recognising the urgent need for … read more
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