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National railway TransNamib is aiming to double the volume of freight which it moves, CEO Johny Smith told a recent Transport Events online conference.
TransNamib currently carries 1·6 million tonnes of freight per year across various commodity groups, and Smith said it was looking to boost this to around 3 million tonnes/year by 2023… read more
Railway rehabilitation between Mozambique and Malawi, via the Sena Line through the Mutarara-Vila Nova de Fronteira and Vila Nova da Fronteira-Bangula branch, is expected to begin soon!
Janfar Abdulai, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Mozambique, has guaranteed the funding for the 44km, estimated at USD 46 million,… read more
The long term vision is to create a new East-West Railway System: phase 1A from Chingola-Solwezi; Phase-1B from Solwezi to Kalumbila and Phase 2 from Kalumbila to the Angola border. The three parties have signed a co-operation agreement to perform a study for Phase 1A. The study is scheduled to be completed in the first quar… read more
Construction vehicles for the Winning Consortium Railway Guinea (WCRG) of the Dapilon-Santou railway were successfully hoisted and lowered on the line at Dapilon station.
A total of 12 vehicles were transferred, the weight of which varied between 20 and 60 tonnes. Considering the technical complexity of the lifting operation plan, s… read more
The 1 435 mm gauge north-south railway linking Itakpe, Ajaokuta and Warri has been formally opened for commercial operation, following an inauguration ceremony at Agbor in Delta state, attended by Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and the Governor of Delta Ifeanyi Okowa.
Addressing the opening ceremony by video link, Pre… read more
Traxtion Group, the leading provider of rail services and solutions across the African continent today announced its intention to embark on a significant investment programme within South Africa’s rail sector.
This follows the Economic Recovery Plan presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Joint Sitting of Parliam… read more
The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) will on Monday resume passenger services on the Takoradi-Sekondi rail line through Kojokrom, the Acting Traffic Manager, Comfort Awinya, has announced. In a release dated alreday October 14 and copied to the Ghanaian Times, she noted that services on that line were suspended on … read more
The Eswatini Rail Link (ESRL) Project is a joint inter-railway strategic initiative between Transnet (TFR) and Eswatini Railways (ESR) aimed at creating a dedicated General Freight Business (GFB) corridor for Transnet whilst providing much needed additional capacity for Eswatini Railways. The project entails the construction of a … read more
LAMATA MD Lagos will witness an operational railway line in 24 months, Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. (Mrs) Abimbola Akinajo affirmed in Lagos recently.
Speaking at a milestone meeting on the implementation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red and Blue Line projects with the con… read more
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has scored a major breakthrough after apprehending three people for stealing brass bearings from its wagon wheel axles. For years, the NRZ has had challenges with thefts of brass bearings from wagon wheel axles with no arrests being made.
The thieves would remove the bearings and replac… read more
TransNamib locomotive acquisitions to support a doubling of freight traffic
Rehabilitation of Mozambique - Malawi line plannes
Zambia’s Northwest Rail Concludes Cooperation Agreement For Phase 1
Arrival Of Railway Construction Vehicles For The Dapilon - Santou Railway
Nigerian rail standard gauge network growing
Passenger services on T'adi-Sekondi Rail Line about to resume
Eswatini’s Rail expansion on fast track
Lagos Red Rail Line will be completed in 24 month
NRZ major breakthrough against thieves
