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13 Rail Bridges upgraded in Cameroon by the rail operator Camrail SA. Upgrade work on an additional 55 bridges underway across the entire rail network, due to be completed in 2021. 330km of track renewal has been completed. The rail upgrades are in line with Canyon’s PFS planning and project execution.
Canyon Resources Limited (ASX: CAY) (… read more
Circulation on the railway line in the Nacala corridor was restored yesterday, four days after an accident forced the suspension of service. The transport of coal, general cargo and passengers was resumed, “after a thorough analysis and reinforcement of protocols”, operating company Nacala Logistics said in a statement.
The accident… read more
The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD’s second webinar on the African Integrated High-Speed Railway Network Project was held on August the 26th with the African Development Bank, the International Union of Railways (UIC), UNECA, Ethio-Djibouti Railway and others, expressing interest in the financing of the projec… read more
Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, has said the Abuja-Kaduna rail service generated the sum of N1.5 billion naira out of the N3.09 billion generated by the service in 2019 making it the most lucrative route in the country. According to tbiafrica.com, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this in a statement issued in… read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rail Upgrades In Cameroon Facilitate The Delivery Of The Minim Martap Bauxite Project
Nacala Corridor rail line reopens
Interest Expressed In The African Integrated High-Speed Railway Network Project
Abuja-Kaduna line breaks even
Blue Train Resumes Operations
At Arusha, the first train arrives after more than 30 years
Mauritius light rail road-rail fleet delivered
