Namibia to develop Africa’s first hydrogen-diesel locomotive
A pilot project in Namibia to develop a hydrogen-diesel locomotive was selected to receive funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. A consortium of Hyphen Technical, CMB.TECH, Namibian National Railways TransNamib, the...Read more
Death toll of Congo train derailment increases to 75
The death toll of last week’s train derailment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been adjusted upwards to 75, the government announced on Sunday. Initially 61 people were feared dead.Read more
UK development agency to support construction of new rail hub in Kenya
AfUK development finance institution CDC Group will invest 1 billion dollars in Kenya, Reuters reported officials as saying on Tuesday. The investment includes a new railway transit hub in the capitol Nairobi.Read more
Russian carriages debut in Africa
The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) launched the brand new carriages on its routes. 33 units were produced by Russian manufacturing group Transmashholding (TMH) at its facilities in Russia and Hungary. Egypt has become the first...Read more
New market for Ukrainian trams
Ukrainian tram manufacturer Tatra-Yug will deliver 17 low-floor light rail vehicles to the Romanian city of Craiova. The company won the first procurement proceeding in Romania. This country will become the second foreign market for...Read more
First rolling stock facility of Transmashholding in European Union
Russian manufacturing group Transmashholding has acquired Dunakeszi Járműjavító, a Hungarian rolling stock plant. It is the first TMH’s facility in the European Union. The Russian holding plans to turn the Hungarian plant into a rolling...Read more
Fugro investigates Cairo monorail project
Fugro has concluded the second contract for the large-scale urban project in Egypt. The Dutch technology company will provide a geophysical and geotechnical investigation of the planned second line of the Cairo monorail project. After...Read more
Alstom steps up in Morocco
Alstom strengthens its presence in Morocco. After deliveries of trams and high-speed trains, the French rolling stock manufacturer has been focused on locomotives. It supplied the first Prima M4 electric locomotive for the Moroccan national...Read more
Rolling stock manufacturers intensify competition in South Africa
An increasing number of rolling stock manufacturers regard South Africa as a key to their success on the entire African railway market. To strengthen presence, they establish or modernise own facilities in the country. This...Read more
Uber joins forces with public rail transport
The US-based rideshare unicorn Uber has won a public bid to provide mobility services across 210 stations of Delhi Metro. The company’s application offers the last-mile service for the passengers travelling to or from metro...Read more
Transmashholding starts production of carriages for Egypt in Hungary
Russian rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding (TMH) has completed harmonising the technical configuration of the passenger carriages to be produced for Egyptian National Railways (ENR). It allows the company to start the production of cars at...Read more
Bombardier to supply 70 monorail vehicles to Egypt
The consortium led by Bombardier Transportation has signed an agreement with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels on the design and construction of two new monorail lines in Cairo. 70 four-car monorail vehicles will be supplied...Read more
Transmashholding sets up two joint ventures in Hungary
Russian rolling stock group Transmashholding (TMH) has set up two joint ventures – TMH Hungary Invest and Transmashholding Hungary (TMH Hungary). With their help, TMH will participate in the exclusive negotiations with the Government of...Read more