Rail

GE signs US$575mn agreement to help improve rail infrastructure in Egypt

According to Egypt’s minister of transport, the agreement will leverage the role of ENR in transporting goods using rail, which is aligned to the Ministry’s vision to improve rail infrastructure, decrease loads on the road, and help achieve our target to transport 25mn tonnes of goods annually using rail by 2022. (Image source: ENR)

GE has signed a letter of intent (LoI) worth US$575mn with the Egypt’s Ministry of Transportation (MoT) and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to supply 100 GE ES30ACi Light Evolution Series Locomotives that can be used for both passengers or freight rail, as well as a 15-year agreement for parts and technical support for GE locomotives in ENR’s new and current fleet

ABB inaugurates traction transformer plant in South Africa

ABB factory South-Africa. (Image source: ABB)

ABB’s new factory in Johannesburg reinforces company’s Africa focus and supports growing need for sustainable transportation

Ethiopia-Djibouti high-speed rail link completes

The Addis Ababa-Djibouti electric railway has officially completed (Source: Flickr mwmbwls)

A major milestone in regional trade cooperation between Ethiopia and Djibouti was rubber-stamped today with the opening of the much- anticipated Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway

Rolls-Royce revamps MTU Cape Town facility in local manufacturing boost

The 20V Series 4000 R63L engines will be installed in freight locomotives operated by TFR (Source: MTU)

Britains Rolls-Royce has pumped up to R50mn (US$3.7mn) into upgrading and redesigning diesel engine manufacturer MTU South Africas facility in Cape Town

Ethiopia-Djibouti railway opening 'to bring new socio-economic benefits'

The Addis Ababa light railway opened recently (Source: Flickr mwmbwls)

The opening of a new $3.4 billion Chinese-built electrified railway linking Ethiopia to Addis Ababa is another step forward in improving the trans-African railway network, transport sources say