CRRC Ziyang Co, a Chinese giant in the railway equipment industry, has officially handed over 10 hybrid locomotives for the 1067 mm gauge to the mining company Leone Rock Metal Group in Sierra Leone, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
South African company Galison has fulfilled an order for the supply of 50 universal platforms for cargo transportation in Congo and Zambia, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Polish company Pesa delivered the first diesel train to Ghana, marking its debut contract for supplying rolling stock to Africa, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
British steel company British Steel has signed a contract to supply 9,500 tons of rails for the Green Line project in Egypt, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The USA plans to invest over $1 billion in a 1700-kilometer railway line stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
PESA Bydgoszcz has already manufactured the first train, which will be delivered to the Ghanaian customer, as reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply, citing Raport Kolejowy.
South Africa's national railway and logistics group, Transnet, has taken a significant stride towards developing a more dynamic rail sector, according to the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Railway Gazette.
A pilot project in Namibia to develop a hydrogen-diesel locomotive has been selected for funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailTech.
A consistent methodology of activities on all continents in the field of promoting railways, implementing projects and technological solutions, increasing their competitiveness and accessibility, as well as popularizing railways as an effective means of combating global warming - these are the priorities of UIC for the coming years.
