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Shanghai Metro Line 22 Trains Reach Depot

31.07.2026

CRRC Delivers Seven Trains for Shanghai Metro Line 22

Modernized Metro de Medellín train entering Caribe station

26.07.2026

Work Starts on Colombia’s First Underground Rail Station

Hangzhou Metro Line 12 train completed by CRRC

13.05.2026

CRRC completes Hangzhou Metro train for Line 12

CRRC has delivered 10 hybrid locomotives

16.05.2024

CRRC has delivered 10 hybrid locomotives to Sierra Leone

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.
Delivery of railway platforms for transportation

26.04.2024

Delivery of railway platforms for transportation in Congo and Zambia

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.
The first Pesa train has arrived in Ghana

09.04.2024

The first Pesa train has arrived in Ghana

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 will supply rails to Egypt

06.04.2024

British Steel will supply rails to Egypt

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.
investments in Africa's railway infrastructure

27.02.2024

The USA will increase investments in Africa’s railway infrastructure

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.
The PESA train for Africa is ready!

22.01.2024

The PESA train for Africa is ready! Soon, it will set sail for Ghana

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.
Advancing South Africa's Rail Network:

13.11.2023

Advancing South Africa’s Rail Network: Transnet’s Infrastructure Management Initiative

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.
hydrogen train

13.10.2022

Namibia to build Africa first hydrogen-diesel locomotive

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.
rail transport in Africa

03.11.2021

UIC on the development of rail transport in Africa

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.