Railways Africa
TRE’S NEW TANKCARS FOR OMNIA
On 3 November, Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) unveiled the first 36 of 145 ammonia rail tanker wagons for explosives and fertiliser supplier Omnia. Following expansion of its production facilities, Omnia requires additional tankcars transport ammonia, imported through Richards Bay. According to TRE CE Richard Vallihu, speaking at the launch in Koedoespoort: “The new Omnia rail [...]
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES WANTS TO TREBLE TRANSNET CAPEX
According to South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, Transnet, Eskom and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) working together to find new ways of borrowing more money, over a shorter period of time. This would help speed up capacity increases on the coal, iron-ore and general freight rail lines, Transnet Freight Rail CEO Siyabonga Gama [...]
NEW SWAZILAND LINE
Four to five years may elapse before the planned 165km of new railway between Lothair east of Ermelo in Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Phuzumayo in Swaziland is completed. The objective is to provide an alternative route for general freight headed to Richards Bay, thereby releasing badly needed extra capacity on South Africa’s coal line. Swaziland [...]
TRANSNET ADVANCES CAPEX PROGRAMME
With the aim of improving rail and port efficiency, Transnet has brought forward R6.1 billion’s worth of the R110.6 billion capital expenditure (capex) in its five-year rolling budget. This investment will now be made within the coming two years. The accelerated portion includes a R3.6 billion procurement of 95 electric locomotives and 43 diesel locomotives, [...]
NIGERIA: ILORIN SERVICE BEGINS
On 31 October, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) restored passenger train service from Lagos via Ibadan to Ilorin (391km), the Kwara state capital, following completion of track rehabilitation by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC). The inaugural train departed from Iddo Station in Lagos at about 09:00 and arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo [...]
NIGERIAN MONORAIL PLANS
The Enugu State government in Nigeria, in conjunction with its technical partner, Globim Trans International of Canada, has announced plans to build a 117km monorail line, estimated to cost $US1.6 billion. Describing the monorail system as “safe, self-sustaining and economically viable”, state governor Sullivan Chime says the project will create 4,000 new jobs. It is [...]
INTERIM RAIL ECONOMIC REGULATOR
From official Transnet published results, 26 Oct 2011: “The Department of Transport has embarked on initiatives to introduce rail reform through, amongst others, the establishment of an Interim Rail Economic Regulator.”
GARRATTS BEING CUT UP AT HUAMBO
From a sar-L correspondent: “I’m currently working in Huambo, Angola. I am very sad to report that scrappers started cutting up the Garratt locomotives in the works on 30 October. They began on three locomotives (including one non-Garratt) at the extreme western end, and presumably will be working their way east.”
TFR AUCTION #25
Peter Bagshawe reports: “The latest Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) auction closed on Thursday 3 November 2011: “The sale included 181 wagons, 6 coaches and sundry other items. None of the wagon and coach bogies were included in the auction. All except lots 2 and 9 were sold. “The coaches were: Lot 6: Type E2: 25190 [...]
FIRST METRO IN ALGERIA TO START
On 31 October, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika inaugurated the first metro line in the capital Algiers (population 3m) . Siemens, as the consortium leader, delivered the complete rail system as a turnkey project. The Siemens scope of supply comprised the automatic train control system Trainguard MT CBTC, the radio communication system Airlink and the train [...]
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