International News from International Railway Journal. 24th April 2012

South Africa launches Rand 123bn tender for commuter trains PASSENGER Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has formally invited domestic and international suppliers to bid for two ten-year contracts worth up to Rand 123bn ($US 15.65bn) to design and supply 7224 vehicles to replace the entire Metrorail commuter emu fleet.

Zambia earmarks funds for Tazara THE ZAMBIAN government has allocated Kwacha 40bn ($US 8m) from this year's budget to help Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) revamp its operations. More from IRJ here