This article was written by Mohammed Shehu, Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham, UK, and Marcelo Blumenfeld, Assistant Professor in Future Transport Systems at the University of Birmingham, UK. In the context of multimodal logistics, rail networks connect ports and industrial hubs in major cities to strategically located distribution […]
Hochtief, a German subsidiary of ACS Group, has won a €172m contract from German state company Deutsche Bahn to modernise a 42km-long section of track running along the banks of the Rhine from Wiesbaden to Lorchhausen, close to Frankfurt in western Germany. As well as refurbishing the double-track railway, Hochtief […]
The Mining Team of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) intercepted a trailer loaded with railway slippers on 20 June at Missu axis, Bauchi State. The slippers were hidden beneath sacks of sawdust, raising suspicion of deliberate concealment and intent to vandalise public infrastructure. Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing […]
After four decades of dormancy, Spain and Morocco have revived their ambitious plan to construct a submarine rail tunnel connecting Europe and Africa, just in time for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Marrakech – In a significant development that could reshape transportation and trade between Europe and Africa, Spain and […]
By Forbes In just over five years, there’s a good chance that you will be able to board a high-speed train in Madrid and travel from Spain to the Moroccan city of Casablanca in five and a half hours, hurtling through a new tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. This […]
The Tanzania Railway Corporation has introduced two new electric trains from South Korea, part of a purchase of 10 sets of locomotives and coaches from the Hyundai Rotem Company. Each set includes eight wagons, with a locomotive at both the front and back, and can carry up to 589 passengers […]
The European Union has approved a €325 million loan to modernize a 120km rail line in Albania. The project will involve electrification, reconstruction of 12 stations, installation of a telecoms and signalling system, and safety improvements to allow trains to travel at speeds of up to 120km/h. The rail line will […]
Employees of the French National Railway Company (SNCF) intend to hold a mass strike on May 21. As Azernews reports, citing TASS that “Sud-Rail”, one of the trade unions that took the action initiative, released information about this. “At the initiative of “Sud-Rail” in the National Railway Company of France, […]
…China rail attracts $3bn investment …Employs 4000 Nigerians President Bola Tinubu has vowed to ensure the successful execution of the Lagos-Ibadan-Abuja rail project to ease mass movement across the country. This is just as he also assured that Nigeria would continue to remain a safe hub for investments, as his […]
The Nigeria Railway Property Management Company Limited (RPMCL) Kaduna has disclosed that it will soon commence renovation of their facilities within the Kaduna railway line. This is even as the management expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the facilities stressing the need to put them in good shape for […]