● We Must Learn from Unbundling of Power Sector-Ataguba The Federal Government of Nigeria has resumed activities towards unbundling of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) into three components namely a regulator, asset manager/infraco and operations companies. The Federal Government committee set up by the former Minister of Transportation has as […]
China’s investment in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) held steady at $68bn last year, according to a report by Shanghai’s Fudan University, but it has changed where it’s spending its money on infrastructure. Some 14 countries saw a 100% drop in engagement, including Russia, Sri Lanka, and Peru, which were affected […]
Britain will accelerate reforming its underperforming railways, transport minister Mark Harper said on Tuesday, banking on a fresh injection of private sector competition to improve service standards and make ticket pricing fairer. Britain privatised its railways in the 1990s, splitting infrastructure management from service provision, which complicated long-term investment decisions […]
Israel Railways has reached a $1.4m deal with Rail Vision to procure its 10 Rail Vision Main Line Systems and related services. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the Main Line System detects hurdles such as humans, animals, and vehicles near, between, or on the railway. To avoid collisions, the […]
On December 19, 2022, Société des Transports Abidjanais sur Rail (STAR), a group of companies made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics (leader), Colas Rail, Alstom and Keolis, signed a new amendment to the design, construction, operation and maintenance contract for the Abidjan metro line 1, with the government of Côte […]
Tanzania’s railway authorities have signed an agreement with two Chinese companies for the second phase of the construction of the 506-km standard gauge railway (SGR) from Tabora to Kigoma region. TANZANIA Samia Suluhu Hassan The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, together with the China Railway […]
A bird’s eye view shows that the implementation of the milestone documents are seemingly lagging, especially, considering recent realities and opportunities facing the county; as well as considering the fact that even in 2022 we are still in phase!
Mota-Engil, the Portuguese construction giant receives warm accolades at the recently concluded RailAfta conference held in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The company which is handling the Kano-Maradi SGR railway project between Nigeria and Niger republics, was the focus of attention as the subject of the conference was “Powering African Continental […]
As the BJD and BJP engaged in a verbal duel over the delay in the execution of the Bargarh-Padampur-Nuapada railway line to gain political mileage for the forthcoming Padampur by-election, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday held the state government responsible for no progress in the project. In a reply […]
Europe’s Rail took part in TRA 2022, the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility on 14-17 November in Lisbon, Portugal. Highlights Demos Europe’s Rail showcased innovative rail solutions developed through the Research and Innovation of the Shift2Rail programme. Strategic Sessions Our Executive Director, Carlo M Borghini, took […]