ALLRAIL welcomes such newcomers – they will bring more choice and more trains to a market that is chronically underserved.Heuro and other newcomers will be extremely good news for the Amsterdam-Brussels-Paris-London rail network. Indeed, in all countries where high-speed rail competition has been introduced, the fares for passengers have dropped […]
Enugu State government has resolved to partner with the federal government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and other stakeholders to construct a modern terminal and rail transportation to remodel the transport system in the state. Governor Peter Mbah disclosed the plan yesterday at the Government House, Enugu, when he […]
Tanzania Railways Corporation has announced plans to build a 1000km railway across the south of the country, between Lake Nyasa and the Indian Ocean. Business News Africa has reported that the railway will serve Dangote Cement’s local operations, as well as businesses in other industries. The project will cost US$5.6bn, […]
Ukraine’s security service has blown up a rail connection deep inside Russia, a senior official has told the BBC. Successive explosions are said to have happened on trains running first through a tunnel and then on a bridge in Russia’s far east. Russia has reportedly begun an inquiry into a […]
Lagos State government has commenced talks with private investors for feasibility studies the construction of the Green and Purple rail lines systems to be completed in three and half years. The Green Line is a 68 kilometers rail designed to run through Marina, Victoria Island, Lekki Phase 1, Ajah, Lekki […]
By Leah Campbell At COP 28 continues in the UAE, railway sector faces debilitating effects of worsening climate change. Environmental experts have remedies for rail stakeholders. Much of the world still relies heavily on railroads to move people and products. But railway infrastructure—from overhead wires to tracks—is at high risk […]
The African Development Bank and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) join the United States and the European Union in support of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zambia to develop the Lobito Corridor and the new Zambia-Lobito rail line by signing a seven-side Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on the margins […]
ByLOUISE MOR & ALISON WEAL The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the “Cape Town Convention” or “CTC”) operates within a fairly narrow area of transactional law and provides a legal framework for the secured financing and leasing of uniquely identifiable high value mobile equipment. It was adopted in […]
A whitepaper has made the case for significantly expanding rail in low- and lower-middle-income countries to reach climate goals and provide economic benefits. A whitepaper has made a compelling case for significantly expanding rail infrastructure in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs), in order to reach climate goals and […]
AUDA-NEPAD’s 68th Steering Committee Meeting takes stock of progress made “As the seasons change, we are reminded that the ongoing work of transforming the continent requires innovation in how we conduct our work”, stated Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of AUDA-NEPAD. The 68th Steering Committee Meeting of the African Union Development […]