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Egypt signs $8.7B deal with Siemens Mobility to build high-speed rail
Egypt signs $8.7B deal with Siemens Mobility to build high-speed rail
Turkish State Railways Delegation on Tanzania Railways
Turkish State Railways Delegation on Tanzania Railways
Cairo Metro Line 3 Completed
Cairo Metro Line 3 Completed
Alstom Entry into Commercial Service of Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4
Alstom Entry into Commercial Service of Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4
Chinese Contractor Ready For Kumasi-Bechem Railway Project
Chinese Contractor Ready For Kumasi-Bechem Railway Project
Tangier-Casablanca High-Speed Line’s Inauguration
Tangier-Casablanca High-Speed Line’s Inauguration
Alstom’s Gibela JV Opens Train Manufacturing Facility in South Africa
Alstom’s Gibela JV Opens Train Manufacturing Facility in South Africa
Alstom Begins Shipping Coradia Polyvalent Trains for Senegal
Alstom Begins Shipping Coradia Polyvalent Trains for Senegal
Alstom and the SNTF Celebrate the Commercial Entry into Service of Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria
Alstom and the SNTF Celebrate the Commercial Entry into Service of Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria
Bombardier and Transnet Freight Rail Celebrate Handover of First TRAXX Locomotive Africa at Ceremony
Bombardier and Transnet Freight Rail Celebrate Handover of First TRAXX Locomotive Africa at Ceremony
Bombardier Signalling Technology Improving Moroccan Rail Service
Bombardier Signalling Technology Improving Moroccan Rail Service
Alstom to Supply 22 extra Citadis Trams to Rabat
Alstom to Supply 22 extra Citadis Trams to Rabat
Senate Approves $1.8 Billion for Railway Projects
Senate Approves $1.8 Billion for Railway Projects
China will be Key Player for Egypt’s Railway System
China will be Key Player for Egypt’s Railway System
Alstom’s Citadis Tram Enters Commercial Service in Sidi Bel Abbes
Alstom’s Citadis Tram Enters Commercial Service in Sidi Bel Abbes
Egypt signs $8.7B deal with Siemens Mobility to build high-speed rail
Egypt, High Speed Railways, Passenger
May 29, 2022 5:36 pm
Egypt signs $8.7B deal with Siemens Mobility to build high-speed rail
The 2,000-kilometre high-speed rail network will connect 60 cities throughout...
Turkish State Railways Delegation on Tanzania Railways
Business, Tanzania, Turkey
November 28, 2020 10:25 am
Turkish State Railways Delegation on Tanzania Railways
Turkish State Railways Delegation made a technical visit to Tanzania...
Cairo Metro Line 3 Completed
Egypt, Passenger, Urban
November 11, 2020 10:45 am
Cairo Metro Line 3 Completed
Alstom commissioned part of the Cairo Metro line 3 -...
Alstom Entry into Commercial Service of Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4
Egypt, Passenger, Technology, Urban
August 29, 2020 4:17 pm
Alstom Entry into Commercial Service of Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4
Alstom has successfully supplied, tested and commissioned part of Cairo...
Chinese Contractor Ready For Kumasi-Bechem Railway Project
Future Projects, Ghana
May 29, 2019 1:41 pm
Chinese Contractor Ready For Kumasi-Bechem Railway Project
On 28th April, 2019 the Minister for Railways Development, Hon....
Tangier-Casablanca High-Speed Line’s Inauguration
HSR, Morocco
November 15, 2018 11:40 pm
Tangier-Casablanca High-Speed Line’s Inauguration
Alstom participates today in the inauguration of the Tangier-Casablanca high...
Alstom’s Gibela JV Opens Train Manufacturing Facility in South Africa
Business, Rolling Stock, South Africa, Technology
October 25, 2018 1:01 pm
Alstom’s Gibela JV Opens Train Manufacturing Facility in South Africa
The Alstom-led Gibela joint-venture has today inaugurated the largest and...
Alstom Begins Shipping Coradia Polyvalent Trains for Senegal
Passenger, Rolling Stock, Senegal
October 23, 2018 6:54 am
Alstom Begins Shipping Coradia Polyvalent Trains for Senegal
Alstom is beginning shipment of the 15 Coradia Polyvalent trains...
Alstom and the SNTF Celebrate the Commercial Entry into Service of Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria
Africa, Algeria, Infrastructure, Passenger, Urban
March 2, 2018 12:40 pm
Alstom and the SNTF Celebrate the Commercial Entry into Service of Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria
Mr. Abdelghani Zalene, Algeria’s Minister of Public Works and Transport,...
Bombardier and Transnet Freight Rail Celebrate Handover of First TRAXX Locomotive Africa at Ceremony
Business, Rolling Stock, South Africa, Technology
December 14, 2017 3:57 pm
Bombardier and Transnet Freight Rail Celebrate Handover of First TRAXX Locomotive Africa at Ceremony
Bombardier Transportation and the South African State-Owned Enterprise Company Transnet...
Bombardier Signalling Technology Improving Moroccan Rail Service
Business, Infrastructure, Morocco, Technology
November 23, 2017 3:16 pm
Bombardier Signalling Technology Improving Moroccan Rail Service
Bombardier Transportation has reached a significant milestone in its rail...
Alstom to Supply 22 extra Citadis Trams to Rabat
Business, Morocco, Rolling Stock, Urban
October 26, 2017 1:34 pm
Alstom to Supply 22 extra Citadis Trams to Rabat
Alstom has signed a contract with the Rabat-Salé transport company...
Senate Approves $1.8 Billion for Railway Projects
Business, Future Projects, Infrastructure, Nigeria
August 14, 2017 6:40 am
Senate Approves $1.8 Billion for Railway Projects
The Senate has approved the U.S.$1.806 billion Federal Government 2016-2018...
China will be Key Player for Egypt’s Railway System
Business, China, Egypt, Future Projects, Infrastructure, Safety
August 14, 2017 6:35 am
China will be Key Player for Egypt’s Railway System
Head of Egyptian Transport Association (ETA) Mohammed Shehata said on...
Alstom’s Citadis Tram Enters Commercial Service in Sidi Bel Abbes
Algeria, Passenger, Urban
July 28, 2017 10:02 am
Alstom’s Citadis Tram Enters Commercial Service in Sidi Bel Abbes
Alstom’s tram in Sidi Bel Abbes, north-west Algeria, was inaugurated...
Alstom Showcases Rail Products, Services and Solutions at
Business, Events, South Africa
June 17, 2017 6:54 pm
Alstom Showcases Rail Products, Services and Solutions at
Alstom is a proud sponsor of the 20th Africa Rail...
Bombardier Presents its Advanced Mobility Solutions at Africa Rail
Business, Events, South Africa
June 13, 2017 12:56 pm
Bombardier Presents its Advanced Mobility Solutions at Africa Rail
Bombardier Transportation is showcasing its advanced mobility solutions and local...
Gibela’s First Trains Begin Commercial Service
Passenger, Rolling Stock, South Africa
May 10, 2017 3:14 pm
Gibela’s First Trains Begin Commercial Service
Alstom announced that its South African joint venture (JV) partner...
Uganda, Kenya Seeks for Money to Railway Projects
Business, Future Projects, Kenya, Uganda
March 4, 2017 1:00 am
Uganda, Kenya Seeks for Money to Railway Projects
Uganda's Finance minister Matia Kasaija and his Kenyan counterpart are...
SNTF Reveals the design of New Train for Algeria
Algeria, Rolling Stock
February 28, 2017 9:00 am
SNTF Reveals the design of New Train for Algeria
Alstom and the National Rail Transportation Company of Algeria (SNTF)...
CHEC Secures $2.3bn Contract to Build Railway in Uganda
Business, Infrastructure, Uganda
February 16, 2017 3:14 pm
CHEC Secures $2.3bn Contract to Build Railway in Uganda
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has signed a contract to...
China Railway Construction to Build Nigeria Kano Tram
Business, Infrastructure, Nigeria, Urban
February 15, 2017 3:00 am
China Railway Construction to Build Nigeria Kano Tram
China Railway Construction’s consortium says it has signed a $1.85...
Uganda to Begin $2.3bn Railway Project in This Year
Business, Infrastructure, Uganda
January 24, 2017 5:52 am
Uganda to Begin $2.3bn Railway Project in This Year
Uganda has announced plans to start building a $2.3bn standard-gauge...
China-Built Electric Railway Opened in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Infrastructure, Technology
January 16, 2017 8:16 am
China-Built Electric Railway Opened in Ethiopia
The construction of Kenya's modern railway entered the home stretch...
Nigeria to Start Building Railway to Steel Plant
Future Projects, Infrastructure, Nigeria
January 10, 2017 7:20 am
Nigeria to Start Building Railway to Steel Plant
Nigeria plans to start construction this month of a railway...
Alstom to Supply 15 Regional Trains to Senegal
Business, Rolling Stock, Senegal
December 26, 2016 10:34 am
Alstom to Supply 15 Regional Trains to Senegal
Alstom has been awarded a contract for the supply of...
Ethiopia and Djibouti Establish Joint Company to Manage Railways
Business, Djibouti, Ethiopia
December 13, 2016 12:13 pm
Ethiopia and Djibouti Establish Joint Company to Manage Railways
Ethiopia and Djibouti have entered an agreement which will see...
Botswana, Namibia to Expand scope of Trans-Kalahari Railway Project
Botswana, Future Projects, Infrastructure, Namibia
December 9, 2016 10:00 am
Botswana, Namibia to Expand scope of Trans-Kalahari Railway Project
The governments of Botswana and Namibia have expanded the scope...
First X’Trapolis Mega Successfully Handed over
Business, Rolling Stock, South Africa
December 7, 2016 8:43 pm
First X’Trapolis Mega Successfully Handed over
Gibela - a joint venture led by Alstom - successfully...
Nigerian Local Goverment signs Light Rail Contract with Chinese Firm‎
Business, Infrastructure, Nigeria, Passenger, Urban
December 6, 2016 12:00 pm
Nigerian Local Goverment signs Light Rail Contract with Chinese Firm‎
The Kano State Government has signed contracts valued at 1.8...
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