The first Moroccan LGV (TGV) train Rabat, Morocco - has successfully tested Africa's fastest high-speed railway, state-owned railway operator ONCF announced on Thursday. The latest tests were staged successfully at a speed of 320 km per hour earlier this week, ONCF said in a statement, deeming the test as "historical moment for the country." In October,
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Her Majesty, 91, and Prince Philip, 96, travelled from London to Norfolk by train, home for Christmas
Her Majesty the queen and husband alight the commercial train unaided. Her Majesty, 91, and Prince Philip, 96, travelled from London to Norfolk by train the day after they hosted the entire royal family for a festive lunch at Buckingham Palace. Flanked by security guards, the Queen, who was resplendent in
Egypt to establish 2 monorail projects linking Sixth October city, Cairo,
Egypt Acting Prime Minister -Mostafa Madbouly Egypt (DN) - Two monorails are to be established in Egypt, one to link the New Administrative Capital with East Cairo and downtown at 52 kilometres in length, and the other to link Sixth of October City with Giza at 35 kilometres in length, acting Prime Minister and
Kenya woos Uganda to revive standard gauge railway extension talks
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Uganda Counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House Nairobi Nairobi - (BD) Kenya is selling to Uganda the reduced cost of clearing and moving goods from the Mombasa Port to Uganda, and the standard gauge railway, to revive its bid to extend the line to its neighbour. Uncertainty hit the
Investigators Checking whether Amtrak engineer whose speeding train killed 3 people was distracted
Dupont, Wash. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer whose speeding train plunged off an overpass, killing at least three people, was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training next to him in the locomotive, a federal official said Tuesday. Imagine your Ad placed here The official, who was not authorized to
Kenya Railways suspends SGR ticket booking from Jan 1 pending reschedule
Passengers alighting from Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Passenger Train Kenya - (BD) Kenya Railways Corporation has temporarily suspended booking of Madaraka Express tickets that are operational from January 1, 2018. Kenya Railways, through a public notice on Monday, said it would be rescheduling the passenger train service from January, occasioning the suspension. “As MNSGR will adjust
Amtrak train derails on new route in Washington state, Passengers killed
First responders are seen at the scene of an Amtrak passenger train derailment on interstate highway (I-5) in this Washington State Patrol image moved on social media in DuPont, Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. Courtesy Brooke Bova/Washington State Patrol/Handout via REUTERS DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) - An Amtrak train derailed on Monday
Bombardier and Transnet Handover of First TRAXX Locomotive Africa at Ceremony in Durban
At the Launch of BombardierRail Traxx 23 Class Locomotive L- R, Aubrey Lekwana Managing Director BT SA, Thamsanqa Jiyane, Chief Advanced Manufacturing Officer of Transnet SOC Limited, Henk Ekkelenkamp, Locomotive Project Director Johannesburg - Bombardier Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and the South African State-Owned Enterprise Company Transnet have celebrated the handover and acceptance
Railway: Nigerian Government to pull down two bridges in Lagos State
South Africa’s Metrorail Services On Cape Town Central Line Remain Suspended
Metrorail. Cape Town - Metrorail announced that its central line train service remained suspended on Monday afternoon until further notice as commuters struggled to get to and from work using alternative modes of transport. The line services areas including Khayelitsha, Philippi, Mitchells Plain, Bishop Lavis and Langa. Metrorail regional manager Richard Walker said