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Rail

Railway funding boost for Rift Valley

Uganda_railways_US_ArmyRift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that runs rail services in Kenya and Uganda, has received US$49 million to carry out infrastructure upgrades

Transnet’s second healthcare train launched

Transnet_has_launched_Phelophepa_II_its_second_health_trainTransnet, to extend the reach of its healthcare offering, has launched its second health train — Phelophepa II

China to fund Tanzanian and Zambian rail revival

TrainChina has announced plans to pump more than US$66 million into the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) to revamp operations and fund infrastructure rehabilitation

Burundi railway construction date set

Burundi_railwayWith a feasibility study having been completed three years ago, the construction of the US$4.7bn railway line linking Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania is to begin in 2014

Gautrain's increasingly efficient commuter service

Gautrain is smooth, fast, comfortable and safe (Photo: Shine)Within five hours of its launch, the Gautrain’s service between Pretoria and Johannesburg had attracted more than 7,000 commuters.