Railways Africa Magazine’s Post

#Russia will spend an additional one trillion rubles (10 billion euros) on the #TransSiberian and #Baikal-#Amur railway lines. The extra financial injection is part of an infrastructure upgrade plan in Russia’s #FarEast. On 27 March, Russian Railways and the #Russian transport ministry agreed on a framework for upgrades until 2035. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

“From the #Baltic and #BarentsSeas to the #PersianGulf and the #IndianOcean”. That’s how rail connectivity should work along the International North-South Transport Corridor (#INSTC), according to #Russian President #VladimirPutin. The head of #Russia shared some interesting views and plans during the National Railway Workers’ Day that could see different but equally significant transport projects intertwining. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

#Ukraine and #Moldova need to separate the roles of infrastructure manager (#IM) and railway undertaking (#RU) to be integrated into #European railways. It seems that Moldova might achieve this by the end of 2024, as Harry Karandeinos from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) mentioned during the RailFreight Summit '24 #RFS‘24 #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

A giant step for the SADC region. Let the transformation and revitalization of of rail and indeed the transport sector begin! The current modal imbalance between road and rail is unsustainable

⚡ A New Link in the Afghanistan Railway Network: Khaf-Herat Railway Project - With the agreement signed between the Afghanistan Railway Administration and the Russian company Gama Group, the tender of the fourth part of the Khaf-Herat Railway Project

Political expectations versus financial realities: rail guage differences, many costly tunnels and bridges, disagreements on routing… Major challenges face this and other rail projects in the region, despite connectivity benefits.

"The planned network will connect the 16 landlocked countries in Africa to major seaports and neighbouring countries. It will establish interoperability of railways across different regions, create East-West / North-South land-bridges and interconnect African capitals." Story By International Union Of Railways (UIC): #ConnectedAfrica #Development #HighSpeed #Railway #TransAfrica #VisionAfrica

efficient transport infrastructure boosted the UK economy in the 18th,19th and early 20th century, the US in late 19th and 20th century... and the Chinese economic power in the 21st century. Meanwhile, back in Europe, upgrading/expanding critical infrastructure is put on hold for all sorts of considerations. Looking at the long game: what will this mean for the economic balance in some 20 years? We can all see it coming.

another (perhaps cynical)(sorry) way to look at this: China has invested €30bn (and lots of CO2-rich materials) to transport almost 280.000 tons of coal, every day, to burn in its powerplants. And in our Western world we plan to counter this environmental effect by collecting all the bottle-caps?

While Transnet is short of rolling stock and stakeholders in South Africa are discussing the third party access to rail for private companies to unlock value, China is building rail capacity from Beijing to London with their latest technology to lay rail tracks. #Transnet #pravingordhan