Posted on 19 July 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Office National des Chemins de fer (ONCF – the national railway of Morocco) has awarded a $US2.3 billion rail contract to a consortium of France-based Egis and Moroccan partner Ingema. The project, to be completed in 2015, involves the design and construction management of an 87km portion of the Kenitra-Tangiers high-speed line. The Moroccan government [...] [...more]
Posted on 14 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Axion International a leading producer of recycled plastic industrial building products, has secured an order for sleepers from Office National des Chemins de fer (ONCF – the national railway of Morocco). Welcoming the opportunity to establish an international presence, Axion CEO James Kerstein emphasises the ease with which recycled structural composite (RSC) can be customised [...] [...more]
Posted on 07 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Representatives of railway companies from the five Maghreb countries – Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia – participated in a conference in Tunis at the end of May whose theme was “The railway as a vehicle for Maghreb integration”. The event was organised jointly by the Tunisian transport ministry with the Tunisian industry, trade and [...] [...more]
Posted on 18 May 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Office National des Chemins de fer (ONCF – the national railway of Morocco) has appointed a consortium led by French consultancy Systra and including a number of local firms as civil engineering project manager for the southern section of the 200 km Tanger – Kénitra line, which is to be built as part of the [...] [...more]
Posted on 25 April 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Dynamic testing of the first Alstom Citadis light rail vehicle (LRV) delivered to Rabat-Salé’s new light rail system began on 30 March. One of 22 double units manufactured for the Rabat-Salé Tramway Society (STRS), it made an initial test run on a test track located in the Hay Karima district of Salé. The tests aim [...] [...more]
Posted on 06 April 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
France’s Alstom is to supply trains for the first phase of Rabat’s $US2.5bn high-speed rail network. A contract to deliver rolling stock for the line linking Tangier and Kenitra is to be signed by the end of the second quarter of 2010, a company source said. This section is part of a project to link [...] [...more]
Posted on 01 March 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
France has signed a financing protocol for a ?225 million loan to fund the rolling stock of the Casablanca tramway. Initialled by Finance minister Salaheddine Mezouar and French state secretary for foreign trade Anne-Marie Idrac, the agreement includes a donation amounting to 42% of the loan which is destined for the rolling stock supply and [...] [...more]
Posted on 19 February 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Morocco’s new Tangier-Casablanca high-speed trains will carry 8 million passengers per year, says Office National des Chemins de fer (ONCF – the national railway of Morocco) CEO Mohammed Rabie Khlie. With a capacity of 500 passengers, each trainset will be accessible to the “average citizen” with a departure every hour and every half-hour during periods [...] [...more]
Posted on 05 February 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
IT company Telvent (Nasdaq:TLVT), has announced that it is to implement its Telvent SmartMobilityTM solution in the new light rail system that will connect the Moroccan cities of Rabat and Sale. Comprising 32 stations along its 18km extension, the line is scheduled to begin operating by 2011. The contract is valued at €2.3 million. The [...] [...more]
Posted on 21 November 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
France’s Alstom has won a €120 million contract to build a tramway network in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city. In terms of the deal, which could be worth €190 million over 15 years including options and maintenance, the company will provide 74 Citadis trams to Casa Transports, the local public transport operator. Alstom Transport will supply [...] [...more]
Posted on 16 October 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
In 2007, France and Morocco signed a strategic partnership agreement to adapt the French TGV system. Alstom was nominated to supply rolling stock to Morocco and design, operate and maintain the proposed Tangier-Casablanca high-speed line. Specifications are being finalised for the first stage – the 200km Tangier-Kenitra section — scheduled to be completed by 2014. [...] [...more]
Posted on 05 October 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
The first of a fleet of 20 Alstom 160km/h electric locomotives for Office National des Chemins de fer (ONCF – the national railway of Morocco) arrived recently in Casablanca. It was shipped from Antwerp in Belgium. The Prima II Bo-Bo mixed traffic locomotive, the second of the class to be built, will undergo a period [...] [...more]
