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 maintenance. Mezouar [...] [...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 system [...] [...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 the vehicles [...] [...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 [...] [...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]
Posted on 28 August 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
In November 2007, Office National des Chemins de fer (ONCF – the national railway of Morocco) signed an order with Alstom for 20 Prima II electric locomotives. The first two units have left Alstom’s Belfort factory in France. Locomotive 1401 has gone to the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre in Germany for trials, while 1402 arrived at [...] [...more]
Posted on 17 June 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Casablanca Transports SA, created in 2008 to own and manage the new light railway, has appointed a consortium of Systra and the Moroccan firm CID engineering & development consultants as project managers. As consortium leader, Systra – which originally drew up preliminary designs in 2008 – will now be responsible for management of the US768m [...] [...more]
Posted on 23 April 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Morocco and France have signed contracts worth 65 million dirhams ($US7.73 million) to build a high-speed railway linking Tangier with Casablanca, Mahgreb Arabe Presse reports. As the first part of a projected network extending 1,500km by 2035, speeds up to 320km/h are envisaged, slashing journey times from more than five hours to two hours and [...] [...more]
Posted on 21 November 2008 by Railways Africa Editor
The government of Morocco has approved a 28km tram system for Casablanca. The proposed routes cover the area from north-east Casablanca starting at the Olympic stadium in Sidi Moumen, extending through Hay Mohamadi to the city centre. The line will serve hospitals, train stations, the airport and the industrial Sidi Maarouf district. The ultimate [...] [...more]
