By Sharon Hutchinson, University of Wisconsin and Eric Reeves, Smith College, Massachusetts Two American academics specializing in Sudanese affairs set out their views on the significant shortterm and long-term advantages that building a railway line to export South Sudan’s oil via Kenya hold over any pipeline project. An alternative to the oil pipeline proposal that […]
By Peter Feuilherade The latest flare-up between Sudan and its landlocked neighbour South Sudan over cross-border flows of oil via pipelines raises the issue of whether building a railway line to export South Sudan’s oil via Kenya instead could turn out to be a better long-term option. In June, Sudan threatened to block exports of […]
Although the Tunnelling and the Construction of the Stations are being executed for the first time in Qatar, Qatar Rail has succeeded in engaging Qatari contracting companies in all consortiums of the awarded contracts. There are currently 20 consultancy companies working on these vital projects under the supervision of Qatar Rail. Metro Lines Connect Al […]
Henry Clarke | Associate | T: +971 4 384 4326 | E: [email protected] Train Times | May 2013 Travelling the breadth of Libya is done by animal, vehicle, ship or plane. The completion of a railway network, including an east-west mainline, would revolutionise travel in Libya and even the sense of being Libyan. Libya has […]
Henry Clarke | Associate | T: +971 4 384 4326 | E: [email protected] Train Times | April 2013 The Iraqi railway network in 2008 covered 2,272 kilometres. In the CIA Factbook this was the 66th largest national network. The network length of other national railway networks listed indicate the expansion potential of Iraqi railways: Bolivia […]
By Peter Feuilherade l 6 June 2013 On top of high levels of unemployment and complex political transitions in North Africa, the weaknesses of European economies have affected those countries in the region that are dependent on European markets. In the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings, political and social tensions also continue in Egypt, […]
Business name: voestalpine VAE GmbH Business genre: Rail Infrastructure, Signaling & Train Controls, Track Maintenance The voestalpine VAE group, a wholly owned subsidiary of voestalpine AG (Austria), is the global market leader for railway turnout system solutions. Innovative drive-, detecting-, and locking-systems for turnouts, monitoring equipment for rolling stock as well as fixed assets and […]
The ArRiyadh Development Authority has announced that Zaha Hadid Architects will build the new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With over 5 million residents, Riyadh’s population has more than doubled since 1990. To serve its fast-growing population, the city will build a new public transport system. The 20,434 sq. […]
By Peter Feuilherade This article first appeared in the April 2013 issue of e-tech, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Geneva.. www.iec.ch/etech A revival after a long decline More than half the world’s population now live in cities, according to United Nations data, and that percentage is forecast to hit 60% by 2030. By […]
By Peter Feuilherade This article was first published in The Middle East magazine, April 2013 issue. www.themiddleeastmagazine.com Until recently the region had one of the lowest density rail networks in the world, with most passengers and freight moving around by road, air or sea. In the century since sections of the Turkish-built Hejaz Railway from […]
