Turkmenistan has received the first of its order for a number of Lokomotiv Kurastyru Zauyty (LKZ) locomotives to move goods and people along the Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Iran railway. The LKZ locomotives were designed by GE Transportation for the US market but have been modified for the extreme weather conditions found in the region. Turkmenistan has […]
Construction aggregates quarrying company Stevin Rock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etihad Rail to move aggregates from its quarries in the UAE to distribution depots around the country. This is the latest in a number of MoU’s between Etihad Rail with private enterprises as the state owned company seeks to expand the […]
The Saudi Railway Organisation reports that 90% of Phase 1 of the Haramein Railway linking Jeddah with Mecca and Medina is complete. Flood drainage systems were tested last week along the route, which will carry travellers and Pilgrims to the Holy Cities on high speed trains. Phase 1 is being done by a consortium led […]
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s non oil exports grew by 11.5% year on year to 2014. This is largely down to its move to become a regional logistics hub, with its sea port and airport handling very large quantities of cargo and freight as it transits around the world. The new Etihad railway system will […]
The government of Qatar has announced a further USD $43.62bn of investment in the country’s railway system. This will include the 233km Doha Railway Network and a passenger and goods railway system that will link in with the GCC Railway Network. The investment will include intermodal ports, so container traffic can travel across the GCC […]
The tender deadline for the first phase of the Oman Railway Network has been pushed back to January 18 after requests by a number of prequalified consortia. It was originally set for mid December. The tender is a design and build contract for the construction of the railway between Al Ain and Sohar, that will […]
Minister of Transport Amar Ghoul has announced 600km of new railway lines to be laid in Algeria. This is the latest project in one of the greatest railway network construction mega projects in the world today. The first line will link Ouargla and Laghouat, while intersecting it will be a route passing from Touggourt […]
UK defence and security firm QinetiQ has been awarded a USD $12 million contract to install a high tech security system along the 1000km line between Dammam and Riyadh. The system should enable maintenance and security teams to resolve any issues within a far shorter time than at present. The OptaSense Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) […]
According to Mohsen Ahmad, President of Dubai World Central’s Logistics District, the new GCC Railway Network will help create an era of economic growth when completed in 2018. At present only 6% of Saudi Arabia’s international trade is with the other five nations of the GGC. The new railway network will boost connectivity with the […]
The new King Hamad Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain’s feasibility study will be completed early next year. It is expected to run parallel with the current King Fahd Causeway, which was opened in 1986. The new causeway will carry trains and cars. Trains from Bahrain will be able to travel right across the […]
