Death toll from Indonesia train crash rises to 16, all women
Jakarta – The death toll from a train crash outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta rose to 16, all women,... Read more
29 Apr
Train collision kills 14, injures dozens near Jakarta
Jakarta – Indonesia’s president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight,... Read more
28 Apr
‘Sabotage’ hits French trains hours before Olympics
France — Arson attacks scrambled France’s high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what... Read more
26 Jul, 2024
Transnet records a record R1.6bn loss for 2023
Cape Town — South Africa’s troubled state-owned rail and transport company, Transnet, recorded a reported loss of R1.6b due... Read more
23 Dec, 2023
Shosholoza Meyl first voyage since 2021 disrupted due to cable theft
Cape Town — PRASA laments the interruption that took place during the first journey of the Shosholoza Meyl from... Read more
9 Dec, 2023
Transnet receives R47b bail-out as Gordhan seeks private sector assistance
Cape Town — Crisis-hit rail network, Transnet, has received a R47b bail-out from National Treasury despite Public Enterprises Minister... Read more
1 Dec, 2023
French firm to build Egypt’s first high-speed rail link
Cairo – French company NGE announced on Thursday it had been awarded a contract to build Egypt’s first high-speed... Read more
24 Feb, 2023
More than 150 still missing after Nigeria train attack
Lagos – One week after gunmen attacked a train with explosives in northwestern Nigeria, the whereabouts of 168 passengers are... Read more
4 Apr, 2022
Nigeria train attack leaves ‘injuries and fatalities’: official
Kano – An attack on a major Nigerian railway line left “injuries and other fatalities” after gunmen detonated a... Read more
29 Mar, 2022
Two trains collide in Tunisia, 95 people injured
Jbel Jelloud – A head-on collision between two passenger trains injured 95 people on Monday in the south of... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
