Sitarail is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by national governments in West and Central Africa. Countries include:
Sitarail is part of the Bolloré group.[1]
Timeline
[edit]2016
[edit]- Operations were severely affected in September 2016 by the partial collapse of the Nzi River Bridge, near Dimbokro. The bridge was repaired in 15 days.
- Under Bolloré operatorship Sitarail have acquired
- Grindrod Locomotives are Currently delivering
- 5 × 16-645 powered AC/AC units CC33209-CC33213
- 6 × 700HP shunters (believed to be AC traction)
- Six locomotives of an order for 16 ordered from Grindrod Locomotives[2] for use in IvoryCoast and Burkina Faso.[3][4] The locomotives are numbered CC33201-CC33216.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Key rail bridge for Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso trade collapses".
- ^ "Welcome Aboard - Grindrod Locomotives". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Locomotives for Sitarail". Railwaysafrica.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Creamer Media Login".
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