Friends of the Rail Forum

GHANA’s Ministry of Railways has ordered 35 standard gauge locomotives, plus coaches and freight wagons, for operation on new lines...

includes nine passenger locomotives capable of speeds of 160km/h, 15 freight locomotives and 11 shunters. In addition, Dongfang will supply 48 passenger coaches, 230 box wagons and 100 flat wagons.

The first batch of two locomotives is scheduled for delivery by June 2021, with a further seven by the end of that year. The final 26 locomotives will arrive according to a flexible timeframe over the subsequent 18 months.

The order is part of an ongoing effort to revitalise the country’s rail infrastructure which began in 2018, and includes the modernisation of existing narrow-gauge railways, as well as the construction of several new standard gauge lines...