Friends of the Rail Forum

James Holley, CEO of Traxtion, discusses two recent highlights for the company in this Coffee with the Editor. Firstly, the newly branded EURO4000’s that have entered service on the TAZARA line through the Calabash operation. James discusses the project and the logistics of getting the EURO4000’s to site, as well as, the value the new locomotives will bring to customers.

Secondly, Traxtion is really excited to be part of Unitrans Africa’s journey into rail. The project scope includes the leasing and maintenance of GE C30 locomotives, which will be operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)...

James Holley, CEO of Traxtion, discusses two recent highlights for the company in this Coffee with the Editor. Firstly, the newly branded EURO4000’s that have entered service on the TAZARA line through the Calabash operation. James discusses the project and the logistics of getting the EURO4000’s to site, as well as, the value the new locomotives will bring to customers.

Secondly, Traxtion is really excited to be part of Unitrans Africa’s journey into rail. The project scope includes the leasing and maintenance of GE C30 locomotives, which will be operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)...

SA’s trash turns into treasure for a private locomotive operator in Tanzania...

There is a happy ending for some of the leading characters in the famous “too tall” locomotive saga that cost the Passenger Rail Agency billions of rand and hastened the demise of SA’s long-distance passenger trains. Six of the Spanish-built AFRO 4000 locomotives that were found to be too high for parts of SA’s rail network are now working flat-out on freight trains for a private operator on the 1,400km Tazara Railway that runs between Tanzania and Zambia...