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Stainless steel flat products producer Columbus Stainless received the first order in February to supply coils and sheets for the first 20 passenger train sets that form part of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) passenger coach replacement project.

Metrorail’s first new passenger train will arrive in November next year, says Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) CEO Lucky Montana.

Alston, a world leader in rail transport equipment, has made a bold move towards equipping young South African engineers with a range of skills in train manufacturing. Download article

Construction of 600 000m² Alstom-led Gibela train manufacturing facility in Ekurhuleni in Gauteng is set to begin mid 2015, with the construction phase set to include 20, 000 to 30, 000 local people as contractors and subcontractors.

Gibela, the consortium led by French global engineering firm Alstom that won a tender to deliver 600 commuter train sets to the Passenger Rail Agency of SA, has started lining up almost 100 local suppliers from whom it will source more than two-thirds of the raw materials and components for the contract.

On Wednesday, a new rail company, Gibela, launched at the Mary Fitzgerald square in Johannesburg. Gibela will deliver 600 cutting edge passenger trains, comp...

Gibela has three main challenges in executing the R51-billion contract to supply the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa with 600 new trains, says CEO Marc Granger.

Reiterating its committment to fulfilling local content requirements during the servicing of the R51-billion rolling stock contract awarded to it by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, South African rail company Gibela has preselected nearly 100 local companies as possible component and service suppliers.

Reiterating its committment to fulfilling local content requirements during the servicing of the R51-billion rolling stock contract awarded to it by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, South African rail company Gibela has preselected nearly 100 local companies as possible component and service suppliers.

Gibela Transport, a joint venture 61% owned by French company Alstom, has begun manufacturing the 600 state-of-the-art passenger trains, comprising 3 600 coaches, that are set to revitalise South African rail transport while giving a major boost to the industrialisation of the economy.