Sitarail

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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.{{cite web|url=http://news.trust.org/item/20160907184443-xuukl/|title=Key rail bridge for Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso trade collapses}}

Timeline

= 2016 =

  • 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
  • 4 × GT26CU-3 clones NRE CC33201-CC33204
  • 4 × GT26CU-3 clones NRE CC33205-CC33208 (contract built by TŽV Gredelj in Croatia)
  • 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{{cite web |url=http://www.rrlgrindrod.co.za/ |title=Welcome Aboard - Grindrod Locomotives |access-date=2017-01-19 |archive-date=2017-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818094145/http://www.rrlgrindrod.co.za/ |url-status=dead }} for use in IvoryCoast and Burkina Faso.{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/locomotives-for-sitarail |title=Locomotives for Sitarail |publisher=Railwaysafrica.com |date= |accessdate=2022-09-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/grindrod-delivers-6-locomotives-to-bollor-logistics-for-sitarail-2016-05-06|title = Creamer Media Login}} The locomotives are numbered CC33201-CC33216.

See also

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