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ThyssenKrupp Heads Plans for East African Rail Project
10/01/2010 - Project managers at ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik GmbH have been working on the railway link between Southern Sudan and Uganda, in a consultancy and supporting role for the New Sudan Foundation, which on behalf of the Southern Sudan government GOSS worked to realize this transport route.
Project managers at ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik GmbH have been working on the railway link between Southern Sudan and Uganda. The rail project—which will link Juba, the capital of the partly autonomous Southern Sudan, with Gulu in Northern Uganda, and in the initial construction phase continue to Tororo, Southern Uganda—will have a total length of around 725 km.
There is an option to continue construction from Juba to Wau in Southern Sudan and for a link to the neighboring nations of Kenya and Ethiopia.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik had a consultancy and supporting role for the New Sudan Foundation, which on behalf of the Southern Sudan government GOSS worked on the realization of this transport route. Together with Ayr Logistics Ltd., Texas, it will be involved in all the planning and construction contracting activities. The order was placed by the newly formed East African Railway.
Plans for the routing of the phase 1 sections are to commence soon, according to ThyssenKrupp. The railways are needed for transporting mineral resources.
With completion of the financing, ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik says the preconditions are set for it to make available the company’s engineering expertise and the supply capabilities for the infrastructure project. Among those contracted for the construction work is the Russian company MosMetrostroy.
About US $2 to 3 billion will be invested just in laying the rail network; added to this are planned follow-up investments in buildings, hotels, roads, power plants, and in other infrastructure projects.
ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik GmbH, Essen, Germany, is a leading supplier of railway equipment systems with emphasis on classical products such as new and used rails, sleepers, points, rail fasteners for all types of permanent-way systems, rolling stock and its refurbishment, wagons and their accessories, and a full range of services. Engineering and supplying complete rail and point systems are among the company’s specialties.
