Sitarail is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by the government. Countries include:
*
Ivory Coast and
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
*
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
Sitarail is part of the
Bolloré
Bolloré SE () is a French conglomerate headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. Founded in 1822, the company has interests in Vivendi, international freight forwarding, oil storage and pipelines in France, solid sta ...
group.
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 TZV Gredelj in Croatia)
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Grindrod Locomotives
Grindrod Locomotives is a South African railway locomotive manufacturer tied to the Grindrod company.
Leases
Headquartered in Pretoria West, a division of the company, Grindrod Rail, owns and leases out over 60 locomotives to various railwa ...
are Currently delivering
** 5 × 16-645 powered AC/AC units CC33209-CC33213
** 6 × their 700HP shunters (believed to be AC traction)
* Six locomotives of an order for 16 ordered from
Grindrod Locomotives
Grindrod Locomotives is a South African railway locomotive manufacturer tied to the Grindrod company.
Leases
Headquartered in Pretoria West, a division of the company, Grindrod Rail, owns and leases out over 60 locomotives to various railwa ...
for use in
IvoryCoast and
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
.
The locomotives are numbered CC33201-CC33216.
See also
*
Bolloré Africa Logistics
References
External links
Citarail locomotives
Transport companies of Ivory Coast
Transport companies of Africa
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