Midlands Track 2024

Opportunities

Africa

Europe

With a focus on projects in the rail transport sector, underwritten by UK Export Finance or multilateral development banks, the sessions will highlight opportunities in the following sub-sectors:

Rolling Stock & Locomotives
Electrification
Signalling
Telecommunication
Track Equipment
Commuter Stations
Depot Freight, Cargo & Bulk Materials

Below are live opportunities, at various stages of implementation, as identified through engagement across HMTC Regions

Africa

Southern Africa

South Africa:
- Thelo Africa, Digitalisation, Railways Africa digitalisation solutions for assets and operations of railways. Sub-Saharan Africa (details here)
- Gautrain, Rehabilitation and extension of lines and purchase of locomotives (details here)
- Spare parts and components, including workshop expansion and upgrades - Available on request
Botswana: Coming soon
Eswatini: Eswatini Rail, Rehabilitation and extension of lines parts component and leasing of locomotives (details here)
Namibia: Transnamib, Rehabilitation of lines technical assistance purchase of locomotives (details here)

East Africa

Malawi: Malawi Prefeasibility study for logistics hub (details here)
Mozambique: Nacala Logistics Corridor - Available on request
Tanzania: Coming soon
Zambia: Coming soon
Zimbabwe: Coming soon
Kenya: Kenya Railways Corporation, Kenya rolling stock

North Africa

Egypt

Monorail: Financed by UKEF $ 1.7 bn with UK component of Alstom ( 22 stations and 55 KM long), to link New Capital and industrial area of 6 October, trial run done last week and expected to start running by 2025.
Global tender of the Ministry of Transport for manufacturing of locomotives beginning of 25.
Underground:
- Abu Qir Metro in Alexandria (21 KM long, 20 stations )
- Orascom, Hitachi Rail and Colas Rail signed Sep 24 agreement to upgrade the system of first metro line.
Signalling :
- Tender for updating and developing signalling and communication systems and rehabilitating them in 2023 (100 mn Euro finance)
- Oct 24, 2 companies arranged tender documents for the development of the “Tanta-Damietta” rail line which will be released soon.

Morocco: ONCF Coming soon

West Africa: Coming soon

Central Africa

Angola: Lobito Corridor - Available on Request
DRC: Monono-Myumbe Rail Link in the DRC - Available on request

Europe

The Baltics States: Rail Baltica (details here)

EECA

Türkiye

UKEF Backed High Speed Railway Lines
- Ankara-Izmir High Speed Railway- £1.7bn
- Mersin-Gaziantep High Speed Railway- £680m
- Kayseri-Yerkoy High Speed Railway- £1bn

LATAC

Peru

Lima to Ica Railway: ~£4.9bn, this project focuses on connecting major cities with a combined passenger and freight system. The expected completion is by 2031.
Marcona to Andahuaylas: ~£3.7bn Targeted at mineral transport, with a heavy focus on freight. This project could require minimal public funding, presenting a strong opportunity for private sector investment.
Lima-Barranca Railway: Value unknown. Aimed at enhancing the passenger transport system along the coastline, currently in the feasibility study phase.
Trujillo-Barranca Railway: Value unknown.
Lambayaque-Cajamarca: ~£7.6bn minerals transport
Hidroelectrica- Quillabamba: ~£7.6bn railway
Metro System of Lima: Two additional metro lines for Lima, capital city of Peru, could be tendered by G2G Agreements in the incoming months.

For more detailed information about current and upcoming rail projects in Peru, please click here
*accurate at time of publication, Oct 2024

Colombia

Within the portfolio of reactivation of the railways sector in Colombia there is one project that will be awarded in 2024, and is currently in the bidding process:

The train from La Dorada to Chiriguaná

Two that will be awarded in 2025:

Line 2 of the Bogotá Metro
Valle del Cauca Commuter Train

Two that will be awarded in 2026:

Regiotram North
Regiotram Occidente

For more detailed information about current and upcoming rail projects in Colombia, please click here
*accurate at time of publication, Nov 2024