CAMRAIL

Writethru: Cameroon train crash kills several, injures hundreds
Xinhua News Agency; 8/30/2009; 358 words; ...s capital Yaounde, according to a communique released by Camrail. Up to 1,000 passengers were on board the train when the...flour derailed when it was entering the station, according to Camrail, of which the majority shares are held by a French businessman...

Uganda: Rail transport expansion drives up demand for locomotives.
TendersInfo; 5/16/2009; 919 words; ...products and services to several African rail companies, such as the pan-African rail utilities, Cameroon Rail Authority (CAMRAIL) and the Tanzanian/Zambian Railways Authority (Tazara). Kenya and Uganda have also embarked on plans for the construction...

The risks are rising for Africa's private operators: concessioning of African railways has been underway for 15 years, but the expectations of politicians and the public are growing, which is increasing the risk for the private sector, as Joseph Jones and Jeff Murphy of CPCS Transcom, Canada, explain.(Africa)
International Railway Journal; 9/1/2008; 2347 words; ...generally positive: traffic levels increased on concessioned railways such as Sitarail (Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso) and Camrail (Cameroon), while productivity rose sharply. Although there have been issues, generally speaking, the concessioned railways...

Rail privatisation rolls across the continent: concessioning of railways in Africa is now more than 10 years old. CPCS Transcom, which assisted in the privatisation of nine railways, looks back at lessons to be learned from recent experience.(Africa)
International Railway Journal; 3/1/2006; 3202 words; ...in the operational capacity of assets, particularly of rolling stock, have taken place. In Cameroon, the concessionaire Camrail, invested around $US 25 million in the initial phase of the concession. In Zambia, the new operators invested approximately...

40 systems to invest $US 24.7 billion. (World Poll of Railway Capital Expenditure 2003).
International Railway Journal; 4/1/2003; 3889 words; ...Passenger station equipment 3.00 Workshops & depots 7.00 TOTAL 34.00 Total in $US million: 54.14 CAMEROUN CFA Camrail (Cameroon Railways) System length: 1016km Period covered: 2003 CFA Fr million Rolling stock refurbishment 4,416.60...