Sitarail is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by the government. Countries include:
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
and
Burkina Faso
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Cameroon
Sitarail is part of the
Bolloré group.
Timeline
2016
* Operations were severely affected in September 2016 by the partial collapse of the
Nzi River Bridge, near
Dimbokro
Dimbokro is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Dimbokro Department. Dimbokro is also a commune.
The town is located along the river N'Zi, ap ...
. 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 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 for use in
IvoryCoast and
Burkina Faso.
The locomotives are numbered CC33201-CC33216.
See also
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Bolloré Africa Logistics
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 state ...
References
External links
Citarail locomotives
Transport companies of Ivory Coast
Transport companies of Africa
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