The African Railway Summit 2012
November 20 - 21, 2012
The African Railway Summit
From: 20 Nov 2012 To: 21 Nov 2012 City: Johannesburg
The African railroads are in the process of major overhaul to keep up with the continued economic growth of the continent.
Currently rail networks are disconnected and many need huge investments for dilapidated infrastructure development. Typical railways in Africa are small, run on old technology, are not on standard gauge lines and suffer due to potitical unrest and instability.
It is here that the government of the region are working to build a sustainable railway system.Railway Investment has become a prime focus of both Private sector as well as Government bodies. In addition to reinvestment in the current network, new projects are also on the dawn. The strive is to build a roubust railway system in a changing environment and have safe and cost effective frieght and passenger networks.
Speakers & Panelists
Andrew Marsay,Dr. Gachao Kiuna,Dr. Christian Schlosser,Helmut Adelsberger,Mmetsa Lebelo,Peter Copley,William Dachs and many more.
distinguished panel of speakers include representatives from:
• German Federal Ministry of Transport and Urban Development
• The Ministry of Trade and Industry South Africa
• European Commission
• Ministry of Works and Transport Uganda
• World Bank and more.
Key Topics
Rail Africa the 2030 Vision
Role for the private sector in African Railways Development
An insight into South Africa's Rail Transport System
Dealing with Legacy Railway Systems
Developing Africa's Railways using existing infrastructure
Strategies to reduce the cost of new Signalling projects while increasing the value of new deployments
Issues Affecting Rail New Technology Applications
Addressing Challenges in safety and security issues in
From: 20 Nov 2012 To: 21 Nov 2012 City: Johannesburg
The African railroads are in the process of major overhaul to keep up with the continued economic growth of the continent.
Currently rail networks are disconnected and many need huge investments for dilapidated infrastructure development. Typical railways in Africa are small, run on old technology, are not on standard gauge lines and suffer due to potitical unrest and instability.
It is here that the government of the region are working to build a sustainable railway system.Railway Investment has become a prime focus of both Private sector as well as Government bodies. In addition to reinvestment in the current network, new projects are also on the dawn. The strive is to build a roubust railway system in a changing environment and have safe and cost effective frieght and passenger networks.
Speakers & Panelists
Andrew Marsay,Dr. Gachao Kiuna,Dr. Christian Schlosser,Helmut Adelsberger,Mmetsa Lebelo,Peter Copley,William Dachs and many more.
distinguished panel of speakers include representatives from:
• German Federal Ministry of Transport and Urban Development
• The Ministry of Trade and Industry South Africa
• European Commission
• Ministry of Works and Transport Uganda
• World Bank and more.
Key Topics
Rail Africa the 2030 Vision
Role for the private sector in African Railways Development
An insight into South Africa's Rail Transport System
Dealing with Legacy Railway Systems
Developing Africa's Railways using existing infrastructure
Strategies to reduce the cost of new Signalling projects while increasing the value of new deployments
Issues Affecting Rail New Technology Applications
Addressing Challenges in safety and security issues in
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