Sitarail

Sitarail logo.

Sitarail is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by national governments in West and Central Africa. Countries include:

• Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
• Cameroon

Sitarail is part of the Bolloré group. ^[1]

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 TŽV Gredelj in Croatia)
• Grindrod Locomotives are Currently delivering
  • 5 × 16-645 powered AC/AC units CC33209-CC33213
  • 6 × 700HP shunters (believed to be AC traction)
• Six locomotives of an order for 16 ordered from Grindrod Locomotives ^[2] for use in IvoryCoast and Burkina Faso. ^{[3] [4]} The locomotives are numbered CC33201-CC33216.

See also

• Bolloré Transport & Logistics

References

1. "Key rail bridge for Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso trade collapses".
2. "Welcome Aboard - Grindrod Locomotives". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
3. "Locomotives for Sitarail". Railwaysafrica.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
4. "Creamer Media Login".

External links

• Citarail locomotives