PRASA
With 600 new feature-packed trains being supplied by Alstrom , the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa is fulfilling its mandate to give the country quality public transport fit for the modern era
South Africa ’ s state-owned public transport entity PRASA is in the midst of one of the world ’ s largest rail transport projects , having last year signed a R51 billion contract with Gibela - a joint venture led by Alstom - to supply 600 commuter trains with a total 3,600 coaches for delivery between 2015 and 2025 . The contract came into effect in April 2014 .
Alstom is supplying PRASA with its new highend X ’ Trapolis Mega trains which will fit the 1.067-metre gauge in South Africa , replacing ageing suburban trains in Pretoria , Johannesburg , Cape Town and Durban with state-of-the-art examples .
“ A long time ago South Africa was a welldeveloped railway country ,” said Gibela CEO
X ’ Trapolis Mega train
76 August 2014