Angola is to receive 100 C30ACi locomotives from GE Transportation, having concluded the terms of a contract with the company and the Angolan National Railway Institute (ANRI).

The contract dictates that North American GE Transportation will have to train rail staff and supply various tools and services to ANRI as required.

The locomotives are six-axle models powered by 12-cylinder diesel engines that develop approximately 3 000 horsepower. The trains will be built in Erie, Pennsylvania and delivery is expected to take place over three years from 2016.

It is envisioned that the new locomotives will increase Angola’s rail capacity, drive economic development and make it easier to access the country’s interior.