1 min readBy Ayodeji Adegboyega
US rail giant lands its biggest African services contract as Guinea business tops $1.2 billion
American rail-equipment company Wabtec has secured a contract worth more than $700 million to maintain and support locomotives operating on Guinea’s TransGuinean Railway, taking the value of its business linked to the Simandou iron-ore project above $1.2 billion.
By Ayodeji AdegboyegaSouth Africa

Wabtec will support locomotives operating along Guinea’s more than 600-kilometre TransGuinean Railway.
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- 12 words · 1 min read
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- September 23, 2026
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- Ayodeji Adegboyega
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- Business Insider