Luxembourg to Johannesburg

14th July 2016

The Luxembourg Rail Protocol was discussed at various points during the AfricaRail conference that took place in Johannesburg last month as delegates considered the future for railways in Africa. The conference and the accompanying exhibition was attended by over 5,700 attendees from 55 countries and was chaired by RWG Chairman Howard Rosen. In his opening remarks he urged delegates to press their governments to allow the rail industry to develop on a commercial basis and to compete on a level playing field with transporters of people and freight on the road. This in turn requires private finance options on the Luxembourg Protocol.