Formed in 2013 as a black economic empowerment company, the Gibela Rail Transport Consortium comprises of French rail company Alstom and South Africa’s Ubumbano Rail. Gibela signed a Contract with the South African government to manufacture 600 trains for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). The scope of the contract includes train maintenance, technical support and the manufacture and supply of spare parts.

Tractionel Enterprise was awarded a Contract by Gibela for the construction of the Dynamic and Test Track at the facility, all OHTE inside the workshops as well as the multi voltage substation and interlocking system.

Today, state-of-the-art X’trapolis MEGA commuter trains are rolling off the production line at Gibela’s bespoke factory in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni metropolis, and Tractionel was a pivotal partner in the realization of this milestone in the South African Rail Commuter industry.