INDONESIAN Railways (PT KAI) has placed an order with GE for 50 additional class CC206 diesel locomotives, which will be used on passenger and freight services on the 1067mm-gauge networks in Java and Sumatra.
INDONESIA's directorate general of railways has commenced work to construct a second track on 26km of the 42km Medan - Aras Kabu - Kuala Namu International Airport line in northern Sumatra following a groundbreaking ceremony on May 22.
The rush is on to develop new heavy-haul railway infrastructure on Indonesia's resource-rich islands of Borneo and Sumatra. David Briginshaw and Kevin Smith profile the latest projects.