Rail services · Gabon

Rail services in Gabon

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Gabon: Libreville, Port-Gentil, Franceville.

The rail network in Gabon

Understanding the ground before we mobilize

Network of about 650 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: SETRAG.

Standard-gauge Transgabonais Owendo–Franceville, manganese and timber traffic, track upgrade program.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Gabon case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge, the gauge in use in Gabon; approval by the infrastructure manager is confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Libreville, Port-Gentil and Franceville

Libreville

Owendo station, ore port

Port-Gentil

outside the rail network, logistics projects

Franceville

Transgabonais terminus, Moanda manganese traffic

Our services in Gabon

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signaling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Gabon

Can you work in Gabon with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Gabon?

The network in Gabon is standard gauge (1,435 mm), the gauge our road-rail plant is built for.

Can you train teams in Gabon?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Gabon or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Gabon?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Gabon, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.