Key facts:

  • Company: Sitarail (among others, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroon) and Camrail (Cameroon, founded in 1999), subcontractors of Bolloré Transport & Logistics (founded in 2008)
  • Machine operators: Tonye Mahi Jean Maxim and Manguembi Simplice Wiliam

Compact tamping machines by Plasser & Theurer maintain tracks on every continent under the most diverse conditions – like those in Côte d'Ivoire. The rail network in Côte d'Ivoire is undergoing a large-scale expansion and renewal for developing and removing raw materials as well as for expanding passenger transport. 

To that end, the time-tested Duomatic 08-32 C tamping machine of the new generation is used. Machine operators Tonye and Manguembi talk about their experiences with this tamping machine in Cameroon and give insights into their working lives.

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