Contributions for this section should be sent to the Editorial Office, with the following exceptions:
• Southern Africa - John Middleton, c/o Editorial Office. Email: johnmiddleton3401@gmail.com
• South America - Lionel Price, 9, Liverpool Road West, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1PE. Email: jldprice@btinternet.com
• Spain & Portugal - Joan Carles Salmeron, c/o Editorial Office. Email: cet@terminus.cat
Contributions which are primarily photographic in nature should all be sent to the Editorial Office to give the best choice of material for covers etc. Similarly historical articles and features should be sent to the Editor. The Editor's contact details are inside the front cover.
AFRICA
ANGOLA
A further report has been received on the former CF Benguela, now operated under a concession as the Lobito - Atlantic Railway (LAR). The concession, which started operating from 1st October 2023, was for everything below the railhead (ie: infrastructure, signalling and train control) plus freight with all freight locomotives and rolling stock.