Timeline of African Union of Railways
New lines in East Africa
2010
2007
According to Railway Gazette International of November 2007, East Africa (TZ, KE, ET and UG) are proposing lines aplenty.[1]
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Kasese, Uganda to 
Kisangani, DRCongo - Gulu to
Nimule and Juba in Sudan - Pakwach, Uganda to Juba and Wau in Sudan
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Garissa, Kenya to 
Addis Abeba in Ethiopia - Lamu to Garissa and Juba again
- Masaka, Uganda to
Biharamulo, Tanzania
Another seven (eight?) routes include:
- Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa to Ligunga via Mchuchuma coal mines.
- Ligunga to Mlimba
- Dar-es-Salaam to port of Mtwara
- Tunduma on TZ-ZM border via Sumbawanga and Mpanda to Kigoma
- Uvinza to
Bujumbura, in Burundi - Bagamoyo to Kidomole
- Isaka Dry Port to
Kigali in Rwanda
Gauge unification
Triple gauge for the three main gauges in Africa are a practible solution for mixed gauge tracks.
Narrow 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge are too similar (67mm) to allow third rail dual gauge. Four rails must be used, which creates a third gauge, which may as well be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge.
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Gazette International of November 2007 p688
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