Kenya: The Standard Gauge Railway Takes Shape

[babukijana]

Mchina at work,Bravooo
Baadae msije lia mahesabu ya marejesho

 

[waltham]

waltham naelewa tofauti kaka...Central line ndio inafanana na ya Kenya.

TAZARA ni SGR kama Kenyatta anajenga sasa hivi

hamna tazarA ni 1067mm or there abt hakuna SGR HAPO

[h=2]Rail gauge and standards[edit][/h]The TAZARA has a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), also known as the Cape Gauge, which is used throughout southern Africa.[SUP][14][/SUP]The railways of Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, Namibia and the Congo primarily use the Cape Gauge. There is no break of gauge at Kapiri Mposhi. The remainder of Tanzania's railways have 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 [SUP]3[/SUP]⁄[SUB]8[/SUB] in) metre gauge tracks.[SUP][15][/SUP] A transshipment station with a break of gauge station was built in Kidatu in 1998.[SUP][15][/SUP]
Except for the rail gauge, TAZARA generally reflects Chinese railway standards of the 1970s. TAZARA has a design capacity of 5 million tons per year.[SUP][16][/SUP]

 

[waltham]

waltham naelewa tofauti kaka...Central line ndio inafanana na ya Kenya.

TAZARA ni SGR kama Kenyatta anajenga sasa hivi

WENZAKE TAZARA KENYA NI HII RELI YA ZAMANI KENYA AMBAYO INATUMIKA KWA SASA SIO THE NEW SGR

SGR

MESEUM CANDIDATE PAMOJA NA TAZARA

TOFAUTI YA SGR NA MWENZAKE TAZARA

TRAINS ZA WATOTO

 

[FaizaFoxy]

Malizia 'chini ya uongozi wa nyerere' kwa lugha nyepesi tamka hivi 'serikali ya awamu ya kwanza iliyoongozwa na nyerere ndo ilijenga reli'

Kwa jitihada za AbdulRahman Mohamed Babu, mbona hilo hukuliweka?

 

[Dhuks]

Never underestimate the ignorance of Tanzanian contributors of JF, i thought it was common knowledge that there is no SGR in East Africa.

 

[bampami]

Hongereni sana kenya kwa utekelezaji wa miradi mikubwa ya namna hiyo....huku Tanzania viongozi wanawaza kupiga hela tu ili nao wawe kama dangote na bill gates.

 

[sam999]

Never underestimate the ignorance of Tanzanian contributors of JF, i thought it was common knowledge that there is no SGR in East Africa.

Its not ignorance kaka wen u know something but continually are in denial its foolishness now

 

[Kafrican]

Hii naifananisha kabisa na reli yetu ya TAZARA iliyojegwa mwaka 1975 na Kenya mnatia juhudi kuwa nayo.


Photo: Treni ya TAZARA ikikata mbunga Tanzania


Treni ya TAZARA

PIa sisi tunayo reli iliogengwa 1901 ma hadi sasa inafanya kazi..... SGR ni mpya ambayo itakua na speed ya 120Km/hr


Tazama hapo kando - Reli ya zamani inafafirisha chuma kwenda nairobi kutoka mombasa

Nyingine inasafirisha mafuta

Daraja lililoko la reli ya kitambo hivi sasa pale mbuga ya Voi

Upande wa molo,(Nakuru county)- Turi bridge

Perssnger train (Mombasa-Nairobi)

Alafu bado kuna zile za nairobi commuter railway, Lakini hizi zote ni za kitambo sana

 

[Mamaya]

hongereni sana,wabongo wanapiga bla bla tu kama wamekunywa changaa ya mzee ojwang

 

[Marytina]

Wakenya mmechelewa sana sisi tunayo ya zaidi ya Kilomita 1,000 hiyo reli ya Kichina toka 70s.

Sasa tunakuja na kitu kipya kabisa, kipo njiani.

mmh!!!
ndio zetu, ndio zetu
Napenda WAKENYA WANAVYOFANYA MAMBO YAO
Napenda mpaka mameneja wa KIKENYA maofisini wanavyochapa kazi

 

[nyangau mkenya]

 

[samora10]

Hongereni sana wakenya... huku kwetu tunashindana kusafiri nje ya nchi na ufisadi!!

 

[nyangau mkenya]

 

[stephot]

Tuache ubishi jirani zetu hapo wametuacha,najua kuwa tunaweza lakini kwa bla bla zetu hatutaweza kufanikisha hili,inahitaji tuwe serious.

 

[Mekatilili]

Impressive!!

 

[FaizaFoxy]

Tanzania has a cape gauge,Kenya's a standard gauge railway

That was OK in the 70s and it is still OK now, they are just gauges. The railway gauge standards were mostly commercial and not technical. Remember, to curb competition.

Tanzania today has two different railway lines with two different gauges and now we are adding the third (the standard gauge)!

Its obvious today's choice, especially to us who are still highly dependent kwa "mabwana zetu", would be "standard (Stephenson) gauge" as 60% of the world uses the same (Stephenson) gauge and interchange of carriages and parts thereof would be a bit be easier, so it seems. Besides, wherever in the world were they use high speed trains today, they have adopted this so called standard gauge. So why not?

Tanzania also is never to be left behind, we wanted to change our existing Railways to standard gauge but we decided we shall come with a completely new line as the costs will not differ much considering changing the line and all its carriages.

We are now entering into a new phase with a complete brand new line and also rehabilitating the old line while phasing out the old carriages as time allows along the way.

Read: Tanzania's $14bn rail programme to be country's ‘biggest ever project' - EA!OFFICIAL

 

[Kafrican]

Eh, hii reli inagengwa kwa kasi sana, mwaka ukianza ilikua hakuna kitu. Hongera kwa hao wafanyikazi. Nimeona quote moja hapo kwa hizo pilars za bridge "Casual worker today, skilled labour tomorrow"....I like that.
I also like the fact that (excluding the journalists) In the pictures, you don't see that many Chinies,(Managers or workers) Kitambo ilikua project kama hizi, unaona managers wote ni wachina. Hao watu wahakikishe wameshika kila siri ya kujenga reli, so that next time tusiwe tunahitaji mtu yeyote kutoka nje

Anyway in other things, Ruto hapo juu bado anakaa kama hustler (If I came across him in the streets I wouldnt notice him), Uhuru, hicho kitambi kinakula nyama choma mob sana.(I heard he never eats his dinner withought nyama choma na ka mboga)

 

[Sibonike]

Never underestimate the ignorance of Tanzanian contributors of JF, i thought it was common knowledge that there is no SGR in East Africa.

And never underestimate the "know everything" Kenyan altitude. One ignorant Tanzanian is the ignorance of all JF Tanzanians contributors.

 

[sam999]

nyangau mkenya I really love wen I log in to JF naona last post ni yako

 

[sam999]

And never underestimate the "know everything" Kenyan altitude. One ignorant Tanzanian is the ignorance of all JF Tanzanians contributors.

Sure while ur at it bashing kenyans my know all ATTITUDE tells me it's A T T I T U D E n not altitude