Kenya: The Standard Gauge Railway Takes Shape

[NairobiWalker]

I just dont like Kenyans period. They are the most hypocrites creatures of our time. Yaani if I were a president even for Two hours, my first operation i would have commanded would have been "Operation rudisha nyang'au".

Kare braza, endelea tu kutuchukia hivo hivo.

 

[Lucky One]

Hongereni jamani inaonesha mpo vizuri katika utekelezaji wa miradi yenu, Hivi jameni ningependa kujuzwa tofauti ya standard gauge railway na cape gauge railway maana mmeniacha njiani kidogo

 

[nyangau mkenya]

I just dont like Kenyans period. They are the most hypocrites creatures of our time. Yaani if I were a president even for Two hours, my first operation i would have commanded would have been "Operation rudisha nyang'au".

very good, endelea hivyo hivyo,,we dont hate wabongolalas , any tanzanian is very welcome in kenya ,najua mnaumwa sana mbona kenya inachukua uongozi katika EA. najua hiyo reli yenyu itachukua miaka 5 kabla haijaanza.

 

[Dhuks]

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

Its not like in Kenya we dont have these museum pieces, while your network has 3676 km we have 2778 km. But the world has moved on from this 1880's kind of rail and we are on our baby steps while you are out there bragging of what may have been

 

[Sexer]

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.

Waambie hao, sie toka miaka ya 70 nyerere alifanya mambo, huyu kenyatta anafuata nyayo tu

 

[FaizaFoxy]

Waambie hao, sie toka miaka ya 70 nyerere alifanya mambo, huyu kenyatta anafuata nyayo tu

Reli hiyo ilikuwa jitihada za Abdrulrahman Babu.

 

[Sexer]

Reli hiyo ilikuwa jitihada za Abdrulrahman Babu.

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

 

[mnyake]

tz hamna sgr,period.uhuru knows very well the key to development is the infrastructure while kikwete thinks its photo sessions with the west leaders.i rem just b4 2013 elections the west threatened kenya with all sorts of actions but two years later kerry is bootlicking kenya and obama is next on line.let this be a lesson to africans to never allow being dictated with the infamous"choices have consequences".we kenyans refused and sent a clear message to the world while tz was waiting for our down fall only for kenyans to run them down in every sector.i tend to think tz are not as peaceful as they seem its only that they are too lazy to even fight

 

[RealMan]

tz hamna sgr,period.

TAZARA ni SGR isipokuwa haifanyi kazi kwa ufanisi kwa sababu ya ufisadi.
Hatuna haja ya kushindania mambo yenye kuleta nafuu ya maisha....

Hata hivyo don't underestimate Tz moves....they don't brag that much but things are happening

 

[nyangau mkenya]

TAZARA ni SGR isipokuwa haifanyi kazi kwa ufanisi kwa sababu ya ufisadi.
Hatuna haja ya kushindania mambo yenye kuleta nafuu ya maisha....

Hata hivyo don't underestimate Tz moves....they don't brag that much but things are happening

please educate yoursef more on what is SGR , I dont think your trains can go above 100 kph.

 

[waltham]

TAZARA ni SGR isipokuwa haifanyi kazi kwa ufanisi kwa sababu ya ufisadi.
Hatuna haja ya kushindania mambo yenye kuleta nafuu ya maisha....

Hata hivyo don't underestimate Tz moves....they don't brag that much but things are happening

SGR simply means standard gauge railway which is above 1400mm. just google the standard gauge vs normal gauge which 1000mm or so! tazara na reli ya kenya ya kitambo coz they belong to whats is called meter gauge railway. tazara na reli ya kenya ya kitambo are museum candidates now kaka!!!

 

[RealMan]

SGR simply means standard gauge railway which is above 1400mm. just google the standard gauge vs normal gauge which 1000mm or so! tazara na reli ya kenya ya kitambo coz they belong to whats is called meter gauge railway. tazara na reli ya kenya ya kitambo are museum candidates now kaka!!!

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

TAZARA ni SGR kama Kenyatta anajenga sasa hivi

 

[RealMan]

please educate yoursef more on what is SGR , I dont think your trains can go above 100 kph.

On the contrary you need to educate yourself on the same.

 

[Sikonge]

FF, tuwape hongera Wakenya. Sisi bado tunaimba CCM ITATAWALA MILELE.

Hata sisi tukija kuwa na shirika la ndege kubwa kupita KQ, itabidi watupe HONGERA.

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.

 

[Guest from Wazua]

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

TAZARA ni SGR kama Kenyatta anajenga sasa hivi

Tazara is not SGR

TAZARA Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

East Africa rail project gets rolling |Business |chinadaily.com.cn

 

[sam999]

Its not like in Kenya we dont have these museum pieces, while your network has 3676 km we have 2778 km. But the world has moved on from this 1880's kind of rail and we are on our baby steps while you are out there bragging of what may have been

Ndo na shangaaa wanaringa na TAZARA na ni only 1000kms more than Rift Valley railways

 

[sam999]

Juu hata ukipost link nime notice hawa ma zombie hawa somi
Ina biddi we copy/paste


Kenya Railways (KR)
Operation
Infrastructure company
Kenya Railways (KR)
System length
Total
2,066 kilometres (1,284 mi)
Track gauge
Main
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄ 8 in)
Features
No. stations
180 approx
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC ), also Kenya
Railways ( KR ) is the national railway of Kenya.
Established in 1977, KR is a state
corporation .
History
The original Uganda Railway was transformed
into the East African Railways and Harbours
Corporation
(EARC) after World War I . The EARC managed
the railways of Uganda , Kenya, and
Tanganyika until the collapse of the East
African Community in 1977. [1] Subsequently
KR took over the Kenyan part of the EARC.
Operations
A Kenya Railways GE U26C type locomotive
Like the other members of the EAC Kenya
utilizes the narrow gauge track gauge of 1,000
mm (3 ft 3 3 ⁄8 in) ( metre gauge). The reason
was that when the British started the railway
construction at the end of the nineteenth
century they utilized material and workers
from India. The Indian gauge and rolling stock
was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3 ⁄ 8 in).
The mainline of the KR is based on the
original Uganda Railway. Its 930 km (578 mi)
main track connected the Indian Ocean port of
Mombasa to the port of Kisumu at Lake
Victoria . Half way is the capital of Nairobi that
was founded as a rail depot of the UR. The
British added several branch lines as well as a
link to Tanzania and a link to Uganda - the
total system eventually had 2,778 km (1,726
mi) of track.
As of 2006 much of the overall railway system
has been neglected or is in disrepair. [2]
Nevertheless the mainline from Mombasa to
Kisumu is operative though at reduced speed.
For passengers, the "Jumbo Kenya Deluxe"
connects Nairobi and Mombasa. The fourteen
hour overnight trip runs three times a week
either eastbound or westbound on the single
track . The "Port Florence Express" connects
Nairobi with Kisumu.[3]
KR also operates the Kenyan ferry system on
Lake Victoria.
In 2010, KRX announced plans to construct a
new station on Mombasa Road in Nairobi;
part of a planned commuter network which
would include an airport link.[4]
Future Expansion
Kisumu Line
Standard Gauge Railway
President Uhuru Kenyatta presided
groundbreaking ceremony for Kenya Standard
Gauge Railway in Nov 2013. [5] The plan was
to construct a railway line from Mombasa to
Kigali through Kampala. The whole project is
expected to cost Ksh 1.3T (327b from Msa to
Nrb a distance of 609 km including
locomotives). However the project has been
riddled with corruption allegation, overpriced
and ignoring procurement process. Nandi MP
Alfred Keter has been at forefront on the
corruption allegation that made Parliamentary
committee of investment and transport to
investigate the project.[6] However Keter has
been claimed to have been hired as
mouthpiece by a prominent investor to fight
the project.
First Phase
The first phase will be between Nairobi and
Mombasa a distance of 609 km will be built
by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)
.[7] The project will cost Sh420 billion, but it
was later increased to Sh327 billion to allow it
source for locomotives and wagons as well.
The estimated cost will be $2.9m per km. [8]
The $3.8 billion deal was signed in May, 2012
in Nairobi by visiting Chinese premier Li
Keqiang, along with the presidents of Kenya,
Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda. The Exim
Bank of China will provide 90% of the funds
for the phase-one project, with Kenya
providing the remainder. Once the first phase
is completed, expected to be in 2017, there are
plans to extend the standard-gauge line to
Kampala, Kigali, Bujumbura and Juba. [9]
LAPSSET
LAPSSET railway project is railway that is set
to connect Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
It will be built from Lamu in Kenya to Juba
and Addis Ababa
Parameters
brakes are automatic air brakes .
couplings are M.C.A. , P.H. Lloyd Co Ltd
[10]

 

[sam999]

So technically by 2020 we will have more than 3 times ur rail capacity given that kenya is half the size of tanzania and already has twice as much roads as Tanzania, a working airline and more than 500 airports and air strips across the country 5 ports mombasa, kisumu, lamu, malindi among others its best u just stop hating n shift ur hatred to books

 

[nyangau mkenya]

On the contrary you need to educate yourself on the same.

you are one confused fella , do some research on your so called 'SGR' railway

 

[FaizaFoxy]

FF, tuwape hongera Wakenya. Sisi bado tunaimba CCM ITATAWALA MILELE.

Hata sisi tukija kuwa na shirika la ndege kubwa kupita KQ, itabidi watupe HONGERA.

Hongera mbona nimewapa. Au haujanisoma? Kwa kujengewa reli na Mchina.

Tazara hauijuwi?