- A contract between The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and Hyundai Rotem has been signed to facilitate training of Tanzanian engineers on how to operate the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) trains.
- The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has said it is scheduled to receive the first batch of the 42 electric trains from Germany and South Korea by November this year.
A contract between The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and Hyundai Rotem have been signed to facilitate training of Tanzanian engineers on how to operate the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) trains. The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has said it is scheduled to receive the first batch of the 42 electric trains from Germany and South Korea by November this year. With the arrival of the locomotives, the country can start operating the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) which is almost 92.7 per cent complete.
The Works and Transport Minister Dr Leonard Chamuriho, revealed that in every contract signed, the term for the training of local experts was incorporated. He said that the government wanted local engineers to be competent in all aspects of maintenance, signals and driving.
The contract with Hyundai follows Tanzania’s plan to modernise its railroads. The country has injected $6.9 billion into upgrading its rail system. Trains could be driven at slow speeds of between 30 to 40 kilometres per hour under the old rail system forced. With the new electric locomotives, trains can run at maximum speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour.
