High speed railway

The first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) connecting Dar se salaam and Morogoro (the business capital) to the East will begin in December. Tanzania’s Minister for works, transportation and communication, Isack Kemwelwe confirmed that procurement of the necessary equipment for the project have been concluded. “We have already set some funds to purchase the engines and also begun procurement of 1,430 cargo wagons, 20 locomotives, 60 passenger carriages and five sets of multiple…