TRC has attributed the ongoing disruptions in the operations of the modern electric train (SGR) to deliberate sabotage aimed ...

The new Electric Multiple Unit train commenced official service on Friday, completing its inaugural three-hour journey from ...

THE Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) technical team successfully restored Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) routes yesterday ...

SGR had been billed as its perfect antidote, with its speeds of over 100 kilometres per hour and new trains which can carry bigger and heavier cargo. Manufacturers, however, say the SGR ...

The Uganda Railways Corporation is not about to deploy electric trains, at least shortly, amidst demands for a “more modern railway system” for the country. The government, through its URC, is ...

The SGR on-lent loan hit Sh737.5 billion in June, up from theSh539 billion originally borrowed from the China Exim Bank for ...

There are frequent power outages that could derail the running of the trains. We need at least 80 per cent guaranteed supply to even think of upgrading SGR to an electric rail,” Transport ...

THE Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has introduced additional services using electric multiple units (EMUs) from Dar es ...

ALSO READ: Tanzania zooms ahead with new electric trains, express service In March 2022, President Suluhu embarked on additional SGR lots. These include 165km Tabora to Isaka at $900 million ...

The trains – powered by electricity ... Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) envisaged to connect key cities and link up with neighbours Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

When Kenya launched the SGR on December 1, 2017, it was seen as a game-changer, facilitating cargo transportation and ...