Angola: Speed of Reconstruction of Railroad System
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By FTW, 20 August 2012 Aug 20, 2012 - 7:01:31 AM |
The speed at which the Angolan railroad system has been rebuilt is a first for the African continent, said Angola鈥檚 transport minister, Augusto Tom谩s in the city of Lubango, cited by Angolan news
agency Angop.
Noting that in just a few years 2 700-kilometres of railroads were rebuilt, the minister noted that over US$3.3-billion was spent on the three main lines 鈥� Luanda, Benguela and Namibe (formerly
Mo莽芒medes).
Tom谩s noted that the reconstruction programme for the railroads included the lines themselves and 148 stations, and that 243 units of rolling stock had been purchased, including engines, trucks
and carriages, and that workshops and professional training centres had been built.
鈥淭he three railroads have altogether consumed that US$3.3 billion, but there are still other tasks to be carried out, and thus modernisation of the railroads will continue,鈥� he said.
Work to rebuild Angola鈥檚 three railroads was carried out by Chinese companies with funding from Beijing.
Source:Ocnus.net 2012
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