Cost comparison SGR Kenya vs SGR Tanzania

This rail is almost never talked about yet it has never stopped operating...
This is 100 km of rail from Lake.Magadi to Nairobi - Its used to transport Magadi Soda Ash from the lake and eventually to Mombasa



Soda_train%2C_Magadi%2C_Kenya.jpg


Kuna behewa moja la abiria liliongezwa kwa treni ya mizigo iwe inaweza kubeba watu kati ya Magadi-Nairobi

DgDiXRHWkAEXY4r.jpg




Reli hio ya MGR ilifanyiwa ukarabati na sehemu zilizokua zimeharibika kung'olewa, hadi sehemu zengine zimewekwa concrete sleepers

train.jpg

1629804998913.png


12496508_510536502459385_4304813875726252626_o.jpg


Kuna watalii kadhaa ambao hutumia hii treni kwenda na kurudi - kuzuru Lake Magadi amayo iko na vivutio kadhaa

61455094_1189320237914338_102491736592351232_n.jpg


27504026_856106034569095_7128518679488915745_o.jpg

70963340_1272216996291328_8228942934368583680_n.jpg


68737607_1244633565716338_4317252300750979072_n.jpg


67364938_1226166277563067_5902507528360558592_n.jpg


65126446_1206877839491911_6289099364329586688_n.jpg



19025094_739161629596870_4173250427037703600_o.jpg


14612506_1110303279077874_8759793783139852210_o.jpg


1629803606486.jpeg
 
This rail is almost never talked about yet it has never stopped operating...
This is 100 km of rail from Lake.Magadi to Nairobi - Its used to transport Magadi Soda Ash from the lake and eventually to Mombasa



Soda_train%2C_Magadi%2C_Kenya.jpg


Kuna behewa moja la abiria liliongezwa kwa treni ya mizigo iwe inaweza kubeba watu kati ya Magadi-Nairobi

DgDiXRHWkAEXY4r.jpg




Reli hio ya MGR ilifanyiwa ukarabati na sehemu zilizokua zimeharibika kung'olewa, hadi sehemu zengine zimewekwa concrete sleepers

train.jpg

View attachment 1906158

12496508_510536502459385_4304813875726252626_o.jpg


Kuna watalii kadhaa ambao hutumia hii treni kwenda na kurudi - kuzuru Lake Magadi amayo iko na vivutio kadhaa

61455094_1189320237914338_102491736592351232_n.jpg


27504026_856106034569095_7128518679488915745_o.jpg

70963340_1272216996291328_8228942934368583680_n.jpg


68737607_1244633565716338_4317252300750979072_n.jpg


67364938_1226166277563067_5902507528360558592_n.jpg


65126446_1206877839491911_6289099364329586688_n.jpg



19025094_739161629596870_4173250427037703600_o.jpg


14612506_1110303279077874_8759793783139852210_o.jpg


View attachment 1906137

Hizi si treni za Kenya Railways bali ni za Magadi Soda company na ni privately owned!
 
Under normal circumstances mimi hua na ingnore vitu zengine, lakini vile we hupenda kuingilia kila post ya mkenya....

Is that a crooked wheel I see? Hizi vitu zinakaa 2nd hand si mpya

View attachment 1906113
View attachment 1906119
That is a wheel protector it prevents damage during loading and transportation so that the wheel surfaces remain smooth
 





MY TAKE
The only bridge in East and ecentral Africa of over 400 m that can withstand a train of axle load of 35t!
 
Hizi si treni za Kenya Railways bali ni za Magadi Soda company na ni privately owned!
Reli ni ya KRC, treni ni ya magadi ... This is the way to go... Reli ni kama vile barabara au runway ya airport.... Kuachia reli nzima iwe inatumika na kampuni moja ya serekali ni ku waste.... Na ndio mannana hii laini ya Magadi haijawahi kufa hata baada ya karibu reli zote za MGR kufa (kabla zianze kufufuliwa tena miaka miwili iliopita)
I hope one day in future watakubali kampuni ya kibinafsi kununua passenger train na waiendeshe kwa SGR (Bora wafwatilie schedule watakayopewa) hii italeta competition ambayo itaboresha usafiri...
 
Reli ni ya KRC, treni ni ya magadi ... This is the way to go... Reli ni kama vile barabara au runway ya airport.... Kuachia reli nzima iwe inatumika na kampuni moja ya serekali ni ku waste.... Na ndio mannana hii laini ya Magadi haijawahi kufa hata baada ya karibu reli zote za MGR kufa (kabla zianze kufufuliwa tena miaka miwili iliopita)
I hope one day in future watakubali kampuni ya kibinafsi kununua passenger train na waiendeshe kwa SGR (Bora wafwatilie schedule watakayopewa) hii italeta competition ambayo itaboresha usafiri...

KNOWLEDGE HUB

Magadi Railway Co Ltd​

This line from Magadi to Konza, opened in 1915, was built by the Magadi Soda Company to carry soda ash from Lake Magadi for export through Mombasa.




MY TAKE
Wachaga upumbavu!
 
Back
Top Bottom