Professor Atanga has told journalists in Lusaka today that following the Livingstone accident that saw nine coaches gutted into fire, the company has provided interim measures by providing seven more coaches and two trains are now fully operating.
He explains that each train carries ninety people and the company is unable to meet the high demand and thus the need for them to increase the capacity.
Professor Atanga says the coaches are costing three hundred thousand dollars each and the company is optimistic that the couches will be enough to meet the high demand they are currently facing.
He notes that the railway company wants to ensure that they provide enough coaches so as to avoid people putting their luggage in passages thereby creating congestion. / QFM
Why buy from south africa used stock? U should have gone to China & get quality. It seems ZRL will maintain the Diesel driven trains when we are in 21st Century using electric trains… What is happening to Prof Chirwa vision of setting electric trains??? Come on Zambia we can do it….
India has the biggest Railway network in the world. This explains why that country has a specific Ministry dealing with Railway affairs and a full Cabinet Minister at the helm. They produce their own railways stock, be they engines or wagons. Our Ministry of Transport would do well by engaging India in this area than buying used stock from South Africa at an exorbitant price. I challenge Hon. Yamfwa Mukanga to take a shopping visit to India on behalf of ZRL. He will come back smiling.
300,000 usd, in china you should have got 3 out of that,for quality purposes consult tazara
are these off shelf items or not?
Two trains are operational and each carries ninety people? What a waste or is it a typo error?
even south africa has started throwing old things to zambia now
even south africa has started throwing old things to zambia now
I thot the are hiring?