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Fyatu
#51 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 9:56:41 AM
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Swenani wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
The kenyan section of the railway line will cost ksh.609 billion.
The first train will run in december 2016.
There will be no intersections with roads.
$1.8 B to be spent on 56 locomotives,1,600 wagons,40 coaches.
There will also be a fiber optic cable along the line
Passenger train will run at a speed of 120km/hr and 80km/h for cargo


Freight trains speed will be 120Km/hr
Passenger trains speed will be 180Km/hr

Source:Kenya Railways corporation
http://www.krc.co.ke/joo...amp;id=51&Itemid=66



speed is determined by haulage. The speed of transporting crude oil is not the same as the speed of transporting juice
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Fyatu
#52 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 10:03:41 AM
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How fast is an average American freight train?


More on American Freight train speeds
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Ericsson
#53 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 10:38:07 AM
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If you add the chinese loan to the public debt our total public debt is around ksh.3.1 trillion oor 90% of the GDP.
Wooow
Miracles need to be done to double our gdp so that the debt is at manageable levels
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Ericsson
#54 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 11:04:22 AM
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@Wakanyugi
LAPSSET will suffer lack of funding as most of gava's money is now going towards the standard gauge railway line
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Swenani
#55 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 11:10:15 AM
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Ericsson wrote:
@Wakanyugi
LAPSSET will suffer lack of funding as most of gava's money is now going towards the standard gauge railway line


I thought lapsset was a PPP?
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Ericsson
#56 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 11:15:54 AM
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The ports,berths,refinery,railway line and pipeline are to be built by gava
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Swenani
#57 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 11:17:07 AM
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Ericsson wrote:
The ports,berths,refinery,railway line and pipeline are to be built by gava

so what will the private partnerships finance?
If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Gathige
#58 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 11:22:53 AM
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Ericsson wrote:
If you add the chinese loan to the public debt our total public debt is around ksh.3.1 trillion oor 90% of the GDP.
Wooow
Miracles need to be done to double our gdp so that the debt is at manageable levels



@Ericsson, If the railways project goes thru' and the regions are connected, the multiplier effect thru increased trade, oil boom and esp the opening up of SSudan will greatly boost the economy. The debt is good as most of it is infrastructure related hence long-term( except the the high wage bill)
"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." Goethe
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Siringi
#59 Posted : Friday, November 29, 2013 11:49:50 AM
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Some CORDoms trying to take credit for the Standard Gauge Railway

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PKoli
#60 Posted : Saturday, November 30, 2013 9:13:17 AM
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Ericsson wrote:
@Wakanyugi
LAPSSET will suffer lack of funding as most of gava's money is now going towards the standard gauge railway line

Key components of lapsset such as transmissions line are almost in place. The commencement for three berths construction is early January.

The factor that lapsset is a regional project, incorporating SS, KE, UG and ET, makes it as viable as the standard gauge line. Me thinks, both projects will change the economic landscape of Kenya and the region.
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