By Our Reporter
The first 120 of 480 heavy-duty railway wagons purchased by the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) have arrived in Mombasa. The wagons are expected to increase the company’s haulage capacity by 50%. Each of the wagons has the capacity to transport 60 tons per trip meaning RVR will significantly increase on its current 40 ton load capacity per wagon.
Announcing the development at the commissioning ceremony in Mombasa, Carlos de Andrade the RVR Group CEO said, “In the past we have been limited as regards the volume of freight we are able to move because of the size and quality of the wagons we inherited, many of which were built more than 30 years ago. For the first time since we took over the concession, RVR will be deploying wagons that are purpose built for modern rail transport operations, both in terms of capacity and their condition.
