By Our Reporter
Regional rail operator, Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has announced it will add 480 new wagons to its fleet in an effort to augment its haulage capacity.
Speaking during the 6th East and Central Africa Rail and Road Infrastructure Summit that was held in Nairobi recently, RVR General Manager Concession & External Communications Sammy Gachuhi confirmed that they had already procured 120 wagons. The company expects these to arrive in the country in November.
“The 120 wagons purchased from China CNR Corporation at USD53, 000 per unit will increase fleet size and enable RVR to move up to 60 tonnes on each wagon compared to 40 tons allowed in the current wagon fleet,

