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ZRL Purchases 10 Coaches
Zambia Railways Limited (ZLR) Chief Executive Officer Professor Muyenga Atanga has revealed that the company has purchased ten more coaches from South Africa and the coaches are expected to be in the country early next month.
Professor Atanga has told journalists in Lusaka 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.
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James Chilufya
October 20, 2013 at 8:31 am
Execellent move by the ZRL that is exactly what we wanted when putting this govenment in place for sure its Euro bond at work. Continue to be good we will spare you for 40years. Tongas will now have cheap transport when transporting their cattle to Lusaka.
Maano
October 20, 2013 at 9:34 am
Surving on ‘nkongole’, ‘kaloba’, ‘chikwelete’ is living on borrowed time. Most likely the current Zanbian government regime [PF] may not be there when repayment of capital of the Euro bond commences many years from now. So, who can’t dream and borrow? Dream on!
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October 21, 2013 at 9:25 pm
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kapulu wa ng'ongo
October 20, 2013 at 8:34 am
I thought ZRL could have procured additional locomotive engines as well . I hope this was within plan and not just as a result of the Livingstone train fire.
As a matter of fact when is ZRL commencing the much heralded rail rehabilitation?
max
October 20, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Please ZRL ensure no standing in these new coaches so that they can stay longer or purchase more coaches and be strictly we salute you
The Observer
October 21, 2013 at 9:33 pm
Standing in those trains does not affect their life span or how long they will be in good condition. Urge them to take care of them by servicing them instead. They are built to carry a lot of tones, make sure you the people also keep them clean!
Pezi Mistake
October 20, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Every time we order coaches from South Africa a railway accident happens. Evil spirits lurk there. That’s why there’s so much violence there
RB
October 20, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Each train carries 90 people? Is this true? This is a small number
Allow us to be Frank
October 20, 2013 at 8:37 pm
so what??
gp2
October 20, 2013 at 8:56 pm
Umutengo atishani? The cost attached to this is way just too much, anway!!! Slighytly over k1500,000.per coach which is of a 90 pessagers carrying capacity
likaki nyau nyau
October 20, 2013 at 9:19 pm
Next questions are:
1.Was the procurement tendered publicly.
2.Was the supplier the best evaluated (technical and price)
3.Are the coaches second hand or new
Just asking.
chansa wibatiina bwingi
October 20, 2013 at 9:45 pm
It was silly,inane and irresponsible for ZRL to admit that they overload passengers on their trains due to high demand with some passengers occupying toilets and standing in the aisles. The danger ZRL subjects the public to is unimaginable and must be stopped forthwith.
Just how insensitive can ZRL management be to publicly declare this level of irresponsibility on national TV?
And how can they possibly aspire to even run faster trains of up to 80kmph or above when scores of houses have been built on the railway line in Chawama and Lilayi.
Do they think of the carnage that would occur if a ZRL train derailed and ploughed into these houses built hardly 25m from the rail line in some cases?
osward mwaisumo
October 21, 2013 at 10:00 am
a train cannot carry only 90 passengers, maybe one coach.
Mafukeni Mutondo
October 21, 2013 at 12:44 pm
There is too much talking by this Professor. We want action. The railways stations need attention. they are just as dirty as the time of ZRS. The railway sidings are completely dead. All what we have seen is acquisition of Professorship! We are not interested in this but immediate clearing of the sides of the railway tracks,railway station rehabiliation. This will create employment. Are you waiting for the rolling stock before you start cleaning up the premises? Come on guys lets be serious. No more theories but lets be pragmatic.
padre shikofu
October 21, 2013 at 9:07 pm
Talk about professorship…recently somebody was being congratulated on professorship with no mention of which academic institution conferred the accolade on them.
Mr. PAC
October 21, 2013 at 10:09 pm
continue helping poor zambians
eneli
October 21, 2013 at 10:37 pm
outdated coaches.