Creecy’s R2-trillion rail master plan to fix South Africa’s logistics crisis
What to know about Creecy’s R2-trillion rail master plan to fix South Africa’s logistics crisis
The last time there was a bright idea to reform South African rail, the AFRO4000 locomotives were too tall (the rail nerds call it “out of loading gauge”) and the “engineer” behind the long-distance passenger rail revival didn’t even have a degree.
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What happened
The last time there was a bright idea to reform South African rail, the AFRO4000 locomotives were too tall (the rail nerds call it “out of loading gauge”) and the “engineer” behind the long-distance passenger rail revival didn’t even have a degree.
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Follow-up questions
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