Tanzania's cheap railway may be of poor quality

[Jay456watt]

RE: “Poor collaboration is hindering regional railway project – report” (The New Times Rwanda, March 13).

Last time we learned that President (John) Magufuli (of Tanzania) has been able to negotiate a similar standard gauge railroad at $1.5 million per kilometre.

Dear EALA MPs, it is too early to conclude that Tanzania got a better deal. There is no way you can finance the construction of a one-kilometre Standard Gauge railroad for $1.5 million. Just imagine the cost of the steel rails alone, and without even including the cost of cement, rocks, excavation and labour.

I am not a civil engineer but common sense tells me that the Tanzania deal will end up being so bad that their railway will be of poor quality, very dangerous and more costly in the long run.
read more at http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2017-03-14/208880/

 

[Geza Ulole]

Hahah

 

[cds]

Acha majungu. The quality of anything is not always determined by it price.

 

[Mwanzi1]

Haha, vichwa vya kufikiri Kenya ndio vimefikia hapa. Duh

 

[MOTOCHINI]

Naona bado wakenya wamechanganyikiwa
na Mitungi yao ya chang'aa kuwa Treni

tena kuna station 6

 

[Ramadhan Rajabu]

Acha majungu. The quality of anything is not always determined by it price.

Kingereza kibovu sana kama sizonje

 

[Ramadhan Rajabu]

Naona bado wakenya wamechanganyikiwa
na Mitungi yao ya chang'aa kuwa Treni

tena kuna station 6

Tatizo lako kimombo hujui aise

 

[sonaderm]

Poor quality if the presidentis not Magufuli..wakandarasi habari wanayo na hawana hamu

 

[cocochanel]

Jealousy

Magufuli oyeeeeeee

 

[dickchiller]

This is absolute jealous. Haaaaa jealousy people never win. This is best negotiation so far. Let's continue to minimize cost as much as possible. Finally we will conclude about quality of railway. If they do blunder we won't accept that railway. Remember when he minister of infrastructure he command one of Japanese company to repeat construction of some parts of kilwa due to poor quality of road

 

[MOTOCHINI]

Tatizo lako kimombo hujui aise

Sijui kiaje labda.au kwakuwa ni Rwanda
lakini kwanini kaileta mkenya!!

nimesema kwenye hiyo pesa na station zimo
ili wakokotoe vizuri

 

[kilam]

Habari za kiwendawazimu hizi, gharama ya SGR Tanzania ni US$ 4.05m / km na sio iliyoandikwa hapo. Nyie endeleeni kutapeliwa tu.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Yes cheap but electrified n will run twice the speed of overcharged SGR in Kenya!

 

[CalvinPower]

Usd 4.05/km ? Kilam unamatatizo wewe. Hii dola 4.05 ni sawa na shilling ngapi. Hata elfu 10 haifiki ndo utengeneze kilometre ya SGR mmmmh

 

[KweliKwanza]

Nyie wakenya tuachieni nchi zetu
Nimekupiga kule unakuja uku kuleta ujingaujinga

 

[CalvinPower]

Habari za kiwendawazimu hizi, gharama ya SGR Tanzania ni US$ 4.05/ km na sio iliyoandikwa hapo. Nyie endeleeni kutapeliwa tu.

Habari za kiwendawazimu ni zipo sasa hizi zako au? Usd 4.05 ?

 

[Montserrat]

This is absolute jealous. Haaaaa jealousy people never win. This is best negotiation so far. Let's continue to minimize cost as much as possible. Finally we will conclude about quality of railway. If they do blunder we won't accept that railway. Remember when he minister of infrastructure he command one of Japanese company to repeat construction of some parts of kilwa due to poor quality of road

Usimtukane sizonje hata siku moja unless you improve your English

 

[kilam]

Habari za kiwendawazimu ni zipo sasa hizi zako au? Usd 4.05 ?

Makosa ya kiuandishi, ni US$ 4.05m/km.

 

[OSOKONI]

Acha majungu. The quality of anything is not always determined by it price.

Economically it is

 

[Jay456watt]

an nonexistent railway...tanzanians are idiots to say the least