Africa’s Biggest Railway Projects

[@Umu_Eri]

Im glad to see you cover rail development in africa, hoping to see an indepth analysis of potential or planned rail corridors and their benefits

[@ComradeWillow]

Definitely want more videos about African railway projects!

[@worldtechlab]

Check Tanzanias electric SGR trains

[@NoirMorter]

Africa would be an amazing place to have rail.

[@yusufHaffejee-ql9oj]

Especially with long distances between places, i wish my country South Africa would invest more in inter-city rail its so much safer than our bus and taxi systems. There is a planned high-speed rail from Pretoria in Gauteng to Polokwane in Limpopo starting in 2025 which is great for linking the economic hub to our poorer, more resource and tourist focussed brethen in the north east

[@stevenroshni1228]

the train ride itself would attract tourism to go though Africa's great landscapes

[@Gnefitisis]

I would like to be on a train that like hits zebra and shit!

[@trol0lolol0lolol0]

Great video, thank you! I especially like the maps and visualisations.

[@RailwaysExplained]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@GCarnell]

This was very insightful! Would love to learn more. Thanks!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GoldenEagle-c3j]

Nothing insightful about what he says. Absolutely rubbish!

[@georgievalexander4747]

Hope to see your analysis over the project Dar es Salam - Dodoma - Tabora with potential of connection with Rwanda, Burundi and DRC

[@ianhomerpura8937]

For a decade now, both Kenya and Tanzania have been pushing to build a railway line to Kigali, and across to the DRC. So far no one has succeeded yet.

[@user-xsn5ozskwg]

@@ianhomerpura8937 A decade isn't long at all for a project of that scope to find its footing; while there are obvious stability issues with the DRC it's still worth taking proposals seriously and evaluating their merits.

[@georgievalexander4747]

@@ianhomerpura8937 Tanzania managed to reach to Dodoma, Kenya - to Naivasha, not bad. Tanzania has already contracted the sections almost to Tabora. Let's see which corridor will be more sucessful

[@tealsquare]

Tanzania's SGR will reach DR Congo through Burundi before Kigali is connected. Kigali's fate seems to be tied to Uganda's

[@astralorygd]

As a Kenyan, I would say Tanzania is trying much harder than Kenya. Tanzania has built so much rail connecting more cities than Kenya has over a relatively shorter time. In addition to that, their trains are electrified. Meanwhile, ours are still diesel trains, which is just unfortunate to be honest. I congratulate Tanzania for how much they have done so far. As for Kenya, our government is pretty much useless at this point. We should do better

[@michaelhall8586]

Africa is such a fascinating region. That’s why I’ve been really enjoying the African Railways magazine podcast

[@user-xsn5ozskwg]

Definitely some ambitious projects that have lots of potential. The African Integrated High Speed Railway Initiative is really cool and grand, but I'm more excited about the projects in progress like Kano-Marati.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’ve been on a train in Egypt and it was actually quite nice and cozy.

[@jossdeiboss]

More videos are always appreciated!

[@RailwaysExplained]

More to come!

[@magnusfrankevoort9708]

I’d love to see more in depth videos about these projects! How come you didn’t talk about the East African Railway Master Plan?

[@railwayjade]

Nice to see my country spoken about :) I still want to see Cecil Rhodes' dream of connecting Cape to Cairo

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

Thanks for the vid. Good to see more rail projects being developed in Africa

[@RailwayNetworks]

Thank you for bringing up such an interesting topic. Railway development in Africa is certainly something we don't hear about that often...

[@grsafran]

I love how the SA rail project is framed as a source of ore for the USA and Europe instead of South Africa diversifying it's market for IT'S ore.

[@MrGollum27]

Very much interest. Please keep covering african rail projects

[@muniruomar6312]

You did not include (in Nigeria), the double standard gauge linking Kano and Kaduna and also Ibadan to Kaduna. The rail project is phased. It starts from the port of Lagos through to Maradi in Niger Republic. Lagos to Ibadan (1st phase) is completed. Abuja to Kaduna one track also completed.

[@ayindestevens6152]

Sure more African Rail Projects please.

[@afl6786]

I thought rwanda atleast have suggested railway line as they are landlock but underway of fastest economic growth

[@TheIrieman15]

Still mostly extraction lines and not many intra-African trade and transport routes are being built.

[@dache_z1082]

Check out the East African railway masterplan already under construction and the lapsset corridor

[@arth__BK]

Not mentioning the railroad projects completed and under construction in north Africa (Algeria) is baffling,even the maps are a bit out of date

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Algeria deserves its own episode, especially since they engaged in an extensive tram building spree

[@arth__BK]

​@@ianhomerpura8937 The tram projects are mostly done in most major cities now the focus is on the capital metro and the linking major cities and industrial areas to the national rail network

[@sarthakbarath]

Would Love to see more railway infrastructure projects in Africa

[@julianselvaraj6107]

Wish the high speed railway across Africa is sooner than 2063!

[@LaurentMinne]

Whynot? But high speed is not thé major adventage of the rail transport

[@aresthedevil]

Considering the civil war(s) in Ethiopia and Sudan I doubt funding will be achieved.

[@JeffBilkins]

3:47 nice pedestrian bridge over the road, not the rails though :)

[@Silver-l5x]

Bc in Nigeria, ppl find it stressful using a pedestrian bridge, most ppl only use it, when there's an officer around, the tracks are electrified or it's a highspeed train track Ppl do not fear trains in Nigeria, ppl electric train tracks are elevated so that dumb ppl don't cross them or vandalize the cables

[@mihaelverk9507]

The og voice is back! ❤

[@JanVrtielka]

differences in gauges can be overcome by Spanish Talgo system.

[@jameshitselberger5845]

Zimbabwe used to have a comprehensive passenger rail system. After 1980 it collapsed

[@PAnon-sama]

Would love to see an Iberoamerican version of this. Not in small part because there is a rail proyect in my country that hopefully begins soon. 😅

[@Ynhockey]

What about phase 2 of the Kenya-Uganda-Rwanda SGR? I heard they were going to start construction soon.

[@permunk-nielsen856]

They are

[@stevenroshni1228]

would love to hear about the African Intergraded High-speed network. I'm guessing the red lines are true high-speed above km/hr trains and the green lines are regular trains in the 150-200 km/hr range?

[@DarkTitan-wm5zn]

High speed trains exist only in Morocco when it comes to Africa.And there are a lot of projects to add 1300 km of high speed railway(320km/h),not to mention the RER train that will connect all the cities in each region together with a speed of 220km/h.

[@elorani1714]

Would love to see more videos about Africa, including metro projects, if they are within the purview of this channel. I understand Abidjan in Cote de Ivoire is constructing that country's first metro line.

[@wzwzwz]

More African videos are very welcome. It's refreshing to see new places get covered instead of the usual euro-asia duopoly

[@nomercynodragonforyou9688]

Need more videos like these

[@ice401557]

Of course I'd like to see more about African railway projects, there are not so many infos about it. It would be nice to hear about the Tanzania rail project with ex-Austrian class 1014 locomotives and ex-German double deck coaches for example.

[@RailwaysExplained]

Sounds good!

[@GoldenEagle-c3j]

"ex-Austrian class 1014 locomotives" there is no such. The locomotive belongs to Yapi Markezi and was brought to Tanzania for testing purposes only.

[@IntaminFanboy]

I’d be happy to see more on African rail! Especially interested in the Lagos metro and commuter rail projects.

[@pilimbaraka1928]

Check Tanzania sgr is a longest in Africa

[@Sara-cy3wo]

Very interesting topic

[@Gavi_255]

You havent made enough research about Tanzania railway

[@astralorygd]

You should have also talked about the LAPSSET corridor involving Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan

[@counterfit5]

The considerations needed for wildlife in Africa will be vastly different than Europe and East Asia, and even North America, too.

[@stevenroshni1228]

the USA is a good example for this. While our passenger network doesn't reach the Europe and East Asia benchmarks, our freight system is world's best

[@GengeMauMau]

Cover the East African Railway Masterplan linking 8 countries to the Indian Ocean 👍

[@tealsquare]

And this is a project that's actually ongoing and no longer a fantasy 👌🏾

[@permunk-nielsen856]

@@tealsquare Exactly

[@fatfred1971]

Rail development in Africa: very interesting!!!

[@serbdriverAU]

I am actually so happy for African nations to finally have some good development of their countries. This is what happens when you take western world nation leeches of your continent from further leeching off your natural resources and allow friendly nations to come and help you progress... Bravo Africa.

[@firefox39693]

High-speed rail tunnels between Morocco and Spain make so much sense. Not just train tunnels. Road tunnels, too.

[@SeverityOne]

Considering the quite insane border fences in Melilla and Ceuta, that's unlikely to happen soon. Also, you don't really want such a long road tunnel. Just load the vehicles on a train, as happens between France and the UK.

[@writtwoodson6879]

It is not possible to build a tunnel from Morocco to Spain within reasonable cost/benefit constraints. The English Channel is 180 meters deep. Th Strait of Gibraltar is 1,000 meters deep. That is the difference between possible and not possible.

[@firefox39693]

@@SeverityOne The US/Mexico border has rigorous border fencing.

[@RailwaysExplained]

@firefox39693 Did you have a chance to watch our video on this topic?

[@firefox39693]

@@RailwaysExplained I think I did. It was a while back.

[@raptor2.056]

First one! On time! :D

[@silveriver9]

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[@Fliegermann777]

I currently live in Nairobi, but lived in in Khartoum, Sudan for 5 years until the current civil war broke out in April 2023. I doubt construction activity of any rail projects will start in that country for the next 10 years.

[@Cumulo9]

imagining still building meter gauge in today's day and age. US and Europe are desperate and the politicians for that project were probably bribed. they could have built a standard gauge for half the price or same price for double the length, and way less maintenance issues and cost down the line due to compatibility

[@AM_Nevrekar]

I'm interested

[@jorge.limafilho]

I would love to see a video on the High Speed Railway Network in Africa!

[@mwaririlyrics]

how's east Africa not here, standard Guage railway in Kenya which will connect with Sudan, Uganda and tanzania

[@vintagemusicgroup9236]

Where is Tanzania’s new Electric SGR?

[@logan10506]

I don't know where you get your data from but it's wrong Railroad lines, total length in km, 2021Railroad lines, km, 2021 Global rank South Africa 20953 1 Algeria 4001 2 DR Congo 3641 3 Morocco 2295 4

[@csocius]

you're outdated bro ! Algeria: Approximately 4,200 km, making it nearly twice as extensive as Morocco's network. Morocco: Approximately 2,300 km, with a focus on passenger and freight transport.

[@karyori69]

Both Morocco n Egypt r still behind!

[@collins5912]

Kenya sgr Tanzania sgr should be covered on a video

[@williamhumes7332]

At least they know dere way.

[@SparkleyRecords]

Continue africa... I think there is more in nigerias lagos

[@fitzgeraldseales9578]

Why you put egypt Morocco south africa eithiopia it leaps and bound with there train while everyone is fruad set there trains

[@InamMaqondose-ny8zf]

South Africa literally has the worlds 10th largest railway system, as impressive Ethiopias railway growth has become, it’s absolutely nowhere near South Africa’s railway systems😐

[@Zweig09]

Soudan has been in civil war for over a year, didn't occur to you to mention it at least as a "challange" when mentionning the rail project between Ethiopia and Soudan?

[@writtwoodson6879]

The challenge is cited @10:25. Check twice before you criticize.

[@JanVrtielka]

South America needs improve rail system

[@spectre3954]

You missed out on India's role in African locomotive and passenger car market...why everyone always miss out India's role everywhere...??

[@Zariel666-e2w]

More information?

[@spectre3954]

@@Zariel666-e2w Wabtec is to export over 100 locomotives to Africa, 1067mm Metre gauge coaches to Uganda and Angola, AC LHB coaches to Mozambique, India also built Tramway in Mauritius...

[@Englishkin]

At 225 kph (140 mph), there could be two-night, 20-car sleeping passenger train from evening to the second morning between Egypt and South Africa, both ways, with overnight sleeping car passenger service, evening to morning, by the same train between South Sudan and Zambia, both ways, making stops at rail yards every 200 km, followed by a local passenger train making stops at sidings every 20 km. 20-car fast freight and local freight trains could run after the passenger trains at comparable speeds and transit times. National branch lines could connect along this transcontinental line. It should not, however, need to be developed nor operated by Communist China nor by any other entities from outside Africa.

[@Thodyty87]

Where do you get the info? Your information is not totally accurate especially about the Tanzania sgr railway network which is among the longest in africa and current opeartional with total cost of 10B dollars

[@KakiAcha]

Western Sahara is not Morocco.

[@GBOAC]

It practically is and most of the world doesn’t oppose it, that’s what ultimately counts. Countries and territories exist because of recognition consensus.

[@ESMengu]

@@GBOAC You should check the facts before saying anything with such confidence or else you'll make yourself look like a fool, as is the case here. Western Sahara is, in fact, not Morocco, however many tantrums those genocidal nationalists wants to throw.

[@SANYISZTAL]

🐈‍⬛

[@appleicatpromax7069]

True!

[@firestarter1888]

Encore s il vous plait

[@youme1414]

This information is flawed in so many ways.

[@TheYamiRanshiin]

Funny. Many people have no food, but they wanna build that? And where is the joke?

[@BLACKSTA361]

you are very uninformed if you think majority of africa is without food. but i expect nothing else from people with CNN as their ''source of information''

[@TheYamiRanshiin]

@@BLACKSTA361 Dude, i am from germany. I don`t watch cnn. But face it. Millions of millions of people leaving africa because they have no food. That`s why "save the children" allways says "they need food".

[@BLACKSTA361]

@@TheYamiRanshiin dann fokusiere dich auf Deutschland. Deutschland seit Jahren hangengeblieben ist am versinken und der typ will Moralapostel spielen Was ein Lappen

[@patrickpedro6458]

You are a liar

[@jamesau4296]

Funding for Freight Railway, highway or Airport Maybe, but I don’t think China will fund for the high speed passenger railway in the future given that firstly, high speed trains are money losing stuff for donor nations and all international finance are base of profit. Secondly, the need to sell Chinese mobility solution as high speed trains are diminishing as China are making progress in plane making which they can earn more and harder to imitate for African nations.