Trans Africa Railway Corporation

Railway company operating transshipment station in Tanzania

The Trans Africa Railway Corporation is a company that runs the break of gauge transshipment station at Kidatu, Tanzania.[1]

## Gauge[edit]

To the north of Kidatu is the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) system of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

To the south of Kitadu is the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) system of TAZARA, Zambia and the rest of southern Africa.

## Transhipment[edit]

Kitadu is fitted with large cranes which help tranship goods, especially containers, from wagons of one gauge to wagons of another gauge.

## See also[edit]

* East African Railway Master Plan
* Rail transport in Tanzania
* Transport in Tanzania
* TAZARA

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rail deal links Cape to Cair

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