By
Nasser
Kigwangallah, DAR ES SALAAM
A
Technical Committee meeting of Southern Africa Railways Association (SARA) has
opened up in Dar es Salaam.
The
two day meeting aims at finding a lasting solution to railway transport which
has engulfed the region for some time now.
The
meeting held at Peacock Hotel in the heart of the city yesterday was
inaugurated by Damas Ndumbaro, the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
Deputy Managing Director.
In
his opening remarks, the deputy managing director said Tazara has been privileged
to host such a meeting on behalf of other member states.
“The
participants, who are rail experts, have been drawn from SADC countries that
use rail as their means of transport. These countries are Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and the host country Tanzania,” he said.
According
to him, the main objective of the meeting is to reach a common goal of rail
operations so that trains could move to any part of SADC country without
hindrance.
Mr.
Ndumbaro remarked: “We have on a number of occasions, seen a tourist train
coming to Dar es Salaam from South Africa.”
He
added that ‘we want such trains to be many in the near future so as to serve
our people in a more befitting manner.’
He
said that is why these experts are meeting for a two day meeting in Dar es
Salaam to arrive at that end.
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