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OVERVIEW Africa 's railways sadly are disjointed, disconnected, and generally in a state of disrepair, and often do not serve their countries well. The AUR hopes to rectify things. GAUGE The AUR sees that conversion to a common Gauge is too difficult and expensive due to the gauge muddle, but does see the following gauges as preferred in the following regions:
Nigeria These gauge plans may be upset by Nigeria 's albeit glacial programme to convert its 1067mm gauge lines to 1435mm which would seed a Standard Gauge network in adjacent countries, especially those Landlocked countries with no railways at all. Libya Libya started in 2007 building a completely new 1435mm railway system, albeit slowly. A link across the Sahara to Central Africa, probably Nigeria , would also spur the growth of 1435mm connections, which make use of continuous access to the Middle East, Europe, and even China in the foreseeable future. Tanzania Kenya Uganda Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are odd men in the 1067mm South & East zone as they use 1000mm gauge. Should they stay as they are, convert to 1067mm, convert to 1435mm, or convert to an interim Dual Gauge Or Triple Gauge ? Iron Ore Railways Heavy duty iron ore railways in Africa carry so much more traffic than ordinary railways that they almost always adopt Standard Gauge so as to make use of proven Off The Shelf technology. New such lines are looming in Cameroon and Senegal . Gabon is already 1435mm. CONFERENCES
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