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Trans Africa Railway Corporation

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

Gauge

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To the north of Kidatu is the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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

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

See also

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References

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