- Transguinean Railways
The Transguinean Railways is a proposed set of heavy duty
standard gauge railways inGuinea to support heavy duty haulage of primarilyiron ore andbauxite .Overview
Existing railways in Guinea are badly maintained and feeble, and would need to be rebuilt from the ground up to support a tenfold or hundredfold increase in tonneages. The new lines would also avoid undesirable rises and falls though hilly terrain. [ [http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2005&Itemid=35 Railways Africa - RADEBE AT UAR CONFERENCE ] ]
Gauge
The new lines would be
standard gauge (1435mm) so as to benefit most fromoff the shelf equipment, and to achieve the highestsecondhand value of surplus equipment. The existence of successful heavy duty narrow gauge lines in South Africa, Queensland and Brazil would not affect this choice.Borders
The new line tends to follow the southern border with
Sierra Leone andLiberia .See also
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Transport in Guinea Reports
[ [http://www.ngdir.org/GeoportalInfo/SubjectInfoDetail.asp?PID=553&index=99 National Geoscience Database Of IRAN - Geoportal Info ] ]
References
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