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van Criekinge, Jan. "Historisch Overzicht van de Spoorwegen in West-Afrika." Afrika Focus 5, no. 3-4 (January 15, 1989): 133–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2031356x-0050304003.

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Historical Survey of the Railway Development in West Africa The present day railway system in West Africa is the result of the transport-policy developed by the colonial powers (France, Great Britain and Germany) at the end of the 19th century. It is remarkable that no network of railways, like in Southern Africa, was brought about. The colonial railways in West Africa were built by the State or by a joint-stock company within the borders of one colony to export the raw materials from the production centres to the harbours. Nevertheless railways were built for more than economical grounds only, in West Africa they had to accomplish a strategic and military role by “opening Africa for the European civilization”. Hargreaves calls railways the “heralds of new imperialism” and Baumgart speaks of the own dynamics of the railways, to push the European colonial powers further into Africa ... The construction of a railway needed a very high capital investment and the European capitalists wouldn’t like to take risks in areas that were not yet “pacified”. It is remarkable how many projects to build a Transcontinental railway right across the Sahara desert largely remained on paper. Precisely because such plans did not materialize, however, the motive force they provided to such imperialist actions as political-territorial annexations can be traced all the more clearly. The French built the first railway in West Africa, the Dakar - St-Louis line (Senegal), between 1879 and 1885. This line stimulated the production of ground-nuts, although the French colonial-military lobby has had other motives. The real motivation became very clear at the construction of the Kayes-Bamako railway. Great difficulties needed the military occupation of the region and the violent recruitment of thousands of black labourers, all over the region. The same problems transformed the building of the Kayes-Dakar line into a real hell. Afterwards the Siné Saloum region has been through a “agricultural revolution”, when the local ground-nuts-producers have been able to produce for foreign markets. The first British railways were built in Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast-colony (Ghana). Jn Nigeria railway construction stimulated the growth of Lagos as an harbour and administrative centre. Lugard had plans for the unification of Nigeria by railways. The old Hausa town of Kano flourished after the opening of the Northern Railway, for other towns a period of decline had begun. Harbour cities and interior railwayheads caused an influx of population from periphery regions, the phenomenon is called “port concentration”. Also the imperial Germany built a few railwaylines in their former colony Togo, to avoid the traffic flow off to the British railways. ifs quite remarkable that the harbours at the Gulf of Guinea-coast developed much later than the harbours of Senegal and Sierra Leone. After the First World War only a few new railways were constructed, the revenues remained very low, so the (colonial) state had to take over many lines. The competition between railways and roadtransport demonstrated the first time in Nigeria, it was the beginning of the decline of railways as the most important transportsystems in West Africa. Only multinational companies built specific railways for the export of minerals (iron, ore and bauxite) after the Second World War, and the French completed the Abidjan - Ouagadougou railway (1956). The consequences of railway construction in West Africa on economic, demographic and social sphere were not so far-reaching as in Southern Africa, but the labour migration and the first labour unions of railwaymen who organized strikes in Senegal and the Ivory Coast mentioned the changing social situation. The bibliography of the West African railways contains very useful studies about the financial policy of the railway companies and the governments, but only a few railways were already studied by economic historians.
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Xie, Yongshun, and Chengjin Wang. "Evolution and Construction Differentiation Pattern of African Railway Network." Sustainability 13, no. 24 (December 13, 2021): 13728. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132413728.

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Since the new century, countries in Africa have started a new round of rail network planning and construction which brings the completed different features together with the spatial organization of the railway network during the colonial period. Along with the strategic layout of “going out” with China’s railways, the organizational structure of the African railway network will make a tremendous change for the construction market, network organization, and gauge structure of the African railways. Based on the literature reviews, we analyzed and forecasted the evolution of railway network in Africa and discussed the spatial differentiation of the future construction market of the railways from the view of country and enterprise. The results show that the development of the African railway networks will experience three stages: 1850–1960, 1960–2010 and 2010–2050, and that the organization pattern of the African railway network has evolved from the “Hinterland-Port” model to the “Continental Integration” model. The development of railway technical standards tends to be integrated, the gauge type is changed from complicated to single, the gauge distribution is changed from broken to uniform. The contractor countries of the railway changed from English-French dominated to China dominated. The application of railway technical standards is influenced by technology dependence and path dependence and is mainly reflected in the two characteristics of “Chinese standard implantation” and “local standard retention”. The contractor enterprises of railway have a monopoly on the market of a country, CCECC and CRCC are leading, and the contractor enterprises are spatially characterized by four spatial distribution modes: single, continuous, jumping and comprehensive.
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Bucsky, Péter. "Afrikai vasutak kínai segítséggel – Kinek éri meg?" Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies 12, no. 1-3. (October 30, 2018): 55–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.15170/at.2018.12.1-3.3.

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In Kenya and Ethiopia the new railways financed by Chinese loans and built by Chinese technology and by Chinese companies are already in service. Lot of people see these as a boost for development, but both of them are upgrades of already existent lines. It is questionable whether or not the countries will be able to repay the costs of these investments, and the railways can generate so high additional growth that can finance the loans. There are also other options for railway development than Chinese loans and it is interesting to analyse which option is the most straightforward and beneficial for the Africa countries from the current examples and potentials for railway development. From the analysis we can see that Chinese loans do not seem to be the best solution, countries are taking very high debt for projects with risky returns. The example of Tanzania shows that open international procurement and competition can lead to cheaper and sustainable railway development in Africa, as opposed to Chinese loan-driven investment schemes.
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Maggi, Stefano. "The Railways of Italian Africa." Journal of Transport History 18, no. 1 (March 1997): 54–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002252669701800106.

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Budi, Nashon Budy, John Akumu Orondo, Samwel Okuro, and George Odhiambo. "The Decline of Lake Victoria Ferry Services in Kenya, 1961-2012." Journal of Historical Studies 4, no. 1 (September 1, 2023): 43–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.47941/jhs.1422.

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Purpose: This study examined the operations of Lake Victoria Ferry Services since the independence of the East African countries in 1961 when the management was under the East Africa Railways and Harbors (EARH) and later the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC). At the beginning of the 20th century the British colonial government established Lake Victoria transport as an extension of railway line in the lake region in Kenya and into Uganda. Despite some challenges, lake transport demonstrated progress in its services and expansion during the colonial period. However, when the management was transferred to the independent governments of East Africa, the operations of ferries were affected by the inefficiencies which marked the beginning of its decline. This study was guided by Politics of the Belly Theory of Bayart who associates underdevelopment of Africa long after independence with corrupt practices of African leaders. The theory shows that postcolonial African leaders have personalized the state for their own and their ethnic community’s gain thereby neglecting the regions which are perceived to be opposing the ruling regime. Methodology: A Historical Research Design was used to conduct this study. Non probability sampling methods and procedures were used to identify informants during the collection of primary data. Other primary data were gathered from Kenya National Archives and Railways Museum in Nairobi. Secondary data was collected from relevant publications and other materials. Findings: The data obtained were analyzed using content and thematic analysis techniques. This study established that transition in management from colonial to independent East African governments, competition from road transport and disintegration of East African Community led to the decline of maritime transportation on Lake Victoria. In order to revive ferry services on the Lake, major rehabilitations on the existing ports must be done and modern ports built. In the same vein new transport vessels should be acquired. Finally, a permanent solution to the threat of water hyacinth must be pursued and regular dredging of navigational channels done regularly. Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: This study suggests that, the government should promote integrated transport planning as well as developing proper regulations guiding Lake Victoria transport.
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Odutayo, Dina, Raji Adisa, and Solanke Olayiwola. "Exploring Nexus between Transportation System and Economic Development in Nigeria: A Case of Railway Passenger Travel." NIU Journal of Humanities 8, no. 4 (December 31, 2023): 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.58709/niujhu.v8i4.1731.

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Studies frequently explored the relationship between economic performance and transport investments. However, how the performance of the economy relates to the usage of transport in Africa and Nigeria in particular is poorly explored prompting investigation on the nexus between railway passenger travel and economic development in Nigeria. The study employed the Vector Auto-Regressive (VAR) Model to analyse the 60-year annual time series data of railway passenger movement, annual GDP, and inflation. Results indicate about 72.5% of the variables entered in the model accounted for 72.5% of changes observed in railway passenger traffic with Lag 1 of passenger travel exerting the most substantial influence on the output. The result further shows Inflation and GDP (x= 0.485223; P= 0.7846.) as well as their lags are redundant in forecasting the 60-year data. The study concludes that economic performance does not influence travel by railways among passengers using railways in Nigeria. Keywords: Economic performance, Railway, Passenger travel, Transportation system
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Pereira, Hugo Silveira. "Colonial Railways and Conflict Resolution Between Portugal and the United Kingdom in Africa (c. 1880–early 1900s)." HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology 12, no. 1 (September 1, 2018): 75–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/host-2018-0004.

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Abstract In the 1870s, Portugal transferred the public works program it was undertaking on the mainland – in which railways played a decisive role – to its African colonies of Angola and Mozambique. In this strategy, the United Kingdom was an obvious partner, given the historical connection between both nations and the geographical proximity between the colonies each country had in Africa. However, British and Portuguese imperial agendas could easily clash, as both London and Lisbon coveted the same areas of Africa. Hence, the initial and apparent cooperation rapidly evolved to a situation of conflict. In this paper, I aim to analyse three instances of dispute between Portugal and Britain about colonial railways in Angola and Mozambique. I will use the methodological tools of conflict resolution analysis in a historical perspective and the concept of track-two diplomacy within the framework of technodiplomacy.
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Bagwandeen, Mandira. "Africa’s Railway Renaissance: Continental Aspirations vs. National Realities." African Studies Quarterly 22, no. 1 (December 15, 2023): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/asq.22.1.135892.

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As per the African Union’s 2016 prescription, most new rail projects in Africa are greenfield standard gauge railways (SGR) that cost billions of dollars, which, if successfully implemented and well run, can offer better services than road transport. However, to be viable, SGR investments must have adequate freight traffic, provide reliable services, and charge much lower tariffs than the trucking industry. This means that SGRs will very likely have to be subsidized, which most African governments cannot afford to do. Based on the rail economics for SGRs, this article argues that it would be more feasible for most African countries to invest in upgrading and expanding brownfield rail infrastructure in the short-to-medium term. Using Kenya’s Nairobi-Naivasha SGR as a case study, this article contextualizes and critically analyzes the greenfield vs. brownfield rail infrastructure debate that underpins Africa’s railway renaissance and demonstrates that SGR investments may not necessarily be the most feasible rail projects for developing African economies.
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Hogbin, Vanessa. "Railways, disease and health in South Africa." Social Science & Medicine 20, no. 9 (January 1985): 933–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(85)90349-1.

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Havenga, Jan Hendrik, Zane P. Simpson, Anneke de Bod, and Wessel Pienaar. "Rail benchmarking – new paradigms: a South African position." Corporate Ownership and Control 11, no. 1 (2013): 233–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv11i1c2art2.

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A benchmark of South Africa’s freight rail system confirms that South Africa’s export lines compare favourably globally, but that the general freight sector of the business lags in all key indicators, and there is no clear comparison as far as a rail reform agenda is concerned. Neither a path of deregulation, rationalisation, investment and efficiency, such as in North America, nor one of a development state – network growth and high relative employment, such as in the Russian, Indian and Chinese railways – has been followed in South Africa. These countries, geographically speaking, are significantly bigger than South Africa, but the challenges are similar: long transport distances, high transport demand and spatial issues. This paper indicates how benchmark analysis can be used to inform a rail reform agenda for South Africa’s freight rail system. Although there is a separation in South Africa as to the business model that the railway is allowed to use, current railway management seems to be achieving a turnaround. A more supportive policy environment, informed by benchmarking, might improve this process.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Africa Railways"

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Johnson, Ian Lyndon. "Multilingualism and linguistic landscapes across space and time in the public railway system in South Africa: A multisemiotic analysis." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6647.

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During apartheid, the infrastructure in South Africa was built by the government and was designed to keep Blacks away from White areas. This infrastructure comprised inter alia the public railway system which was intended to benefit mainly the White minority population, as it momentarily allowed Blacks to provide the cheap labour needed in White areas and businesses. While Whites predominantly resided within the suburbs adjacent to the railways, Blacks were relegated to the outskirts of the cities to areas which became known as townships and homelands. Racial segregation was rigorously enforced and consequently, the signs displayed in trains and on railway infrastructure primarily served to demarcate spaces and places that were designated for use by either Whites or Blacks, respectively. Against this backdrop, the main aim of this research was to present an ethnographic, multisemiotic study of the linguistic landscape (LL) of the public railways in post-apartheid South Africa across space and time. The study focussed on the languages used on signs displayed in the individual research sites. A mixed-methods research design was employed which entailed consideration of both quantitative and qualitative data. Thus, data was collected during ethnographic fieldwork over a six month period and was analysed using a multimodal/multisemiotic approach. The results reveal insights into the social structuring of languages and the mobility of linguistic and semiotic resources across regional and national boundaries in space and time since the end of apartheid.
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Roden, John. "The Anglican Church Railway Mission in southern Africa 1885-1980." Thesis, University of York, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.284122.

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Thako, Luba Jean-Pierre. "Railway Tunnels Management System in South Africa – Concrete Structural Elements." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31283.

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A reliable transportation network is key to economic development and social well-being of communities. Since 19th century, rail transport has provided the most efficient link between South African’s wealthy mineral heartland and the seaports. In developing this rail network, a considerable number of railway tunnels were built due to the topography of the coastal regions. These tunnels are ageing, their operational and environmental conditions are constantly changing. Thus, their management practice should be optimised to adequately respond to the needs of the organisations managing them and for them to continue providing a safe and sustainable service. Therefore, this study reviewed the current railway tunnels management practice in South Africa and proposed an approach to improve it, considering the existing structures management systems. Further, it focuses on the concrete structural elements and their related defects due to the harsh environments of these tunnels. Therefore, the Procedures to enhance tunnels management applied consisted in outlining the gaps uncovered in the current railway tunnels management practice in South Africa and enhance this practice considering the structures management systems reviewed. This is done by improving the components of each module and integrating them in the proposed railway tunnels management system in South Africa. First, it dealt with the inventory module, designed inventory forms for items and for concrete structural elements and their components to record, inspect and monitor. Second, it designed a Tunnel Inspection Programme that set the inspection intervals, the requirements for the inspection team members, the tools and techniques and procedures to apply. This programme specified also the method of evaluating the defects and the definition of the score and the relative score of the components of elements and the health of the tunnel. Third, it developed a Tunnel Monitoring System that targeted the most critical and vulnerable elements and set the techniques and tools to monitor them. Finally, it integrated all the modules in the system designed. As results, this research has proposed a computerised tunnel management system that enhances the current practice in South Africa. This arises from the scrutinised practice in light of the existing structures management systems reviewed. From the analysis of the existing inventory data on railway tunnels and on the heavy haul lines in South Africa, relevant information was obtained. Thus, an inventory module has been developed comprising tunnel inventory forms that classify the items to be recorded and inspected. This module also described the concrete structural elements and their specific components. A Tunnel Inspection Programme has been designed, specifying the frequency of inspections based on the condition of tunnels, their ages, and the unpredictability and the harshness of their environments. This programme has also promoted the relevant techniques to be applied to inspect concrete structural elements and the appropriate tools to be used. Additionally, the requirements for inspection team concerning the qualifications and experience of each member have been provided. This programme has also recommended the use of the current DER rating system, emphasising that the scope of this study refers to concrete structural elements that should all be rated and recorded. Additionally, it has designed a Tunnel Monitoring System specific to the most critical and vulnerable concrete structural elements of railway tunnels. This system includes a set of tunnel monitoring strategies, the setting up of the system and the sensory system. It finally integrated all these sub-systems into the main Railway Tunnel Management System in South Africa. In conclusion, this research proposes the integrated computerised railway tunnel management system for South Africa. It also set the “big picture” of the overall tunnel structures and the tunnels on the heavy haul lines currently managed by Transnet TFR in South Africa. Additionally, it sustains the current DER rating system and proposes its application to all the defects on the concrete structural elements, instead of the worst defect on the inspected element. As recommendations, the railway tunnels authority should adopt a monitoring system for each tunnel on the heavy haul lines. Also, the authority should make available information on all existing monitoring systems on railway tunnels and the most critical data collected. Moreover, the authority should make available the previous railway tunnels inspection files to be uploaded to the proposed system. Apart from this, we recommend a further comprehensive study to integrate the inspection of non-structural elements to the proposed system. Finally, we recommend to the management authority to organise a comprehensive study of the water leakage issues on railway tunnels to better understand and adequately respond to them.
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Whang, Patrick. "The collapse of a regional institution : the story of the East African Railways within the East African Community, 1967-1977." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20619.

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This dissertation examines the deterioration and collapse of the East African Railways Corporation (EARC) during the time of the East African Community (EAC), 1967-1977. The EARC has a long history that stretched back to the beginnings of colonial settlement in the East African region. It survived two world wars and a global economic depression, but just a few years after the independence of East African nations in the early 1960s, the EARC rapidly disintegrated. This then leads to the main project question: What were the causes that contributed to the collapse of the EARC? In order to address this question, I traveled to Nairobi in June 2015 to explore two archival sources: the Kenya National Archives and the Kenya National Railway Museum Archives. Both proved to be an invaluable repository of primary source material. In particular the main documents found were the business records describing the operations of the EARC during the period in question. In addition, with the help of a librarian at the Daily Nation newspaper in Nairobi, I was able to access archived newspaper articles on the EARC dating back to the years of interest. With this data and along with secondary source material, I conducted an analysis that triangulated these sources to provide a holistic picture of the events that affected the EARC. The narrative therefore demonstrates that while many factors contributed to the failure of the EARC what ultimately determined this were the nationalistic tendencies of representatives of EAC member states that overcame any centripetal forces of regional unity. There were also several events that precipitated the downfall of the EARC but ultimately it was the financial crisis of 1974 that proved decisive. This so-called crisis stemmed from a failure of each region to remit funds toward headquarters to be able to continue rail operations. This episode could not be blamed solely on foreign exchange concerns as some scholars have claimed. Instead the crisis exposed the long simmering national divisions that had manifested during this period. Each of the EAC partner states desired equitable treatment. When some perceived that they could not receive this through the operations of regional institutions such as the EARC, they engaged in actions that paralyzed EARC operations. This culminated in the complete fracturing of the EARC by 1977. 3 Since the end of the twentieth century, the EAC has been reborn and even expanded upon to include new member states beyond the original three of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The East African Railways have also risen from the ashes and in late 2013, the initiation of the expansion on the existing rail lines to reinvigorate the railways commenced. But have the lessons of the EARC been learnt to avoid a repeat of the emergence of regional disunity that caused its collapse? It remains to be seen.
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Wright, L. S. "'Iron on iron': Modernism engaging apartheid in some South African Railway Poems." Routledge, 2011. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/2208/1/Iron_on_Iron_for_ESiA.pdf.

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Abstract Modernism tends to be criticised, internationally, as politically conservative. The objection is often valid, although the charge says little about the quality of artistic achievement involved. This article argues that the alliance between Modernism and political conservatism is by no means a necessary one, and that there are instances where modernist vision has been used to convey substantive political insight, effective social critique and solid resistance. To illustrate the contrast,the article juxtaposes the abstract Modernism associated with Ben Nicholson and World War 2, with a neglected strain of South African railway poetry which uses modernist techniques to effect a powerful critique of South Africa’s apartheid dispensation. The article sustains a distinction between universalising modernist art that requires ethical work from its audiences to achieve artistic completion, and art in which modernist vision performs the requisite ethical work within its own formal constraints. Four very different South African railway poems, by Dennis Brutus, John Hendrickse, Alan Paton, and Leonard Koza, are examined and contextualised to demonstrate ways in which a modernist vision has been used to portray the social disruptions caused by apartheid. Modernist techniques are used to turn railway experience into a metonym for massive social disruption,without betraying the social reality of the transport technology involved.
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Malongwe, Pamela. "Business and information strategic alignment of project and procurement management processes in the railway organisation in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2741.

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Railway organisations in South Africa are government parastatals. These organisations have embarked on mega modernisation programmes. Project and procurement process alignment is crucial to the successful implementation of such programmes, as the disconnect between the two processes may result in project cost overruns and escalations. Projects in the parastatal organisations are not completed on or executed according to the planned schedules. The two main research questions are stated as follows: i) What factors affect the alignment between procurement and project management processes in the South African railway organisation? ii) How can the parastatal organisation align the procurement and project management processes? For the research methodology, a subjectivist ontological and interpretivist epistemological stance was followed. The research approach is inductive, with a case study as strategy. Data collection was done on a non-random, purposively selected unit of analysis and observation. Purposive sampling allows the researcher to rely on his or her own judgement when choosing to participate in the study. Participants were selected based on characteristics of a population and the objectives of the study. The participants belong to three departments, namely IT, SCM, and the Project Management Office (Project Managers). These three departments were selected because of their relevance to the study. Interviews were conducted using semi-structured questionnaires. The instrument used was interview guide. Data was analysed by firstly transcribing the interviews. To confirm the correctness of the interviews, the data was validated. Data was further analysed by means of summarising, categorising, and conducting a thematic analysis. Ethical principles were followed in accordance with the policies and procedure of CPUT. The study revealed that project and procurement process misalignment in the railway sector in South Africa does exists. A detailed discussion of factors contributing to this misalignment are discussed further in chapter five and chapter six is recommendations.
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Williams, Faizel. "Understanding Railway Trespassing in a South African City: The Case Of Cape Town." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33094.

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Trespassing behaviour is a problem for railway operations and manifests itself through train-pedestrian collisions, incidents of theft and vandalism to rail infrastructure, as well as encroachment on railway property. The study has consisted of a quantitative and a qualitative part. The quantitative part analyses demographic, temporal and spatial data on train-pedestrian fatalities and injuries, as well as data on occurrences of theft and malicious damage to rail infrastructure in the Cape Town Functional Region between 2015 and 2018. The qualitative part presents the perspective from a diverse group of subject matter experts, having explored opinions on trespassing behaviours and preventative measures. Additionally, the trespassing behaviour at several sites was investigated and a case study evaluation of the efficacy of a pilot Rail Enforcement Unit was carried out. There were 456 railway-related deaths during the study period with 330 of this being train-pedestrian collisions. There were 4715 occurrences of theft and malicious damage to railway assets over the period. Several hot-spot areas were identified via the data and interviews with experts and several sites chosen for further verification. Site visits confirmed widespread trespassing behaviours with the two worst locations recording an average of over 300 persons in a 15-minute period. The case study reviewing the effectiveness of the security and enforcement countermeasure revealed that occurrences of train-pedestrian incidents, as well as security occurrences have increased by 1.4% and 7.5% respectively. Evidence of geographical displacement of crime is evident, suggesting that enforcement countermeasures are temporarily effective and need to be considered in combination with other measures to ensure its durability. In conclusion, this research presents a detailed analysis of railway trespassing and its main effects in order to understand the problem locally. Different approaches are required to combat the various guises of railway trespassing. Certain countermeasures may well be within the rail operator's remit, but essentially, the nature of problems experienced by the rail operator is beyond a rail problem, and requires a systems approach involving multiple authorities
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Majavu, Mluleki Justice. "Application of a knowledge management system for tacit knowledge in the railway sector in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2434.

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This research reports on a study conducted in the railway industry in South Africa, the purpose being to help the railway industry by showing how a knowledge management system can be used in the task of extracting tacit knowledge. In the light of the fact that railways in many countries throughout the world function as an effective mass transportation system for passengers, this study aims to design and propose a model that will help the railway industry in South Africa in the task of implementing a knowledge management system to facilitate the process of extracting tacit knowledge from experienced employees and making it explicit knowledge in order to sustain railway system operations. This study looked at the process of designing a model that is presented as a recommendation to be used for a knowledge management system in the railway sector in South Africa. The aim of this study is not to provide a technical solution but to give a viable and workable reply to the main research question of this study: How can a knowledge management system be implemented or deployed to the railway sector?
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Becker, Celia. "The role of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway line in the Northern Transvaal during the South African War (1899-1902)." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78155.

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This dissertation intends to reconstruct accurately the events in the vicinity of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902 that influenced both the Boer and British war efforts and comment on the role played by the railway line in such events. The research question at the centre of this dissertation is the role and impact of the Pretoria-Pietersburg railway line on the trajectory of the War.
Dissertation (MSocSci (History))--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Demmerez, de Charmoy Christian Pierre. "Quantifying the economic benefits of gauge changes on the South African core railway network." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79224.

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In its white paper, the Department of Transport proposes a future South African core railway network which requires the conversion and construction of over 8,500 km of standard gauge railway track by 2050. The scale of the project would undeniably have a large cost attached to it which needs to be well understood before any of the construction takes place. Numerous studies regarding railway gauge have been conducted in South Africa, however, no single paper has addressed the issue of which specific railway corridors could economically benefit from a standard gauge intervention. The purpose of the study was to identify which corridors in the South African core network could potentially benefit from a gauge change intervention. These identified corridors were then economically evaluated to determine which of the corridors would outperform the base case which was set as the Market Demand Strategy (MDS) plan. The three main gauge interventions which evaluated includes the direct conversion from narrow to standard gauge, the addition of a third rail to a narrow gauge line and the construction of a ring-fenced standard gauge line adjacent to a narrow gauge corridor. Lastly, simulations were carried out on the corridors which outperformed the base case, to establish how the operations of the corridor would be affected. Agent based simulation was conducted to understand the effects of the gauge changes performed on corridors which met the described criteria. The conclusions of the study indicated that all of the corridors in the South African core network should follow the plans proposed in the MDS to achieve the maximum return for the analysis period, except for the Natal corridor. It was identified that the Natal corridor would benefit most from a standard gauge single line which would run concurrently with the narrow gauge corridor transporting containers and other general freight. The results of the study did not directly correlate with Department of Transport’s white paper gauge change proposals. Many of the gauge conversions proposed by the white paper could be highly uneconomical and may require large government subsidies should they be undertaken. A thorough understanding of the financial implications of performing large scale gauge changes is required before any construction should take place. This study should be seen as a steppingstone towards this understanding.
Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
Transportation Engineering
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Books on the topic "Africa Railways"

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Company, Benguela Railway, ed. Benguela Railways and the development of Southern Africa. [Angola]: Editorial Vanguarda, 1988.

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Espitalier, T. J. The 4' 8¹/₂" gauge railways in South Africa: 1845-1873. Cape Town: Published by the Railway History Group of the Railway Society of Southern Africa, Western Cape Branch on behalf of Transnet Museum, Johannesburg, 1993.

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Hagen, H. S. Railway stamps of South Africa: The railway parcels, newspaper, and official stamps of the South African railways and of the various administrations which preceded it. Johannesburg: Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa, 1985.

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Monick, S. Awards of the South African uniformed public services, 1922-1987: The South African Police, South African Railways Police, South African Prisons Service. Johannesburg: South African National Museum of Military History, 1988.

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United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa., ed. United Nations transport and communications decade in Africa: Technical consultative meeting on railways. [Addis Ababa?]: ECA, 1985.

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The 150th anniversary of the first railways and the 10th anniversary of the Railroad Association of South Africa. Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg Publications, 2010.

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Helmut, Schroeter. Die Eisenbahnen in den einst deutschen Schutzgebieten: Ostafrika, Südwestafrika, Kamerun, Togo und die Schantung-Eisenbahn : damals und heute = German colonial railways : East Africa, Southwest Africa, Cameroon, Togo and the Shantung Railway : then and now. Krefeld: Röhr-Verlag, 1993.

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The life of statesman and industrialist Sir James Sivewright of South Africa, 1848-1916: Builder of railways, telegraphs, and waterworks. Lewiston, N.Y: Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

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Stimela: Railway poems of South Africa. Empangeni, South Africa: Echoing Green Press, 2008.

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Wright, Laurence. Stimela: Railway poems of South Africa. Empangeni, South Africa: Echoing Green Press, 2008.

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Book chapters on the topic "Africa Railways"

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Goodfellow, D. M. "The Railways and Finances of the Four Colonies." In An Economic History of South Africa, 193–202. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003316725-10.

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Otiso, Kefa M., and Pádraig Carmody. "Powering African transport or transporting Chinese power? The spatial political economy of Chinese railways in Africa." In Africa’s Railway Renaissance, 49–67. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003208594-3.

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Zajontz, Tim. "The political economy of China's globalising railways – and their arrival in Africa." In Africa’s Railway Renaissance, 26–48. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003208594-2.

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Adedeji, Jacob Adedayo, Samuel Olugbenga Abejide, Moliehi Monts’i, Mohamed Mostafa Hassan, and Wafaa H. H. Mostafa. "Reaction Behaviour of Drivers to Road Markings: Case Study of Main South Road Lesotho – N8 Road South Africa." In Sustainable Solutions for Railways and Transportation Engineering, 58–71. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01911-2_6.

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Mwila, Fred, and Erastus M. Mwanaumo. "Framework for Attracting Traffic Back to the Railways in Zambia." In Supporting Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa - Volume II, 185–202. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41983-7_14.

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Diogo, Maria Paula, and Bruno J. Navarro. "Re-Designing Africa: Railways and Globalization in the Era of the New Imperialism." In Technology and Globalisation, 105–28. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75450-5_5.

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Amadi, Henry. "The Governance of Concessionary Assets: A Review of the Partnership Between Kenya and the Rift Valley Railways Consortium." In Public Procurement Reform and Governance in Africa, 313–33. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52137-8_14.

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Lechini, Gladys, María Noel Dussort, and Agustina Marchetti. "China's infrastructure projects in Africa." In Africa’s Railway Renaissance, 162–78. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003208594-8.

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Bagwandeen, Mandira. "Chinese railways and African development." In Africa’s Railway Renaissance, 89–110. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003208594-5.

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Goodfellow, D. M. "Early Railway Agreements." In An Economic History of South Africa, 81–93. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003316725-4.

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Conference papers on the topic "Africa Railways"

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Tlhabanyane, M. L., and C. Gomes. "Response of a 25 kV AC railway traction system to lightning current transients and mitigation measures." In 2021 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/saupec/robmech/prasa52254.2021.9377245.

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Anish, N. K., and S. Moorthi. "Intelligent location identification and passenger-alert system in Indian Railways using GPS receiver." In AFRICON 2013. IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/afrcon.2013.6757734.

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Xungu, Sipho, Lwando Notununu, Asanda Mbizeni, and John Dickens. "Design of railway obstacle detection prototype." In 2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/robomech.2017.8261123.

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Bhebhe, M., and P. N. Zincume. "APPLICATION OF LEAN PRINCIPLES IN RAILWAY MAINTENANCE." In 33rd Annual Southern African Institute of Industrial Engineering Conference. Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa: South African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.52202/066390-0079.

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Heray, Tibor, Gabor Rozsa, Laszlo T. Koczy, and Istvan Tompe. "The application of fuzzy logic for the solving of conflicts in the dispositional tasks of a railway traffic control center." In AFRICON 2009 (AFRICON). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/afrcon.2009.5308167.

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La Mendola, Pietro, Mario Minischetti, and Angelo Tatì. "Hypothesis of Railway Connection (Only Goods) Europe-Africa Placed Among Sicily and Tunisia." In IABSE Symposium, Weimar 2007: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/222137807796119843.

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Amartey, Ashiru Mohammed Yusuf Dada, Abdulfatai Adinoyi Murana, and Adamu Lawan. "Evaluation of Railway Ballast Degradation Using Different Approaches." In 3rd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Michigan, USA: IEOM Society International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46254/af03.20220083.

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Sabri, Karim, Gérard E. Colson, Augustin M. Mbangala, and Daniel M. Dubois. "Multiple Criteria and Multiple Periods Performance Analysis: The Comparison of North African Railways." In COMPUTING ANTICIPATORY SYSTEMS: CASYS’07—Eighth International Conference. AIP, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3020675.

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Ballagi, Aron, Gabor Rozsa, and Laszlo T. Koczy. "Fuzzy signature based description of complex overtaking and engagement conflicts in railway traffic control." In IEEE AFRICON 2015. IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/afrcon.2015.7331929.

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Chekure, Enock T., Kevin A. Naude, and Peter Freere. "The effective use of the exhaustive search block matching algorithm in railway line tracking." In 2017 IEEE AFRICON. IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/afrcon.2017.8095694.

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