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The National Railways of Zimbabwe and Botswana Railways (BR) have signed a Through-Working Agreement,to help improve the two rail administrators’ service delivery efficiency.
The agreement will see rail locomotives from both administrators allowed to cross borders and deliver goods either in Francistown or Bulawayo, the second largest city of Zimbabwe.
The NRZ General Manager, Ms. Respina Zinyandukoe said that the new agreement will pave the way for a seamless borderless operation where consignments will be moved from source to destination using one set of rolling stock to a certain point.
”Previously when our trains came here,they would detach locomotives and go back.We then said let’s close this gap and agreed that it is possible for NRZ locomotives to transverse up to Botswana and BR trains transverse to Bulawayo we it is an equal distance.Hence we have signed this agreement,”she said.
The agreement is set to cut delays and improve efficiency in the delivery of goods, which includes salt, fuel, grains, sugar and coal.
Prior to the agreement both NRZ and BR locomotives would turn around at Plumtree which caused delays and inefficiencies in the delivery of freight
SInce 1987, the two rail administrators have consistently worked together on bulk goods and passenger train services and the latest deal is set to enhance Zimbabwe’s regional integration and cooperation, said Respina Zinyanduko, the Chief Executive Officer of NRZ.
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