Back on track: too-tall locomotives to leave SA for new home
Hobbled by height, court and lockdown obstacles, the Spanish locos are finally on their way to Tanzania
28 September 2020 - 19:21
Six of the “too-tall” Spanish locomotives bought by SA’s Passenger Rail Agency in a controversial locomotive deal in 2015, will soon be on their way to a new life in Tanzania...
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