Kenya starts shipping refurbished DMUs

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Kenya starts shipping refurbished DMUs

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Kenya starts shipping Sh1.1 billion refurbished diesel trains
Eleven refurbished diesel train units Kenya bought from Spanish firm Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) are on their way to the country.

The train units (10 double and one triple) were sold to Kenya Railways Company for a total of 9.6 million euros (Sh1.17 billion), SFM said.

They will be transported by boat to Barcelona and from there to the Port of Mombasa.

Urban Development PS Charles Hinga on Thursday said the units will arrive next month.

The units have an additional life span of about 25 years and are expected to help Nairobi move commuter railway passengers from about 300,000 a month to three million...
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