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@garfaagel@sh.itjust.worksM to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 1 year ago

Map of railways and rail gauge in Africa

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Map of railways and rail gauge in Africa

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@garfaagel@sh.itjust.worksM to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish • 1 year ago
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  • Ben Matthews
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    8•1 year ago

    Seems you have a few extra lines compared to openrailwaymap, are those all operational?
    Pity so few cross-border connections, maybe we need an interactive map of the future network.

    • @randy@lemmy.ca
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      6•1 year ago

      On openrailwaymap, you have to zoom in pretty far before smaller branch lines are shown. That might be why this map looks to have extra lines.

  • clara
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    7•1 year ago

    hi, can someone explain what the difference is between 1435mm, and 1435mm u/c? it’s not obvious from the picture. thanks!

    • @teegus@sh.itjust.works
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      8•1 year ago

      Under construction apparently. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-African-railways-by-gauge-U-C-means-under-construction-Modified-from-Marcelo-et_fig2_346052179

      • clara
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        1•1 year ago

        ah, thank you!

  • @deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    I wonder what economic opportunities would arise if there was a single-gauge link from Egypt to South Africa?

    • @katkit@lemmy.world
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      This doesn’t answer your question, but Great Britain tried during their colonial rule. I’d be curious too though about a modern version.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_to_Cairo_Railway

    • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Some for sure. I wonder if that’s something somebody like China might consider funding. Which countries to go through would be a big question. Sudan-Ethiopia-Kenya-Tanzania-Zambia in 1067 would be the best option right now I think, given the political and economic situations those nations, and what’s already there.

  • @cro_magnon_gilf@sopuli.xyz
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    5•1 year ago

    Surprisingly phat trains run on 600mm gauge railways

    • @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      4•1 year ago

      my brain refuses to accept the fact that they can avoid tilting over

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