Rail Africa


Think-tank style research for discovering how to enable effective rail communications between African cities and to rural Africa. Research may apply to other continents also.


Purpose

  • Transporting well-digging and farming machinery.
  • Transporting food so it doesn't go to waste. [1]
  • Transporting refrigerated vaccines to where they are needed [1, 2]
  • Trade and business within Africa.
  • Personal travel.
  • Reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption compared to on-road motor vehicles. [1]
  • Improve the mining industry [1].
  • "Africa's railways are disjointed and disconnected." [Wikipedia]


Methods

  • Investigating current practices and large-scale projects [1].
  • Following discussions and events - conferences, trade shows, magazines, etc. [1, 2, 3]
  • Discovering commercial and national rail companies [1] and their practices.
  • Creating short research documents on African rail issues - coming in Winter 2025.
  • Coordinating with African rail charities and organizations to exchange knowledge and ideas.



Rail Africa is not a registered charity. It is part of the charitable efforts of URBINTEL Inc.



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