Kenya biggest investment (yeah SGR) to be completed in March 2017!

[RV Pundit]

Interesting. I have heard gov sources repeat this claim that transport cost will reduce by 2.5 times several times. Yeah 20shs does sound like a lot...and unreleastic...and maybe somebody in gov is lying.

Indeed I can; but, as usual, it has been amusing to read your arguments.

The figure of Sh. 8 per tonne-kilometre is not based on any economic-feasibility study carried out by the government.   That's just a figure CPCS gave them last year.    CPCS argued that in order to get market share, the rail should start by charging slightly less than the truckers.   According to CPCS's studies, the truckers charge Sh. 9 to Sh. 11 per tonne-kilometer; so CPCS proposed Sh. 7 to Sh. 8 per tonne-kilometre to start with.   

Start because CPCS then recommended that once the rail had business, it should raise its prices to near those charged by the truckers.    So, will truckers be able to compete on price?   Will people "automatically" save big bucks by going from road to rail?

[RV Pundit]

Just seen an advert by KTDA where they were charging 6.5shs per tonne per kilometre to transport fertlizers (74,000 metric tonnes). So SGR will have to go way down..maybe 5shs?

[RVtitem]

Just seen an advert by KTDA where they were charging 6.5shs per tonne per kilometre to transport fertlizers (74,000 metric tonnes). So SGR will have to go way down..maybe 5shs?

For cargo which isn't expected to be delivered fast, am wondering how SGR will be cheaper than RVR.

In deed SGR uganda claim the freight cost will be below 5 USA cents per tonne/km.

https://mobile.facebook.com/SGRUganda/photos/a.859817044053512.1073741828.843300635705153/970127246355824

[Georgesoros]

In my opinion it costs much less to transport goods by rail than truck. One rail wagon wan take 5 trucks or more so imagine the savigs!!!

[RV Pundit]

Yeah if they can get us 3-5shs then we should be somewhere. I don't see why we can't do this..esp with diesel at it very lowest..and the loan terms are favourable. The new train operator has to deliver 3-5shs and kenya will have solve one of it's biggest bottleneck...very expensive transport cost.

For cargo which isn't expected to be delivered fast, am wondering how SGR will be cheaper than RVR.

In deed SGR uganda claim the freight cost will be below 5 USA cents per tonne/km.

https://mobile.facebook.com/SGRUganda/photos/a.859817044053512.1073741828.843300635705153/970127246355824

In my opinion it costs much less to transport goods by rail than truck. One rail wagon wan take 5 trucks or more so imagine the savigs!!!

[MOON Ki]

In deed SGR uganda claim the freight cost will be below 5 USA cents per tonne/km.

https://mobile.facebook.com/SGRUganda/photos/a.859817044053512.1073741828.843300635705153/970127246355824

I wouldn't make too much of a one-line statement by some random character on Facebook.

[RV Pundit]

Doesn't seem like a wild guess..does it?

In deed SGR uganda claim the freight cost will be below 5 USA cents per tonne/km.

https://mobile.facebook.com/SGRUganda/photos/a.859817044053512.1073741828.843300635705153/970127246355824

I wouldn't make too much of a one-line statement by some random character on Facebook.
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