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Will the faster SGR kill slow moving Rift Valley Railways?

Rift Valley Railways faces new challenge in the wake of Standard Gauge Railway

When the Standard Gauge Railway started operations last week, it ushered in a new era of speed, efficiency and cost-effectiveness on rail. It will bring competition on the Mombasa-Nairobi route.

The freight train made a maiden trip Tuesday but is not expected to be in operation until December. That is when cargo shippers expect to see a radical shift in the amount of money charged by transporters.

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