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RVR receives first batch of locomotives

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Nairobi; Kenya: Rift Valley Railways has acquired three of the expected 20 locomotives from the US firm General Electric to ramp up freight volumes and movements in the region. The three locomotives arrived in Mombasa last week, with full delivery expected by April next year.

The move comes after RVR secured Sh1.8 billion for the purchase of the locomotive engines from Standard Bank of South Africa and CfC Stanbic bank.

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