Rift Valley Railways receives three new locomotives, 11 others expected by April next year

Port workers inspect one of the three locomotives as they were being off-loaded from the BBC Oder at the Port of Mombasa. The locomotives are expected to help Rift Valley Railways boost efficiency. [Photo: Gideon Maundu/Standard]

Rift Valley Railways (RVR) expects to double its cargo capacity to 300,000 tonnes next year, following the delivery of 20 new locomotive engines that will operate on the Mombasa-Uganda line.

RVR Regional Head Engineer Oliver Omondi who spoke at the Port of Mombasa on Saturday during the offloading of three new locomotives imported from the US, said the arrival of the new fleet would boost efficiency.