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The railway line roughly follows old trade routes between the ancient trading centre of Benguela and its hinterland of the Bié plateau. [9] In 1899, the Portuguese government initiated the construction of the railway to give access to the central Angolan plateau and the mineral wealth of the then Congo Free State. [10]
Railway construction began in Angola in 1887, while the country was a colony of Portugal. The Luanda Railway opened in 1889, the Moçâmedes Railway opened in 1910, and the Benguela Railway opened in 1912. The railways continued to be extended inland until 1961, when the Moçâmedes Railway reached Menongue.
The Empresa do Caminho de Ferro de Benguela-E.P. (ECFB-EP; in English: Railway Company of Benguela) is an Angolan state-owned company responsible for the administration of the Angolan stretch of the Benguela Railway. The company's headquarters are in the city of Lobito.
The Benguela Railway (Portuguese: Caminho de Ferro de Benguela) was completed in 1912, to link the two port cities of Lobito and Benguela with Huambo.This line, in central Angola, included an approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) long rack railway portion, with gradients of up to six percent.
Six were built for the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB or Benguela Railway) in Angola by NBL in 1951, as their 11th Class and numbered in the range from 401 to 406. [9] These locomotives were wood- or coal-fired, depending on where they were operating, and had tenders with slatted frames installed on top of the bunker to increase their fuel ...
The initiative aims to create an efficient transport link from Africa’s mineral-rich interior to the port of Lobito on its west coast for export.
Catumbela – junction of original route (now Benguela branch) with 1948 deviation Benguela – port, terminus of branch line since 1948 Catengue – on steeply graded section of original route which was bypassed and abandoned in 1948
Williams planned and executed the creation of the Benguela railway through then Portuguese West Africa (now Angola). In 1902, Williams took over the construction and completed the connection to Luau at the border to the Belgian Congo in 1929. Williams was the managing Director of Tanganyika Concessions. [1] founded in 1889. He promoted a market ...