Timeline of African Union of Railways

2010

 * Dakar-Port Sudan Railway

2007
According to Railway Gazette International of November 2007, East Africa (TZ, KE, ET and UG) are proposing lines aplenty.


 * Kasese, Uganda to Kisangani, DRCongo
 * Gulu to Nimule and  Juba in Sudan
 * Pakwach, Uganda to Juba and  Wau in Sudan
 * Garissa, Kenya to Addis Abeba in Ethiopia
 * Lamu to Garissa and  Juba again
 * Masaka, Uganda to Biharamulo, Tanzania

Another seven (eight?) routes include:


 * Mbamba Bay on Lake Nyasa to Ligunga via  Mchuchuma coal mines.
 * Ligunga to Mlimba
 * Dar-es-Salaam to port of Mtwara
 * Tunduma on TZ-ZM border via Sumbawanga and  Mpanda to   Kigoma
 * Uvinza to Bujumbura, in Burundi
 * Bagamoyo to Kidomole
 * Isaka Dry Port to Kigali in Rwanda

Gauge unification
Triple gauge for the three main gauges in Africa are a practible solution for mixed gauge tracks.



Narrow gauge and Metre  gauge are too similar (67mm) to allow third rail dual gauge. Four rails must be used, which creates a third gauge, which may as well be gauge.