Zimbabwe turns to private firms to boost freight rail volumes

Zimbabwe turns to private firms to boost freight rail volumes

Grindrod’s Zimbabwean subsidiary has deployed three locomotives and 150 wagons

NRZ opens network to private companies to boost freight rail volumes - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – The National Railways of Zimbabwe has opened its network up to private players, including a unit of South Africa’s Grindrod, as it seeks to boost freight volumes that had collapsed after decades of underinvestment, an official said. NRZ hauled 12 million tons of cargo annually at its 1990s peak, but now manages less than 3 million tons owing to a lack of locomotives and poor maintenance of its rail infrastructure. The collapse also fol…