World's Most Dangerous Railway Tracks | The Tazara, Tanzania-Zambia Railway | Free Documentary
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In 1970, deep in the heart of Africa, construction began on one of the most daring infrastructure projects in Africa, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, or Tazara for short.
Red clouds of dust still hang over the pits of the copper mines in Zambia's Copperbelt, for whose removal China financed the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. The train route with which the inland got its own transport route to the coast of East Africa was the liberation from the dependence on the neighboring apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa.
Back then, the World Bank and other international investors shied away from the risk and refused a loan. They found the route too difficult, and a railway is not economically viable.
But within six years, the daring project, worth the equivalent of $ 500 million, was completed by Chinese and African workers.
The silver shimmering tracks stretch for 1860 kilometers from the port city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania through a wild and barely developed area to Kapiri Mposhi in northern Zambia.
More than 40 years ago, the railway builders from Tanzania, Zambia and China cut a path through dense forest with machete in hand. They defied the mountains with 22 tunnels and built 320 bridges to cross deep valleys and rivers in this secluded area. The men were completely on their own in the solitude of the wilderness. Not only the railway construction work was dangerous. The daily threat from wild animals also turned into a daily battle of life and death. According to official figures, 160 workers lost their lives in the construction work.
Even today, the route leads through nature parks with wild animals from Africa, which, with luck, can also be seen from the train.
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In 1970, deep in the heart of Africa, construction began on one of the most daring infrastructure projects in Africa, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, or Tazara for short. Red clouds of dust still hang over the abandoned pits of the copper mines in Zambia's Copperbelt. China paid for the removal
costs to make way for the Tanzania-Zambia Railway.
The train route unlocked the remote interior as it got its own transport route to the coast of East Africa, liberating the area from dependence on the neighboring aparth
"People wanted to be liberated from kolonialism", meanwhile you show a catholic priest and you talk about China making a railway. Sounds good, but do you really think those parties don't want anything in return and everything is for free? The church loves young boys and 10% of your income at least, China demands minerals, tax reduction, etc and a open market for their products. Both are kolonisers but in another suit.🤗😉
@@FiboFractal. I was thinking the same. I use this train every now and then .
@White Rabbit your proof of this? Any proof God exists??
They always try to paint us ( Africa )in bad pictures
@@RogowskiBubba0864 You have a wild imagination
I travelled from dar es salaam to Lusaka
8 years ago , it was nothing but a pleasure .
Being the only white person on the train I had nothing but fun.
I wish african people were treated the same way in Europe.
Respect for all those I met along the way !!!
Tanzania is a very beautiful country. I think among the most beautiful in Africa. I believe this country is a potential economic giant in Africa. I'm watching from Kenya.
Every country in africa very beautiful.... 👍👍👍
@@shanprasad3304 I guess you have never Actually ben to Africa
Asante
It'll be a long wait
Kenya is more beautiful
I didnt see anything dangerous in that railway line 🚮 . All i saw is a very beautiful landscape that cannot be found elsewhere outside Africa...
True, I wonder why the title
I was confounded,the title is misleading.
Not only title, I observe lots of fake setup drama also
The title is not based on the video. I have a friend from Tanzania. He says it is dangerous journey due to frequent accidents.
@@emmanuelameyaw9735 There is a frequency of accidents on most highways in the western world too. More than what you "hear" and decide to believe from that your friend, but this type of channels never show them instead they concentrate mostly on Africa. Next time before you comment visit such places and come up with real statistics to support your arguement, stop believing in everything you see in the media or being told by other people.
Am a Kenyan but our love for the Tanzania is very high. Only some rogue leaders bring misunderstanding between us
Only you .Not us We are peaceful 🇹🇿
I was born here nearly 70 years ago. Thank you for taking me back.
Tanzania or Zambia?
God bless you sir.. Wish you healthy life🙏🙏
@@shanprasad3304 same to you, thank you.
@@profphilbell2075 😊😊
Oh, the train. Nothing's going ever to surpass it. All the folklore around it, life, expansion, commerce, freedom! People involved in railroading have all the same love for their works all around the world. Great production, thank you!
Do these foolish Africans really think that the Chinese Communists helped them build this rail line out of altruism? The Reds are gonna want something in return....no question about it. Quid pro quo. And the return on the Chinese investment is gonna be a lot more than what they spent on that railroad. The Commies are bestowing this "beneficence" all around the globe, and we are ALL gonna regret it.
Everytime I watch these "dangerous or deadly" episodes, makes me want to explore those beautiful areas 😍
You wouldn't be disappointed by Zambia, Tanzania or Malawi. All three are stunning countries. Amazing adventure!!!
Can we all agree that Africa is the most beautiful continent?
Last Emperor I WILL AGREE Africa is the most beautiful CONTINENTAL OF THE world IF U GIVE ME MONEY 100;000 US DOLLAR 💵 I HAVE NO money this new year ends 2022 please send your money in Gcash only🥰🥰 FROM phillipines
No
No
I respectfully disagree
prospective wise
Africa is so beautiful, Just added this 1900km train trip to my to-do list.
I thought it was dead but happy to see this wonderful marvel still functional,a must visit 2023, with happeness from uganda.
Good luck.
Beautiful documentary.Tazara will weather the storm.Things are looking up for Africa.
i mean they better be. the world has given you enough free stuff
Just looking at the environment outside gives me energy to wake up early. Such a beautiful scenery. Africa we are blessed.
Thank you Free Documentary for the great work in bringing the world close to us.
Your welcome
@@JamRock_Jr. His welcome what?
That was a mockumentary! Don't thank the fools who made it! Are you high!!
I didn't plan to watch the whole Doc after reading the title, hence it's about my country (Tanzania). But after viewing the first 10mins, I watched all of it and gave it a thumbs up. Such an amazing Documentary.
But the title does not match what we watched,why is it the most dangerous railway in the world,why not the most beautiful railway in the world?the west says it's dangerous so it is very sad indeed.
@@anthonykenneth.1780 Agreed my brother the interpretation like in this kinder documentary are not for education mostly is to destroy the history of the Tazara. the whole story is full of lies, Tazara is never and will never be a dangerous railways in the world. see the camera man is only taken the third class passengers ...what about the second and first class passengers ...??? even the story of Kazimzumbwi forest people to come and do business in Mzenga station was a lie, as from Mzenga and to Kazimzumbwi is very far, by the way Kazimzumbwi is very close to Kisarawe town and Pugu which are closer to the city of Dar es salaam. question why we allow these kinder documentary without double checking their aim of doing so..?? its the shame the title and interpretation of our Beautiful country in the world.
Heavenly❤
Love my motherland Zambia! Was nice to see such an interesting documentary on the day to day life of the people living there.😄
Y u leave
Yeah why did you leave? Why aren't you going back?
@@russsmith5441 cause he wants to suck dry the resources of another land
@@medicineshroom1386 Because I was adopted from a young age. I come from an orphanage, so I have been fortunate enough to live my life here in the Netherlands, but still have a strong connection with Zambia and Africa and have been there a few times. 🙂
It is called FATHERLAND ... nothing less.
African countries are my favorite!! Thanks a lot for documentary!!!
African countries are the most richest country in natural resources in the world but because of politics it's hard to develope because of greedy leaders . You can find almost all of the natural resources in the world in African countries.
Visit, you will see a lot
@@amosicronery7730 been there, done that buddy
@@JamRock_Jr. Welcome again to see more
Fact is the documentaries are very factual and real reality Experience!
Whilst the railway has many problems, it can be changed around. And better still, its so comforting to see that wilderness Africa still exists. Most dangerous journeys and now Railway tracks, opens our eyes to development opportunities, especially in Africa
Africa is the last remaining truly wild continent
I wanna go on this journey.
I have used this Railway so many times since my childhood. Best railway if you want adventure
So well done - I watched it to the very end - no breaks; I just could not stop. Better than US Cable TV - more captivating, the narration is more engaging, and seeing real people living real lives. I must say. Thank you so much!
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Yap. Travel far, learn a lot, enjoy even more.....
I had the pleasure of traveling on this line 3 years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't see any animals, as I traversed the park at night. I expected to arrive up to a day late, but to my surprise, we were only 2 hours late after two days travel. This was better than my experience traveling cross-country on Amtrak.
@ Rod Batts Thank Rod. At least an eye witness who can show that this documentary has a biased approach.
I have travelled by train in many countries. It is an experience. One time i travelled by train from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe to Victoria Falls. That trip was memorable as we had Journalists literally chasing the train and reporting about its "lateness". They would drive and go and wait for the train at the next point where the train crosses the road and will be taking photos and video clips.
Rail travel is never 100% on time anywhere. I have been on trains where the train stops in the middle of nowhere because they are unable to communicate via the signals to ses if the line is free and we would wait on a siding for ages until we had a clearance. That is part of the fun of rail travel.
@@martinnyirenda2525
indeed. although economically depressed, the landscape is beautiful.
Would there be any wandering wild animals (outside of the game reserve) when they would become "bush meat"?
Better than Amtrak?
C’mon man. 😂
Tanzania is not one the poorest country in the World anymore as we are talking now all railways including TAZARA have been converted to Standard Gauge, and its not true that its the most dangerous train in the World why do you have to report wrong? this is one of the best tourist Country in Africa one of the most developing country in Africa i think you made this documentary over 20 years ago and posted it recently things have changed.
Its great to watch a documentary about my people. I live in Zambia,the northern corridor from the capital Lusaka to Nakonde is an economic corridor where most of my relatives reside. I love how my home and my people were well documented in this video,thank you so much for telling the story of my people.
Great and authentic documentary. Positively capturing Africa as it is. Greetings from Tanzania!
No doubt, its beautiful country and salute to Free Documentary for such a great video. Well done and keep it up
Still amazing how long this project has served the communities, trains really are a no brainer. And these landscapes are something else.
In August 2022, I travelled with the Tazara from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya on my way to Zambia and the Zimbabwe side of Victora Falls. Due to rail repairs on the Zambian side of the railway line, the last stop was Mbeya. It was the best 29-hour experience. I hope to do it again in the coming years.
@Hassan Khan, It shouldn't wait. Travel with your buddies, family or classmates/workmates. :)
Berapa bayar ongkos Train nya
@@zulkiflypulungan1425 about 40 US dollars for first-class with a bunk bed.
@@francisakali2101 Thank you,ternyata anda mengerti yg saya tanyakan masalah ongkos train nya
@@zulkiflypulungan1425 All because of Google Translate :)
This is a beautiful documentary, very educative, i love our AFRICA AND AFRICANS. Watching 🇱🇸
Lesotho landlocked coutry located in south africa
I also love to see my people from all over the world..Thank you 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Happy to see my country documented by FD!! From Dar es salaam Tanzania🇹🇿
This is the second documentary on transportation for Tanzania. The first was titled "Deadliest Roads Tanzania." It was aired back in 22 November 2020
@@theteacherchance6750 Kigoma right?
Caption yao tu ndio sijaielewa dangerous kivip ??
@@kido1212 We've to be tellers of our own stories. Apart from agenda they propagate, FD is commercial-based, they've to formulate HEADINGS that keep our minds blown, our eyes attentive.
@@elsonkibasindila7526 Yeah, sure.
Thank you, Free Documentary team for giving good quality documentaries at no cost.
Very good documentary, please keep it good lady. I started using Tazara when going to school from copperbelt to Mpika boys secondary school. It's a very good infrastructure success project.
Proudly Zambian 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
Good, Stay there only, Do not cross border illegally.
zambians are proud people dont cross other people s countries un documented. Get yo facts right.@@manchesterunited8390
I love this train..I love my african people,seeing the smiles make me happy,no excessive fashion,just living in peace..God bless africa
I would love to visit Africa one day. Zambia is on the top of my list.
What a beautiful scenery Tanzania is so pretty💚🇹🇿😘
👌Nice documentary, Photography, slow, clear & Crisp Narration. 👍
Hope Things ( TaZaRa) change for good, as railway is an important mode of transport & comparatively Cheap/ economical, Than other modes.
I really appreciate 👍the spirit of Railway workers in spite of hardships & poor conditions ( Maintenance of Wagons, Equipment & Systems) they have kept the train moving gr8! 👌👍👏
Love ❤from Tamilnadu-India
✌🏿👊🏿✊🏿🙏🏿
தமிழ் நாடு.... எங்க ப்ரோ
Watching the incredible journey of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway project was awe-inspiring. It's a testament to human determination and collaboration. Thanks to the dedicated workers, this railway not only connected two nations but also opened up opportunities for the region. Truly remarkable!
Beautiful county and beautiful people 🇿🇲💞
Do these foolish Africans really think that the Chinese Communists helped them build this rail line out of altruism? The Reds are gonna want something in return....no question about it. Quid pro quo. And the return on the Chinese investment is gonna be a lot more than what they spent on that railroad. The Commies are bestowing this "beneficence" all around the globe, and we are ALL gonna regret it.
Even if there's peril, I love trains and I'm entralled by this.. My father and grandparents come from Tanga/Korogwe, Tanzania
Tanzania Zambia Rairway is the symbol of humanity. Thanks our late presidents
I loved the documentary. Beautiful cinematography, great narration & the pronunciation of the swahili words is on point👌. Greetings from Tanzania.
The future of this project is bleak because it was put up on the basis of pan nationalistic ideals. After Mozambique got independent, Tazara was gone. it cannot survive on the limited passenger transport and the small business we saw along the way, pole.
Wonderfully put together. Excellent script and narration. Superb camera work. Tasteful and well balanced background music. Thank you so much for this thoroughly enjoyable film. . Much appreciated.
I expect to see more documentaries about Africa 🌍 countries!!!
Yes I miss Africa docs HV watched all past ones
Maybe 🤔🤔
@@cholamusa6185 me too
Not me, too depressing!
Lol. So true.
Wow ! What a stupendous experience,with serene nature and beautiful people.
I wish prosperity for both the countries. ❤️
What shocks me is that in all your documentaries I always see beauty of the mother nature despite the challenges people face and make it through all by the grace of the God
Tanzania is most poorest Country in the world then boooom! on the train Tanzanians are enjoying beers and good foods, in their rural area they got electricity supply, water supply, all people look clean, healthy and smile, farm largely, live in bricks houses and iron roofed, no hunger, no lack of medical care, their environment is well kept with lots of trees and lush green, you people must have an agenda
I love our Africa content I'm watching from South Africa...
I have beed in Tanzania and Zambia too, but I will be back for tazara journey , government should improve as tourist train.
The shots of Valleys,Villages and National parks are very beautiful. Hope for the best. Watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲
The train drivers have so much passion and pride for what they do❤In SA everything is just done for the money 😞 Would love to visit Tanzania some day
David Livingstone died on 1st May 1873, at the age of 60, in Chief Chitambo's Village in North Rhodesia (now Zambia). His heart is buried in Africa, under a Mvula tree (now the site of the Livingstone Memorial),not in Tanzania as alleges by the reporter.
9,838 km air travel distance from our country Philippines to Tanzania is an amazing work you guys from Free Documentary, we have now watched the situation of people in that country (Africa) and we offer prayer for your safety and abundance living. God bless you always!
Africa will always be a continent with 54 countries ❤
Africa is not a country. Basic knowledge
@@kennethmoonga8683 He couldn't put a name Tanzania, I gues! hahahaa
i warmly welcome you much in tanzania
Thank you for the documentary! Though Kapiri Mposhi is in central province and not copperbelt
It is a great railway.I am sure in time to come it will become an important tourist attraction if managed a bit better.
Beautiful countries!!
This the most safest Railway Tracks ever.
Travelled 3 times with TAZARA
Lol I traveled it too but compared to tracks in different parts of the world trust me it’s dangerous
lucky you! It’s on my list for sure
@@kayseankay3979 It was very normal
@@FiboFractal. to you guys have have lived here your whole life I assume I can be wrong it’s normal but both you and me know that thing is ancient sooner or later … it will come tumbling down in a wild way … in bemba we say umwana usenda atashishe baninna ukwipika move observe how others stay them think about how you guys are staying even just South Africa has a way safer and better railway transport system .. you are just used to it not that it’s safe
@@kayseankay3979 Trains derail everywhere! They do not choose to do so in Africa but with good maintenance, such can be avoided. Tanzania is now building new railways and adding new locomotives and new rail cars to those new rail lines. If you look up videos of their new railway projects here in TH-cam you will see that they are doing well in interconnecting regions with reliable rail transport.
The driver reminds me of my grand dad. explaining things like a teacher. lovely cinematography.
Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰❤️❤️🥰
Really enjoyed this thanks. To ride this line is on my bucket list 🙂 Greetings from Canada.
Are going to ride soon we can ride together and see how amazing it is this year indeed i will
I'm obsessed with this channel 👍🏼, thank you so much .....
I love this from America.
You will be shocked how stunning this looks now. Welcome to Tanzania
Welcome Tanzanian 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿 one the best tourist destinations in the world....
Loved seeing our Indian brands Tata, Mahindra, TVS in this tough part of Earth.
Cheers!!
Fantastic documentary. Thank you for sharing.
i was in Iringa 64-72 when this line was started, along with the pipeline and tarring the road from Mikumu SW through Iringa, Mbeya and Tunduma. That road was hell in the wet season, & not much better in the dry. The chinese came in to Iringa to buy food, etc, and I tried to get to take my football team (Mkwawa High School) to play against them. But we couldnt get in as treated as a military project. At the time, copper was being transported out of Zambia by Fiat trucks all the way to DSM because they couldnt use the route through Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
The commentary on this otherwise interesting journey is downright awful, and unless I am mistaken, the railway does not go near L Nyasa.
The shirt on the train driver is from a South African company that can now take you from Jo'burg all the way to Dar. its on my bucket list, as is my old school in Iringa, and the Serengeti.
Kamwene Mr Roderick
That's true 🤣🤣 and we'll come Tanzania again now many things changed here
I think the commentary tried to expand on all big Cities than just the Train stops just to give more meaning to the documentary as a whole above just the train, but they sure had some Politics with it especially when they said the Chinese are not welcomed in EA, overall good documentary i enjoyed it, am from Mbeya
@@mapimwankemwa6778
i enjoyed going to Mbeya. We played rugby there (and lost), cricket (Iyunga school), and my Mkwawa football team beat an Mbeya side 4-1. On the way back, we beat Malangali scool. Eventually, I organised a football competion league that had 2 Mkwawa teams, the Lugalo school, Ifunda, Malangali, Tosamaganga, and an Njombe school.
Very nice documentary
Beautiful documentary, I am looking forward to experience and explore one of this fine days.
Is this really one of the world's most dangerous railways? You are unbelievable!
The railway is not dangerous I think Tanzania must be one of safest countries to be in
Voiced over by the blessed speech of her majesty's greatest kindergarten, i'd say, this statement was balanced-enough for the average mr. Hedburry and mrs. Hidenbeckyerd..
Tanzania 🇹🇿😍my country!!
Why did you leave?
@@casinoslots6656 Who told you I left???😏
The country 60million people live
@@shyfettymtunda4619 beautiful country 👍👍
@@shanprasad3304 Sure,it is!!
back in the days going back to school from mbeya to morogoro with this train and couple of my friend in a second class ..real missing the moments ..
Firstly I watched a documentary about dangerous roads Tanzania, I can't wait to watch this one also.
After showing TAZARA, Now can you also please do a documentary on the other exciting and beautiful things found in Tanzania, like the beautiful beaches in Zanzibar, the Kilimanjaro which is the highest free standing mountain the world and the highest mountain in Africa, The famous Serengeti where the largest migration of wildebeests occurs each year, the Ngorongoro crater which is the largest volcanic caldera in the world and where humans live with wild animals like the big five etc, the numerous beautiful waterfalls, the largest national park in Africa Selous Game Reserve, Tanzanite a precious and beautiful mineral found only in Tanzania, the culture, etc etc etch
powerfully comment.📌
@@ibramsuya84well said my brothers..🤝
Yap because we have a lot of very beautiful things
Just by describing the Country makes me want to get up and go. Priceless..Thank you.
very true am kenyan,,,ethiopia,kenya,tanzania and south africa are trully blessed countries...so much diversity in wildlife,culture and geography,resources.....we shouldnt be fighting or dying of hunger
THANK YOU FOR THIS DOCUMENTARY. WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR TANZANIA
The best documentary ever! Thanks
This train deserves an upgrade for the people... i hope it will be managed well.... if only their place is safe... i think that it's good for visitors to visit (reference to the North part) just like in the Southern part
Wow. Very well run train operation
Thank you for this lovely documentary ❤ 🙏
Thanks for all crew & members with principals of Free Documentary, It's the great narative with good film.
What exactly is dangerous here? You mainly discussed the beauty of the trip and the two nations. There is no way TAZARA could be considered one of the world's most dangerous railway.
Nice documentary but BAD TITLE for it.
True 💯%
LOVE from Bangladesh
Good quality production
Such amazing experiences in the world
Do good things to poor people. Their blessings will open any door for you.
TAZARA is a great example of African economic independence and cooperation. The railway line was built after Tanzania and Zambia attained independence earlier. The purpose was to promote economic cooperation between the two newly independent states. Besides that, Zambia as a landlocked country was surrounded by hostile colonial governments making it difficult to access the ports. Therefore, TAZARA was an important alternative to help Zambia. TAZARA is a symbol of true Pan Africanism and working together for the continent's development.
you skip China. Doing so undermines what China had to endure to come out of colonialism. Please give them their flowers.
Africa recognized this China🇨🇳 and not the other* the west backs.. and China paid it back with labor and appreciation ; but it also prove the can build anything. That line cost them more than cash and Chinese lives. part of that track ❄ snows and part is tropical.. lions took out many. it was an impossible task. BUT IT WAS DONE.
* ( 2 chinas: 🇨🇳 CHINA |🇹🇼 Taiwan (officially Republic of China)
TAZARA has faced operational difficulties from the start and was kept running by continued assistance from China, several European countries, and the United States. Freight traffic peaked at 1.2 million tons in 1986, but began to decline in the 1990s as the end of apartheid in South Africa and the independence of Namibia opened alternative transport routes for Zambian copper. Freight traffic bottomed out at 88,000 metric tons in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014/2015, less than 2% of the railway's design capacity of 5 million tonnes per year.
Two hundred Tanzanian and Zambian students were enrolled in the Northern Jiaotong University in Beijing to learn railway management, but a dozen of them were expelled in the first year for misbehaviour.
Employee theft was so common that 20 Zambian crew members were fired in 1978 for stealing, drivers were brought back from China for a return run, and hundreds of other Chinese advisers had their stay extended. These problems resulted in much lengthier than planned turnaround times for freight, and in 1978 Zambia had to break ranks and reopen links with white-ruled Rhodesia for its copper exports.
n 1983, Tanzania and Zambia invited the Chinese back to help manage the railway.[58] About 250 Chinese managers were assigned to railway bureaus along the route. China had to issue additional zero-interest loans to pay for spare parts and rehabilitation. From 1987 to 1993, foreign aid totalling $150 million was supplied by the European Economic Community, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, West Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
In 1987, the United States also joined in the donor efforts to improve the TAZARA and reduce the dependency of "frontline states" on South Africa.
A 1987 report commissioned for the USAID identified inadequate motive power and poor equipment maintenance as constraints to operational capacity. The report found TAZARA mechanics to be poorly trained and supervised, many being illiterate. The USAID then funded a $50 million program over seven years, providing locomotives, facilities, and training. Equipment repairs would only "reduce some short-range problems", and the report highlighted the need to address "underlying causes", such as the locomotive workshops lacking basic supplies, and less than 20% of employees at the locomotive workshops being engaged in actual work.
In 2008, the railway's condition was described as being "on the verge of collapse due to financial crisis," and dangerous track conditions were discovered by Chinese technicians inspecting the line. The company's cash flow difficulties have led to delays in paying salaries, resulting in frequent strikes by the workforce. By 2012, TAZARA had only 10 operational main line locomotives. In September 2013, the TAZARA was reporting $1.53 million in monthly revenue against $2.5 million in monthly expenditures.
The Chinese government has also been unwilling to see the complete shutdown of its signature foreign aid project. In 2011, China cancelled half of the debts it was owed by the TAZARA. Since the loan was interest-free and not indexed for inflation, the real value of the debt had also shrunk by more than 80%.
Additional Chinese aid has kept TAZARA in a state of minimal operation. In 2010, the Chinese government gave TAZARA a US$39 million interest-free loan, but TAZARA management estimated that it would require US$770 million to become commercially viable. In 2012, the Chinese government gave another $42 million for equipment and training. According to Wikipedia.
🐾 The best documentaries is about Africa 🦓🐘🦏🦁💯 don't you ever doubt it 👍
Africa what a beautiful continent. People also very lovely and spontaneous. I
🇹🇿TANZANIA IT'S LAND OF SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK AND ZANZIBAR ISLAND, 💚🇹🇿KILIMANJARO🏔🇹🇿
I am adding this trip on my to do list. My wish to go to East Africa has found a motivater
And where are you now ...?
One of my favorite railway.. amazing views underground ways 🔥
What a beautiful land of beautiful people and a huge undiluted landscape and scant population.Hope one day with modern machines this will heart throbbing rendezvous of world tourist.
It's really nice documentary... But don't title as most dangerous rail way in the world.!! We love our country and we love what we have and we don't see as most dangerous rail way in the ... Much love for my country 🇹🇿🇹🇿 Tanzania
I agree! I have seen TH-cam videos of Indian trains where people are riding on the roof of the train, if that’s not the most dangerous compared to this then I don’t know!
@@prisca2774 I was really hoping they would name some numbers as to what makes it so dangerous. Except for possibly breaking down in the middle of nowhere it looks relatively safe.
They run out of contents that suit their channel, now they fake things to mingle their tune, TAZARA never even evolved into any accident that at least costed 10 lives, this whole documentary is fake, only views are real
I had wanted to do this trip no sooner the line was operational but I was only about 18 and my parents would not hear of it. However, the nearest I got was to visit the Dar Railway Station when I first visited Tanzania in 2009.
Thank you for this documentary.
I love Africa! I am a proud African
I could watch these docs all day long. In fact, I might. I’m in bed sick today.
Hope you are feeling better soon...🙏🙏
I love watching this video
This documentary brought so much sadness yet pride; there is hope for Africa, and we need new reforms.
No pity party please...:) We are just fine.
Lovely voice. But the other narrator is the best 😊😊😊.... I listen to these even at 1am in the night. Then I'll wake up and watch again
A very nice documentary 👍.
There is a refreshing honesty about the fianacial problems, the theft of signal cable, the lack of maintenance, and the general disappointment that this massive project has not been transformational on a large scale. Subsistence farming and selling snacks to passengers is not a sound economic foundation, and that was not the hope of this railroad.
@@Dutch_Uncle At the time, the Chinese were putting the railway in, the yanks were tarring the road (which was awful in the wet season) from Morogoro all the way to Tunduma, and italians had built the pipeline, and were taking the copper out of Zambia in great big fiat trucks + their trailers. The chinese would come into Iringa for supplies, and we didnt see much of them as they were military, & we were allowed to go to their camp. I dont think the Tanzanians got much out of this railway, and I recall it was a different gauge from the EAR@H line from DSM to Kigoma & north to Mwanza. Loved my 9 years at Mkwawa High School from 63-72.
Really? How much do you even know about the countries mentioned in this documentary?
@@martinnyirenda2525 Southern Africa- Three years in Botswana, year and half in Malawi, short stretches in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Railroads- Worked in repair and construction shops of C.B.& Q. RR in US, worked on, but not for, the Alaska Railroad. That is enough to recognize warning signs in terms of maintenance, service, and staff. Clearly the subject railroad is stressed in terms of finances and is kept in minimal operation by governments which would really rather spend the money on other projects.
The regrettably familiar scenario is that the corner-cutting in terms of maintenance and safety will eventually produce an accident, which may result in the end of passenger service.
@@Dutch_Uncle Exactly. Railroad travel is not the most lucrative financially for Governments but breathtaking in sight seeing; not the best maintained but life changing.
The challenge with this documentary is the apparent negativity that resonates in it, from the title (World's most dangerous railways) to glaring inaccuracies in it demonstrating a lack of home work. For instance, the documentary claims Kapiri Mposhi is on the Copperbelt. As one who lived in Zambia, you know that Kapiri Mposhi IS NOT on the Copperbelt but in the Central Province. There are many other inaccuracies that show that they did not do their homework properly or approached it with an agenda to portray the line negatively. In its heydays, it was one of the best lines. If you consider the reason for its construction, it makes sense