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References
- ↑ "EAC Railway master plan to be redesigned". The New Times – Rwanda. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ↑ RailwaysAfrica May 2009, p8
- ↑ "Trans Africa Rail". Trans Africa Rail.
- ↑ "Tanzania Greets Train". The New York Times. Agence France Presse. 25 October 1975.
