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419:
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211:
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167:
278:
234:
533:
508:
441:
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348:
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33:
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742:(C.E.F.A.K.I.) was established on 20 June 1929. It obtained the concession according to a
8:
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896:
778:
724:
676:
565:
558:
43:
807:
2 diesel locomotives with 27 t and 190 PS each, which were commissioned in 1949
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Passenger traffic ceased on 1 July 1958 and goods traffic on 1 December 1958.
978:
751:
139:
72:
25:
944:
Les Congolâtres: La Société des
Chemins de Fer du Kivu (C.E.F.A.K.I.)
767:
732:
601:
214:
51:
763:
696:
544:
32:
810:
2 Davenport diesel locomotives, which were commissioned in 1950
743:
728:
405:
205:
47:
912:
Belgian
Chamber of Representatives - Session of 16 July 1931.
801:
777:. However, the plans to extend the railway from Kamaniola to
549:
519:
210:
178:
147:
39:
985:
Metre gauge railways in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
781:
did not get realized due to the comparatively high cost.
719:(C.N.Ki) decided in 1928 to build a connection between
754:
on 23 April 1930. C.E.F.A.K.I. was integrated into the
1000:
Railway lines in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
758:(OTRACO) on 24 July 1946. The track was built by the
773:There were plans to integrate the track into the
760:Compagnie Belge des Chemin de fer et d'Entreprise
976:
554:
135:
103:
900:, XXV. – L’histoire des chemins de fer au Congo
825:The traffic in the early 1950s was as follows:
644:
937:
935:
960:Documents and clippings about Kivu Railway
651:
637:
932:
731:(Costermansville) at the southern end of
1005:1931 establishments in the Belgian Congo
891:
889:
813:2 shunting steam engines with 22 t each
977:
792:The rolling stock consisted of :
770:was inaugurated on 21 November 1931.
683:) was a 94 km (58 mi) long
886:
762:(C.F.E.) and its first section from
740:Compagnie des Chemins de fer du Kivu
707:, which operated from 1931 to 1958.
13:
748:Belgian Chamber of Representatives
485:
463:
418:
31:
14:
1016:
953:
787:
588:
548:
531:
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484:
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439:
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392:
369:
346:
323:
295:
276:
251:
232:
209:
192:
165:
24:
756:Office des Transports Coloniaux
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166:
917:
905:
750:on 1 March 1930, which became
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233:
1:
880:
532:
507:
440:
393:
370:
347:
324:
296:
252:
193:
995:Railway lines closed in 1958
990:Railway lines opened in 1931
7:
964:20th Century Press Archives
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38:It was planned to connect
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186:
174:
159:
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88:
71:
63:
58:
23:
18:
689:3 ft 6 in
78:3 ft 6 in
926:Les belges Ă l'Ă©tranger
723:at the northern end of
717:Comité national du Kivu
67:94 km (58 mi)
681:Chemins de fer du Kivu
36:
30:Chemin de fer du Kivu
775:Cape to Cairo Railway
35:
796:2 steam locomotives
715:The privately owned
685:narrow gauge railway
37:
941:Jean Herreweghe:
895:Ferdinand Lebbe:
878:
877:
841:
669:
668:
665:
664:
661:
660:
625:
624:
571:
570:
153:
152:
19:Kalundu–Kamaniola
1012:
948:
939:
930:
921:
915:
909:
903:
893:
871:7.641 Passengers
860:6.782 Passengers
849:6.493 Passengers
840:Mainly petroleum
839:
828:
827:
804:) with 32 t each
694:
690:
687:with a gauge of
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646:
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633:
592:
591:
555:
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327:
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136:
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104:
90:
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28:
16:
15:
1020:
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1015:
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933:
923:André Lederer:
922:
918:
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902:, 1950 (French)
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823:
790:
779:Costermansville
725:Lake Tanganyika
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688:
657:
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473:Kavimvira River
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772:
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739:
737:
716:
714:
680:
673:Kivu Railway
672:
670:
599:
428:Kiliba River
176:
100:
73:Track gauge
64:Line length
979:Categories
881:References
834:Passengers
816:88 waggons
566:Tanganyika
452:Kavimvira
308:Kamanyola
874:82.790 t
863:75.414 t
852:53.994 t
768:Kamanyola
733:Lake Kivu
701:Kamaniola
602:Cape Town
359:Lubirizi
336:Luvunghi
215:Lake Kivu
94:Route map
59:Technical
52:Lake Kivu
947:(French)
929:(French)
914:(French)
752:ratified
746:of the
966:of the
962:in the
821:Traffic
764:Kalundu
711:History
703:in the
697:Kalundu
695:) from
545:Kalundu
798:Mikado
744:decree
729:Bukavu
721:Uviara
677:French
406:Kiliba
382:Sangh
206:Bukavu
109:Legend
101:
48:Bukavu
837:Goods
802:2-8-2
705:Congo
572:
553:
520:Uvira
265:1,756
221:1,460
179:Cairo
154:
134:
46:with
40:Uvira
868:1955
857:1954
846:1953
831:Year
738:The
671:The
652:edit
645:talk
638:view
559:Lake
140:elev
968:ZBW
766:to
727:to
699:to
600:to
577:776
312:903
201:137
177:to
146:in
50:at
42:at
981::
934:^
888:^
735:.
679::
448:12
401:24
378:46
355:69
332:84
304:94
127:km
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148:m
84:)
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