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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Railways Corporation URC- says that the new locomotives will be able to start operations next week following the successful re-construction of a triangular section. Stanley Sendegeya, the Managing Director of URC, says that all is well and the locomotives are good to go …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railway Corporation-URC has ordered encroachers on the railway reserve land in Gulu-Omoro-Nwoya and Pakwach districts to vacate. Hundreds of illegal settlements and businesses have been established within the URC reserve land since the railway transport in the country was grounded. URC says that …

Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Railways Corporation-URC has received 4 fully refurbished locomotives from Grindrod Rail, South Africa as part of its efforts to revamp railway transport and reduce pressure on the road. The locomotives have a haulage capacity of between 750 to 1500 tons and can last between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Railways Cooperation (URC) has resumed passenger train services after closing them during the recent 42-day lockdown. While announcing the lockdown in June, President Yoweri Museveni suspended both private and public transport as a measure to contain the second wave of COVID-19. On July 30, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda Railways Corporation -URC has not only consistently maintained its reputation among the worst performing public bodies in which billions of taxpayers money get lost but has also added unaccounted foreign loans to the losses it inflicts on Ugandans. A report by the Auditor General has …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The  Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has said the passenger train services will probably resume in early September as the entity establishes standard operating procedures. Since it halted operations in March this year, the Corporation said that it was still studying the possibility of resuming operations …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) is seeking 93.5 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the sub sector and also repair and maintain its assets. URC led by their Managing Director Charles Kateeba were on Tuesday appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has halted the resumption of passenger train services due to the risks associated with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although public transport resumed on June 4, Uganda Railways Corporation had stayed the resumption of the passenger train from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district health authorities are predicting trouble time in the fight against Tuberculosis as leading implementing partners are limiting their activities and slash funding. Tuberculosis, which is a serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs, has been a major public health problem in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just four months after it was rehabilitated the Kampala-Port Bell railway line has carried 40,000 tonnes of goods to and from. According to the managing director of Uganda Railways Corporation, Charles Kateeba, the 10-kilometre line, which was disused for over 10 years, needed just 800 …