“Pining Train” brings back features of old Sudan

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“Pining Train” brings back features of old Sudan

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“Pining Train” brings back features of old Sudan
The Minister of Transport, Mirghani Musa, announced the re-run of the “Pining Train” – the Khartoum train line linking Atbara, Haya, Jebet and Port Sudan – for the first time in 16 years... The return of the train comes, according to the minister, as part of the Ministry of Transport’s efforts to revive the role of the railways in linking states with each other at an economic cost and with integrated services to boot... the minister revealed the “Pining Train” was being taken on its first reconnaissance trip next Tuesday, leaving from Port Sudan. The purpose of the trip is to determine the volume of demand and help configure the train schedule...
The article also refers to the Sudanese railway as "The oldest railway in Africa". While it's true that there was a military railway there quite early, I would have to do some research to check the dates, as I thought South Africa was the first country on this continent to have a railway.
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