Chapter 891 "Me" shaped railway
It must be said that the use of black labor has greatly improved the quality of life of East African railway workers and reduced labor intensity to a certain extent.
Of course, with the decrease in the number of black workers and the increase in the country's citizen population in recent years, all walks of life in East African society except agriculture have still felt certain pressure.
However, with the steady development of industrialization and the prosperity of import and export trade, East Africa is also very active in introducing advanced production tools, trying to reduce production costs through technical means.
Take the railway system as an example, purchasing a large number of jacks, special railway construction vehicles, better quality construction tools, etc.
Of course, the fact that the railway system can do this is still related to the East African government's heavy investment in railways. After all, railways are one of the few important industrial sectors.
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When the railway workers in New Frankfurt worked overtime to build the railway between New Frankfurt and the Rhine City.
The "meter" shaped railway system of the new Frankfurt City is also taking shape, and the new Frankfurt City will also become the first important railway hub in East Africa that connects the whole country.
Rogens, Mayor of the New Frankfurt City: "As early as the middle stage of the construction of the Central Railway, the Central Railway has formed a 'cross'-shaped line, starting from Dar es Salaam in the east, reaching Mongu City in the west, and going north There is the city of Kissan, and you can reach the port of New Hamburg in the south. ”
"Then until now, with the annexation of Angola and Mozambique, the last obstacle to railway construction has been eliminated, and our country's railway pattern has finally been finalized."
"Our new Frankfurt city is the central hub of the national railway network , through eight lines, it radiates to the whole country, reaching the Azande Plateau in the north, the East African coastal plain and the East African Plateau in the east, the South African Plateau in the south, and Angola and Southwest Africa in the west. "
"Except for southwest Africa. All areas outside Africa are the core areas of our country’s economy. Except for the Ethiopian Plateau, the major plateaus are all connected by railways and are within the radiation range of New Frankfurt.”
East Africa is a plateau country, and the plateau economy is in the region. East Africa accounts for more than 70% of the economy, so controlling the East African plateau is basically equivalent to controlling the country's economic lifeline and most of the population.
The transportation advantage of New Frankfurt is reflected in this point. It is the core point connecting the major plateau areas in East Africa except the Ethiopian plateau.
As for the Ethiopian Plateau, it does not account for a high proportion of the East African economy. After all, it is located in the border area, with mountainous terrain, the East African Rift Valley and other factors. Therefore, compared with other plateau areas in East Africa, it is smaller than Southwest Africa and the Azande Plateau. Be stronger.
As the mayor said, New Frankfurt city officials naturally know very clearly the important position of New Frankfurt in the national transportation system.
"Mr. Mayor, now that the royal family and the central government have decided to build a new capital in New Frankfurt, this is another opportunity for our city."
As for the words of his subordinates, Logan Si is very clear, he said: "New Frankfurt City rose because of the railway, so in the future our New Frankfurt City will definitely It assumes the function of the transportation hub of the capital, so it is the long-term work of the government to continue to promote the construction of the "meter"-shaped railway. "
The German language naturally does not have the pictographic Chinese character for "meter", so the "meter"-shaped railway in East Africa. The name is actually an "imported product". According to rumors, it was personally defined by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is proficient in Oriental studies.
At present, the construction of New Frankfurt City has been completed, or there are a total of eight main railway lines under construction:
Dar es Salaam City-New Frankfurt City
Kisan (Gani) City-New City of Frankfurt
City of Luanda—City of New Frankfurt City of Benguela—City of New Frankfurt
Beira—New Frankfurt
Crimaane—New Frankfurt
New Hamburg—New Frankfurt
Walvis Bay—New Frankfurt< br>
At present, except for the two railways, Quelimane City-New Frankfurt City and Walvis Bay City-New Frankfurt City, which have not yet been started, the others have been completed.
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Kelimane and Beira are both coastal port cities in Mozambique, and Quelimane is located in northern Mozambique, north of the Zambezi River.
The Quelimane-New Frankfurt Railway actually has another name, that is, the "Railway Along the Zambezi River". It starts in Quelimane City in the north of the Zambezi River Delta and passes through Zambezi. Tete along the West River, then through the Luangwa Valley and finally into New Frankfurt.
The purpose of this railway is actually to fill the traffic gap between the Zambezi River and Lake Malawi. After all, the Zambezi Valley and Lake Malawi are areas with quite good conditions, and too It and the downstream city of Quelimane were both important cities in Mozambique in the past.
The Walvis Bay-New Frankfurt Railway, also known as the Southwest Railway, is being surveyed and investigated because it crosses the desert. In addition, the economic conditions in Southwest Africa are too poor, and there is basically no great economic value along the route. Therefore, the planned construction time of the East African Railway Department is relatively late. It will take a long time for the Walvis Bay Railway to connect to the inland.
The city of New Frankfurt can become the most important railway hub in East Africa thanks to the construction of the Central Railway. Among its "meter"-shaped railways, five are directly from the Central Railway, and there are very important cities in East Africa along the line, including Darfur. Es Salaam, Mbeya, Harare and many more.
The other three are also inextricably related to the Central Railway. For example, the Beira-New Frankfurt Railway was actually formed after the Habe Railway was connected to the Central Railway.
Similarly, the Walvis Bay Railway connects to the Central Railway from Bulawayo, while only the Quelimane City Railway is a new line that directly connects to New Frankfurt City.
Logans said: "The railway hub is the biggest advantage of our new Frankfurt city. At the same time, coupled with the fact that it may become the Rhine City's transportation hub in the future, we will give priority to a group of advanced equipment manufacturing industries to land in the new Frankfurt city to create a The interior is comparable to the national central cities of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa.”
It has to be said that New Frankfurt City has great ambitions. After all, in terms of land transportation alone, New Frankfurt City is now. It is indeed the strongest, but it may still be possible to catch up with Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, but it will be difficult to surpass.
At least until other port cities in East Africa develop, the status of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa will be difficult to shake, especially Mombasa, which drives the entire north and is the only excellent outlet to the sea in the northern region.
Dar es Salaam is much worse in this regard. First of all, Dar es Salaam has too many competitors. Except for the East African plateau area, the selectivity in most inland areas has increased. Including Luanda, Benguela, and Beira, the central region can already use these three ports to go to sea, and it does not have to be Dar es Salaam.
The western part of the African continent corresponding to Mombasa, that is, the Atlantic coast, belongs to the colonies of other countries. There is no outlet to the sea in East Africa, and there is also the natural wall of the Congo rainforest, which further hinders the development of transportation.
So if most northern provinces want to go to sea, they can only give priority to Mombasa as the sea outlet without going abroad, including the royal territory of Sigmalingen.
(End of this chapter)