Tanzania, April 8 -- Kibaha. The Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra) is considering to establish a specialised training facility for railway personnel in a move aimed at strengthening safety standards and professionalism in the country's expanding rail transport sector.

The proposed facility, to be known as the Railway Critical Workers Competency Testing Centre (RCWTC), is expected to serve as a regional hub for training and certifying locomotive drivers and other railway crew.

Preliminary estimates place the cost of the project at about $800 million, although a detailed feasibility study is yet to be conducted.

Latra Acting Director of Railway Transport Regulation, Moses Nyoni, said the initiative is anchored in Regulation 4(1...