Interview: Uganda Railways focuses on rolling stock and network renewal

Uganda Railways Corp is working to revitalise its network and procuring new rolling stock to renew its aging fleet, Chief Mechanical Engineer Prosper Musiime tells Railway Gazette International. As work continues to revitalise Uganda’s partly-moribund rail network, state-owned operator Uganda Railways Corp is focusing on a comprehensive refresh of its aging rolling stock fleet, according to its Chief Mechanical Engineer, Eng. Prosper Musiime.

Speaking to Railway Gazette International at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, he confirmed that URC was in the process of procuring 10 diesel-electric locomotives, backed by funding from the African Development Bank. This will also include training for both operations and maintenance personnel.

URC reported earlier this year that it had received bids from South Korea’s Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technologies, CRRC Qishuyan, Dalian Lambo Machinery Manufacturing Co, and China Shadong International Economics & Technical Corp Group Ltd. However, Musiime said a contract had yet to be signed.

Musiime added that URC was also in the market for 100 new flat-bed wagons with collapsible hurdles to carry steel coils. This procurement had received financial support from the AfDB.

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