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Beira–Bulawayo railway, the Glossary

Beira-Bulawayo railway, also called Machipanda railway, Beira-Harare-Bulawayo railway and Beira railway, is a railway that connects the city of Beira, Mozambique, to the city of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe.^[1]

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3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique
Railway lines in Mozambique
Railway lines in Zimbabwe

Beira Railroad Corporation

The Beira Railroad Corporation, (Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro da Beira in Portuguese) or CCFB, was a joint venture railway company that was responsible for operating the railway lines in central Mozambique. Beira–Bulawayo railway and Beira Railroad Corporation are 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique.

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Beira railway station

Beira railway station is the principal railway station and important landmark in Beira, Mozambique.

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Beira, Mozambique

Beira is the capital and largest city of Sofala Province, in the central region of Mozambique.

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Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway

The Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway (BBR) is a privately owned railway company that provides a rail link in Zimbabwe between Beitbridge at the South African border and Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo.

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Bulawayo

Bulawayo (Bulawayo.) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region.

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Cape to Cairo Railway

The Cape to Cairo Railway was an unfinished project to create a railway line crossing from southern to northern Africa.

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Chimoio

Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique.

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Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi, previously known as Sinoia during the colonial era, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District.

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Company rule in Rhodesia

The British South Africa Company's administration of what became Rhodesia was chartered in 1889 by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and began with the Pioneer Column's march north-east to Mashonaland in 1890.

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Dondo, Mozambique

Dondo is a city and district Dondo District of Sofala Province in Mozambique.

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Gweru

Gweru, originally known as Gwelo, is a city in central Zimbabwe.

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Harare

Harare, formerly known as Salisbury, is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.

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Kadoma, Zimbabwe

Kadoma, formerly known as Gatooma, is a town in Zimbabwe.

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Kildonan, Zimbabwe

Kildonan, Zimbabwe is a village in Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe.

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Limpopo railway

Limpopo Railway, also called Gweru-Maputo railway, is a railway that connects the city of Maputo, Mozambique, to the city from Somabhula, in Zimbabwe. Beira–Bulawayo railway and Limpopo railway are 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique, railway lines in Mozambique and railway lines in Zimbabwe.

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Machipanda

Machipanda is a town in Manica District, in the middle of Manica Province, Mozambique, near the border with Zimbabwe.

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Manica, Mozambique

Manica is a market town in western Mozambique, lying west of Chimoio in the province of Manica.

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Masvingo

Masvingo, known as Fort Victoria during the colonial period, is a city in southeastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province.

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Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest.

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Mozambique Ports and Railways

Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (abbreviated CFM; in English Mozambique Ports and Railways) is a state-owned company that oversees the railway system of Mozambique and its connected ports. Beira–Bulawayo railway and Mozambique Ports and Railways are 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique.

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Mutare

Mutare, formerly known as Umtali until 1982, is a heavily populated city in the province of Manicaland.

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National Railways of Zimbabwe

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), formerly Rhodesia Railways (RR), is a Bulawayo headquartered state-owned enterprise that operates the country's national railway system.

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Port of Beira

The Port of Beira is a Mozambican port located in the city of Beira, capital of the Sofala Province.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Portuguese Mozambique

Portuguese Mozambique (Moçambique Portuguesa) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) were the common terms by which Mozambique was designated during the period in which it was a Portuguese colony.

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Redcliff, Zimbabwe

Redcliff is a town situated in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, with a population of 41,526 (as of 2022).

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Rhodesia

Rhodesia (Rodizha), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979.

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Rusape

Rusape is a town in eastern Zimbabwe.

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Sena railway

Sena railway, also called Shire Highlands railway, Dondo-Malawi railway and North-South Malawi railway, is a railway that connects Dondo, Mozambique, to Chipata, in Zambia. Beira–Bulawayo railway and Sena railway are 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique and railway lines in Mozambique.

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Shamva

Shamva is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central in the Shamva District of Zimbabwe.

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Shurugwi

Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe, is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km (220 miles) south of Harare, with a population of 22,900 according to the 2022 census.

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Somabhula

Somabhula is a village and ward (commune) in Midlands province in Zimbabwe.

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Umzingwane

Umzingwane is a village and seat of the Umzingwane District, in Matabeleland South province, in Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.

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2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways

Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow gauge railways with track gauges of and, respectively.

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3 ft 6 in gauge railways

Railways with a track gauge of were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beira–Bulawayo_railway

Also known as Beira Railway.

Beira–Bulawayo railway, the Glossary

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See also

3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Mozambique

Railway lines in Mozambique

Railway lines in Zimbabwe

References