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Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) was the parastatal railway of Uganda. It was formed after the breakup of the East African Railways Corporation (EARC) in 1977 when it took over the Ugandan part of the East African railways. URC’s system was rooted in the British colonial gauge Uganda Railway that was transformed after World War I into the EARC. Its operation after the demise of the EARC had been hampered by civil war and inefficient management in Uganda. In 1989 government soldiers massacred sixty civilians at Mukura railway station. Recently prospects for the URC have improved. Uganda Railways were joint recipients of the (2001 Worldaware Business Award ) for "assisting economic and social development through the provision of appropriate, sustainable and environmentally complementary transport infrastructure". The (Uganda Railways Update Report ) gives details of management improvement. == South Africa Involvement == In 2005 Rift Valley Railways Consortium from South Africa was awarded a concession to manage URC and Kenya Railways〔( Background information )〕 RVRC was scheduled to take over operations on 1 August 2006. On 28 July 2006 the East African Standard reported that the planned take-over was postponed to 1 November 2006.〔(Postponed Take-over, accessed 31 July 2006 )〕 This operational take-over took place in November and was scheduled to last for 25 years.〔("SA Firm gets "Lunatic Express" railway, accessed 12-18-2006 )〕 Robert E. Mortensen, a 30-year veteran of Conrail who later led Railroad Development Corporation efforts in Mozambique and Malawi, served as Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Railways Corporation from 1 August 2006 until 30 October 2006, becoming the Chief Executive Officer of Rift Valley Railways Uganda Limited on 1 November 2006, when Rift Valley Railways Uganda Limited (as concessionaire) took over rail operations from Uganda Railways Corporation. Mr. Noel Muhangi of Kateera and Kagumire Advocates became Ag. Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Railways Corporation the same day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uganda Railways Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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