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1774:M'pozo River
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1740:Léopoldville
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1704:Léopoldville
1702:arriving at
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582:Vindevoghel
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380:Limete UZAM
289:
75:Kinshasa Est
2550: /
2084:17‰ (1.7%)
2081:45‰ (4.5%)
1986:750 mm
1927:0-6-0+0-6-0
1893:750 mm
1846:765 mm
1823:750 mm
1763:Albert Thys
1736:Congo River
1672:Congo Basin
1518:Petrocongo
1338:Tombagadio
875:Kiasi-Pass
846:(Thysville)
119:Track gauge
110:Line length
2708:Categories
2538:13°29′28″E
2515:2021-09-17
2491:2021-09-17
2427:World Bank
2256:References
2048:short tons
1974:deviation
1960:1898-1932
1700:locomotive
1698:The first
1288:Fornasari
1268:Monolithe
1170:Block 100
1150:Block 110
751:Block 236
645:Sona Bata
532:Block 329
382:(Kingabwa)
2616:Vicicongo
2535:5°49′10″S
2409:Ango-Ango
2347:905456588
2289:905456588
2211:Incidents
2149:Kasangulu
2125:Songololo
2052:long tons
2038:Axle load
1971:original
1868:converted
1790:dysentery
1547:Ango-Ango
1194:Songololo
1007:Moerbeke
602:Bailleux
556:Kasangulu
462:Rifflart
140:Route map
105:Technical
97:Completed
89:Commenced
2657:Sizarail
2312:16 April
2219:See also
2176:Kinshasa
2159:railhead
2157:(177 m)
2155:Kinshasa
2042:10
2005: in
1930:Garratts
1911: in
1864: in
1842: in
1799:Barbados
1794:beriberi
1786:smallpox
1645:Kinshasa
1220:Cipello
1110:Malanga
1085:Kimpese
979:Cattier
923:Dethieu
796:Marchal
723:Kisantu–
506:Kimwenza
482:Kilembo
50:Overview
2611:Mayumbe
2227:in the
2199:Cabinda
2151:(339 m)
2145:(438 m)
2143:Madimba
2139:(380 m)
2137:Kintoni
2127:(301 m)
2062:Length
2000:⁄
1906:⁄
1891:. As a
1859:⁄
1837:⁄
1706:in 1898
1690:History
1670:to the
1358:Bousin
674:Madimba
622:Wolter
84:History
63:Termini
2724:Matadi
2652:ONATRA
2345:
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2172:Matadi
2119:Matadi
2093:(min.)
2090:Radius
2077:(max.)
1968:Route
1923:2-6-2T
1919:0-6-2T
1915:0-6-0T
1889:rubber
1683:ONATRA
1660:rapids
1653:Matadi
1633:French
1453:Matadi
1130:Kwilu
1056:Lukala
1032:Tumba
900:Kiasi
725:Inkisi
700:Nguvu
441:Matete
359:Limete
312:N'dolo
186:Legend
70:Matadi
2599:Lines
2074:Grade
2050:; 10
2025:Rails
1980:Gauge
1885:ivory
1664:falls
1592:
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1428:270 m
1382:Mpozo
1312:Kenge
1243:Lufu
951:Kolo
792:
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231:
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2667:SNCZ
2662:SNCC
2637:CCFC
2411:and
2343:OCLC
2333:ISBN
2314:2017
2285:OCLC
2275:ISBN
2046:(11
1887:and
1749:The
1662:and
1627:The
1578:elev
217:elev
100:1898
92:1890
2693:LKD
2688:KDL
2683:CFK
2647:CVC
2642:CFL
2632:BCK
1870:to
1584:in
1493:to
1317:265
1247:315
1199:320
1089:333
1081:143
1061:390
1051:154
1011:400
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919:198
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