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1691:arriving at
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64:Kinshasa Est
2539: /
2073:17‰ (1.7%)
2070:45‰ (4.5%)
1975:750 mm
1916:0-6-0+0-6-0
1882:750 mm
1835:765 mm
1812:750 mm
1752:Albert Thys
1725:Congo River
1661:Congo Basin
1507:Petrocongo
1327:Tombagadio
864:Kiasi-Pass
835:(Thysville)
108:Track gauge
99:Line length
2697:Categories
2527:13°29′28″E
2504:2021-09-17
2480:2021-09-17
2416:World Bank
2245:References
2037:short tons
1963:deviation
1949:1898-1932
1689:locomotive
1687:The first
1277:Fornasari
1257:Monolithe
1159:Block 100
1139:Block 110
740:Block 236
634:Sona Bata
521:Block 329
371:(Kingabwa)
2605:Vicicongo
2524:5°49′10″S
2398:Ango-Ango
2336:905456588
2278:905456588
2200:Incidents
2138:Kasangulu
2114:Songololo
2041:long tons
2027:Axle load
1960:original
1857:converted
1779:dysentery
1536:Ango-Ango
1183:Songololo
996:Moerbeke
591:Bailleux
545:Kasangulu
451:Rifflart
129:Route map
94:Technical
86:Completed
78:Commenced
2646:Sizarail
2301:16 April
2208:See also
2165:Kinshasa
2148:railhead
2146:(177 m)
2144:Kinshasa
2031:10
1994: in
1919:Garratts
1900: in
1853: in
1831: in
1788:Barbados
1783:beriberi
1775:smallpox
1634:Kinshasa
1209:Cipello
1099:Malanga
1074:Kimpese
968:Cattier
912:Dethieu
785:Marchal
712:Kisantu–
495:Kimwenza
471:Kilembo
39:Overview
2600:Mayumbe
2216:in the
2188:Cabinda
2140:(339 m)
2134:(438 m)
2132:Madimba
2128:(380 m)
2126:Kintoni
2116:(301 m)
2051:Length
1989:⁄
1895:⁄
1880:. As a
1848:⁄
1826:⁄
1695:in 1898
1679:History
1659:to the
1347:Bousin
663:Madimba
611:Wolter
73:History
52:Termini
2713:Matadi
2641:ONATRA
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2108:Matadi
2082:(min.)
2079:Radius
2066:(max.)
1957:Route
1912:2-6-2T
1908:0-6-2T
1904:0-6-0T
1878:rubber
1672:ONATRA
1649:rapids
1642:Matadi
1622:French
1442:Matadi
1119:Kwilu
1045:Lukala
1021:Tumba
889:Kiasi
714:Inkisi
689:Nguvu
430:Matete
348:Limete
301:N'dolo
175:Legend
59:Matadi
2588:Lines
2063:Grade
2039:; 10
2014:Rails
1969:Gauge
1874:ivory
1653:falls
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1417:270 m
1371:Mpozo
1301:Kenge
1232:Lufu
940:Kolo
781:
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2656:SNCZ
2651:SNCC
2626:CCFC
2400:and
2332:OCLC
2322:ISBN
2303:2017
2274:OCLC
2264:ISBN
2035:(11
1876:and
1738:The
1651:and
1616:The
1567:elev
206:elev
89:1898
81:1890
2682:LKD
2677:KDL
2672:CFK
2636:CVC
2631:CFL
2621:BCK
1859:to
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