The Usambara Railway (German: Usambarabahn) was the first railway to be built in German East Africa and what is today Tanzania. == History == === German East-Africa === A railway company was created in 1891 with the aim of connecting the port of Tanga at the Indian Ocean with Lake Victoria by passing south of the Usambara Mountains.
The Usambara Railway (German: Usambarabahn) was the first railway to be built in German East Africa and what is today Tanzania. == History == === German East-Africa === A railway company was created in 1891 with the aim of connecting the port of Tanga at the Indian Ocean with Lake Victoria by passing south of the Usambara Mountains.
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