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Contributions for this section should be sent to the Editorial Office, with the following exceptions:

• Southern Africa - John Middleton, c/o Editorial Office. Email: johnmiddleton3401@gmail.com
• South America - Lionel Price, 9, Liverpool Road West, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1PE. Email: jldprice@btinternet.com
• Spain & Portugal - Joan Carles Salmerón, c/o Editorial Office. Email: cet@terminus.cat

Contributions which are primarily photographic in nature should all be sent to the Editorial Office to give the best choice of material for covers etc. Similarly historical articles and features should be sent to the Editor. The Editor’s contact details are inside the front cover.

AFRICA

ANGOLA / DR CONGO

is the new official name for the Benguela Railway (Lobito (Angola) – Kolwezi (DR Congo) which is being operated under a 30 year concession by a Trafigura / Mota-Engil / Vecturis consortium. At the official handover recently

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