DSB is donating two containers full of machinery and tools to Eritrean Railways as part of the 'Hjælp til Eritreas jernbane' [Help Eritrain Railways] project started by Rene Strandbygaard and Copenhagen Film Company earlier this year. A delegation of management from the African railway toured depots at Copenhagen and Aarhus before the handover.
The aim of the campaign is to help develop Eritrea's railways and to make a positive contribution to the country's economy. Shipping company Maersk is supporting the project and has donated two containers as well as supplying transport from Aarhus to the Eritrean capital Asmara. The containers will go to Africa via London and are due to arrive in November.
DSB Executive Vice President Lone Lindsby said [this is an English translation]: "Denmark has a long history of helping countries that need it. This project is located very nicely in keeping with that tradition. DSB repair shops had a quantity of redundant machinery and tools are it is natural for us to donate it. The machines and tools are fully functional and can now have a second life in Africa.
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