Tonye's background and what fascinates him

Tonye reports on the local developments and circumstances: “When I was hired, there were areas where the train couldn’t go faster than 15 km/h. Since we have new machines, the trains can go much faster: at the moment we are at around 70 km/h. This will certainly increase.”

Manguembi’s passion for the railway

“For me, this is without a doubt a profession with prospects in many ways. This is not only true here in Cameroon but in Africa in general. We see that the railway continues to gain importance, also internationally. The technological growth potential is high,” says Manguembi. “I’m pretty sure that people will also travel with high-speed trains in Cameroon before I retire.”

Read the entire rail worker story at pt-railclub.com, the club for track construction pros.