Response to BR Express service breakdown :: Mmegi Online

Don’t blame BDP. Blame Botswana Railways Board and Executive Management. Like the many Batswana who celebrated the return of the BR Express, which was commissioned into service on 22 March 2016 in Lobatse by His Excellency President SKI Khama, we are equally disappointed that the maiden return journey from Francistown to Gaborone which was scheduled for 21:00hrs Wednesday night(23 March) could not proceed as planned due to the technical problems reported.

We have noted the unhappiness expressed by many of our citizens at the unfortunate development which admittedly does not provide a good advertisement for this very essential service which travellers have been requesting for many years since its suspension.

We remain hopeful Botswana Railways will address the teething problems experienced in Francistown so that we put the embarrassment suffered behind in order for normal service to resume. We are however dismayed by the opportunistic attacks levelled at the BDP and its government for the problems experienced at Francistown station.

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