Addis Ababa ft. Classy Whale - The Best-Planned Light Rail Ever?: Episode 81

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Caleb from the Classy Whale YouTube channel joins us after his visit to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to talk about their light rail system, past, present, and future.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Mass Transit: NY: Amtrak, CN Railway reach deal on repairs for Montreal service
  2. [2] Railway Gazette: Chinese funding for Addis Abeba light rail
  3. [3] Wikipedia: Addis Ababa Light Rail
  4. [4] Addis Fortune: A Bridge Too Far
  5. [5] UrbanRail.Net: Addis Ababa light rail
  6. [6] Bloomberg: A Crumbling Metro Reveals Failed Promise of China's Billions in Africa
  7. [7] The Diplomat: China and Ethiopia: The Addis Light Train Stuck in Slow Motion
  8. [8] Wikipedia: Addis Ababa ยง Transport
  9. [9] Wikipedia: Anbessa City Bus Service Enterprise
  10. [10] Wikipedia: Kinshasa
  11. [11] Wikipedia: Belt and Road Initiative