National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board chairman, Martin Dinha says ZUPCO trains will soon roll out to all other cities where there is a railway network.
Speaking during the commemoration of the Southern African Railway Association safety week in Gweru on Sunday, Dinha said ZUPCO trains will soon be introduced in Gweru and Bulawayo.
“Recently, we witnessed the introduction of ZUPCO trains to cushion commuters and the response has been overwhelming from members of the public.
“We launched the ZUPCO trains in Harare and soon we will be introducing this in Bulawayo and here in Gweru as we look to revamp our railway transport system,” said Mr Dinha.
Meanwhile, Mr Dinha said the NRZ recently cleared its salary arrears backdated to 2009.
“We have cleared all the salary areas and restructured the top management as well. We had salary arrears backdated to 2009 but we managed to clear.
“Our appeal, however, is for the government to waiver the requirements for the parastatal paying some statutory remittances like the ZIMRA for it to grow and get back on its feet,” added Dinha.
The railway transport safety week which is commemorated annually in Southern Africa was run under the theme: “Zero Compromise, Zero accident, Zero harm”.