25.2.2025
2:54
The
National
Railways
of
Zimbabwe
(NRZ)
has
rejected
claims
on
social
media
that
a
fleet
of
old
locomotives
is
accumulating
in
Bulawayo.
In
a
statement,
NRZ
said
that
the
image
of
the
locomotives
was
originally
circulated
in
December
2023.
The
company
suggested
that
those
sharing
the
image
may
have
ulterior
motives.
NRZ
asserted
that
the
specific
locomotives
in
the
photo
are
not,
and
have
never
been,
part
of
its
fleet.
The
statement
reads:
The
National
Railways
of
Zimbabwe
(NRZ)
has
noted
with
great
concern
the
misinformation
circulating
on
social
media
platforms
containing
a
picture
of
a
fleet
of
old
locomotives
purportedly
piling
up
somewhere
in
Bulawayo.The
same
picture
once
circulated
in
December
2023
and
we
indeed
clarified
that
those
locomotives
do
not
belong
to
NRZ.
Once
again,
we
dismiss
the
glaring
disinformation
that
appears
to
harbour
malicious
intentions.For
the
record,
the
NRZ’s
fleet
of
locomotives
does
not
and
has
never
included
the
specific
locomotives
appearing
in
that
picture.As
we
have
stated
before,
the
vegetation
appearing
in
the
picture
is
clearly
consistent
with
the
Mediterranean
climate
while
Bulawayo,
where
peddlers
falsely
claim
it
is
located,
lies
in
Zimbabwe’s
ecological
region
Five
where
no
such
vegetation
is
found.Moreover,
a
basic
reverse
picture
authentication
reveals
that
the
picture
is
from
the
old
Plazaola
Station
in
Lekunberri,
Spain,
where
people
often
go
and
have
coffee.
We
encourage
members
of
the
public
to
ignore
these
malicious
falsehoods.Meanwhile,
a
tour
of
our
Bulawayo
premises
can
be
organised
for
those
who
may
want
first-hand
proof
that
this
is
nothing
but
false.
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