Keywords: angola methodist travel train A railway ran from Luanda on the coast to Malange in the interior. The straight-line distance is about 140 miles (225 kilometers). In the early 1950s the trip took roughly eight hours by automotora (single rail car with its own engine) but a very long day by train, leaving at dawn and arriving long after dark. A railway ran from Luanda on the coast to Malange in the interior. The straight-line distance is about 140 miles (225 kilometers). In the early 1950s the trip took roughly eight hours by automotora (single rail car with its own engine) but a very long day by train, leaving at dawn and arriving long after dark. |