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The EAR bus to Iringa, 1960s
An East African Railways bus. It was part of a network comprising trains, buses and hotels. Because of rough road conditions it was not infrequent for these old Leyland buses to breakdown on the way. The side door marks the boundary between two sections : 1st and 2nd class passengers were travelling at the front, while 3rd class were sitting at the back.
An East African Railways bus. It was part of a network comprising trains, buses and hotels. Because of rough road conditions it was not infrequent for these old Leyland buses to breakdown on the way. The side door marks the boundary between two sections : 1st and 2nd class passengers were travelling at the front, while 3rd class were sitting at the back.
Nakuru was the most modern station on the line - complete with a public address system, colour light signalling and double track westbound between Nakuru East and the divergence of the former mainline to Kisumu. During stops at Nakuru passengers could buy refreshments, books and newspapers from a trolley which passed down the platform while the locomotive was being changed.
Nakuru started off life as a railway station when the Kenyan-Ugandan railway was built from Mombasa to Kisumu at the turn of the century and the line was completed in 1901 .Nakuru at that time was also known as a cattle and horse station where livestock was bought and sold and moved to other areas of
Kenya.
Nakuru started off life as a railway station when the Kenyan-Ugandan railway was built from Mombasa to Kisumu at the turn of the century and the line was completed in 1901 .Nakuru at that time was also known as a cattle and horse station where livestock was bought and sold and moved to other areas of
Rhodesia Castle and Dunoottar Castle at Kilindini Harbour in 1954_
The Union Steamship Company was formed at Southampton in 1853 and 4 years later the Line secured a mail contract to South Africa. The well known 'Castle' naming policy was started by a Donald Currie who initially traded to India in 1862. The merged Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company was registered in 1900.
The Union Steamship Company was formed at Southampton in 1853 and 4 years later the Line secured a mail contract to South Africa. The well known 'Castle' naming policy was started by a Donald Currie who initially traded to India in 1862. The merged Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company was registered in 1900.
“The loco "no 50" Sentinel" geared steam shunter, as used on Tanganyika Railways (their class "GSL").
The locomotive design was developed by the Sentinel Waggon Works from steam lorry practice.
Eight "GSL"s were supplied - the rest in 1931, and apparently some survived as shunters until the mid 1950s
The locomotive design was developed by the Sentinel Waggon Works from steam lorry practice.
Eight "GSL"s were supplied - the rest in 1931, and apparently some survived as shunters until the mid 1950s
3101 'Baganda' _
Evidently at the official naming ceremony, judging by the platform: the colonial administration saw the PR possibilities
of naming the locos after tribes, and often arranged for a colourful naming ceremony with tribal representatives in traditional garb.
The wooden box structure on the running-plate had a set of curtains with a draw-cord so the nameplate could be revealed at the
appropriate moment.
Evidently at the official naming ceremony, judging by the platform: the colonial administration saw the PR possibilities
of naming the locos after tribes, and often arranged for a colourful naming ceremony with tribal representatives in traditional garb.
The wooden box structure on the running-plate had a set of curtains with a draw-cord so the nameplate could be revealed at the
appropriate moment.
Descending the Kikuyu escarpment Circa 1901.
PUSHING out of Nairobi, the line continued to ascend until, after threading a dense forest, it comes apparently to the edge of a towering cliff, the Kikuyu Escarpment, at an elevation of 7,830 feet. Standing on the edge of the precipice, one gazes upon a wonderful panorama - the Great Rift Valley spread out some 2,000 feet below. When the engineers, in... See More
PUSHING out of Nairobi, the line continued to ascend until, after threading a dense forest, it comes apparently to the edge of a towering cliff, the Kikuyu Escarpment, at an elevation of 7,830 feet. Standing on the edge of the precipice, one gazes upon a wonderful panorama - the Great Rift Valley spread out some 2,000 feet below. When the engineers, in... See More
East African Railway 2-8-4 no.3115 'Banyankore' climbs the horseshoe curve below Thika, Kenya, with train no. K3T from Sagana to Nairobi n 18 November 1976.
3115 was built by Vulcan Foundry, England in 1955 and, as was the majority of the EAR fleet, was an oil-burner and fitted with a Giesel ejector.
3115 was built by Vulcan Foundry, England in 1955 and, as was the majority of the EAR fleet, was an oil-burner and fitted with a Giesel ejector.