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	Nairobi Railway Museum
		The next trip will be on the 12th Nov. Contact Kenya Railways Corporation, P.O. Box 30121, Nairobi, Kenya for further information.
		The museum was established in 1971 by the then East African Railways and Harbours Corporation to preserve and display relics and records of the railways of East Africa from their inception to the present day.
		The Nanyuki branch reached Thika in 1913, Naro Moro in 1927, and finally arrived on the foothills of Mount Kenya in 1931.
	www.greywall.demon.co.uk /rail/Kenya/nrm.html (2191 words)

	Sheffield Railwayana Auctions - December 2004 Catalogue
		An oil-burner all its life, it became Kenya Railways property in January 1978.
		It became East African Railways property in January 1949; Kenya Railways in January 1978.
		The Vale of Rheidol Railway, from Aberystwyth to Devil’s Bridge, opened in 1902, was absorbed by the Cambrian Railways in 1913, and is still open of course.
	www.anjoco.f9.co.uk /sheffrail/dec04/cat.htm (7182 words)

	East and Central African Championship (CECAFA)
		Final [Kenya-Uganda Railways sports ground ("Landi Mawe"), Nairobi] 1- 5-1926 Kenya 1-1 Uganda Final Replay [Kenya-Uganda Railways sports ground ("Landi Mawe"), Nairobi] 3- 5-1926 Kenya 2-1 Uganda [2-1 scored by Musa]
		Kenya and Uganda tied in all respects (the head-to-head match finished 1-1) and it was decided both countries were to keep the trophy six months; it however disappeared in Kenya and was only relocated shortly before the 1961 series.
		Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania all finished on 4 points (so all must have beaten Zanzibar) but Uganda were declared winners on 'goal aggregate' (presumably goal average).
	www.rsssf.com /tablese/eastcentrafr.html (807 words)

	The Story of Africa BBC World Service
		Once the railways were built the people who worked on them were in a strategic position, and could have huge impact on the economy if they withheld their labour.
		This was particularly the case with the Ugandan Railway running from Mombasa (on the coast of modern Kenya) to Lake Victoria (modern Uganda).
		In Liberia a railway was built from the iron producing region of Nimba country to the port in Buchanan.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/11chapter12.shtml (807 words)

	Zambia - Zambia Investment Center
		British airways operates flights between Lusaka and London and Kenya Airways/KLM and South The air transport subsector is predominantly in the hands of the private sector, in both the passenger and cargo categories.
		Zambia is served by a rail line running south to South Africa via Zimbabwe and north through the Zambian Copperbelt to the Angolan port of Lobito, linking up via the Democratic Republic of Congo with the Bangweula Railway.
		Zambia is richly endowed with various minerals such as copper, cobalt, and various precious stones including amethyst, gold, blue stones, emeralds etc. Zambia holds 6 percent of the worlds known copper reserves.
	www.zic.org.zm /IPA_Information.asp?hdnGroupID=2&hdnLevelID=1 (807 words)

	Kenya Railways Train Services Between Nairobi and Mombasa Kenya The Lunatic Express in Kenya
		Nairobi-Mombasa train with Kenya Railways,Nairobi airport transfers to railway station
		Kenya Railways Train Services Between Nairobi and Mombasa Kenya The Lunatic Express in Kenya
		The Steam Engine Beyer Garrat 5918 ‘Mt. Gelai’, the last running example of the Mountain Class Giants of East African Railways is pulling the train leaving Nairobi on Monday 12th September at 10.00hrs for Kibwesi for a candlelit dinner in the African Bush.
	www.eastafricashuttles.com /train.htm (357 words)

	Kenya Railways Train Services Between Nairobi and Mombasa Kenya
		Kenya Railways Train Services Between Nairobi and Mombasa Kenya
		Nairobi-Mombasa train with Kenya Railways,Nairobi airport transfers to railway station
		2100 Kenya Shilings (approximate US$27) Per person Sharing.
	www.eastafricashuttles.com /train.htm (357 words)

	EARDC - Business Opportunities
		The marine services of Uganda Railways are still considered to be an integral part of the system and it is most likely that they will be sold or concessioned as a single business together with the railway.
		The Tanzania Zambia Railways Authority (TAZARA) is a new railway that was constructed in the early 1970s with massive financial assistance from the People's Republic of China.
		The Magadi branch line is now operated by the Magadi Railways which also has the rights to operate trains on the mainline between Konza and Mombasa for the transport of soda ash from Lake Magadi.
	www.eardc.com /Opportunities.htm (357 words)

	KENYA
		The second popular mode of transport is by Kenya Railways from Nairobi to Mombasa and vice versa or from Nairobi to Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria, with steamer connections to all the ports in the lake.
		Kenya is located on the east coast of Africa, with the Equator running almost straight through the middle of the country.
		Kenya is a member of the Organization of African Unity, the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations Organization.
	walmart.vacationoutlet.com /packages/show_country.asp?countryid=KE (1966 words)

	Kenya-Uganda Railways and Harbours
		It was that of the Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours.
		In this case however, under Orders in Council of 16 December 1925, 20 December 1927 and 13 August 1935, the working and management of the Kenya and Uganda Railway and Harbours Administration was vested in a High Commission for Transport, a 'Corporation Sole', consisting of officers administering the Governments of Kenya and Uganda acting jointly.
		A new badge which combined the badges of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika was adopted.
	flagspot.net /flags/eaf-kurh.html (354 words)

	Railway related links Wim Klunne
		Steam Twilight - The Last Years of Steam on Kenya Railways (book review)
		South African Railways page by David Forsyth (worth a visit!)
		RailBase: database van rollend materieel NS (in Dutch)
	www.geocities.com /wim_klunne/link_trn.htm (133 words)

	East Africa Living Encyclopedia
		Railways A railway network of 2,580 km, completed in 1914, links Dar es Salaam with the central and northern parts of the country, and with Kenya and Zambia.
		Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) proposed to carry out a rehabilitation project of $279 million, but received only $76 million from the International Development Assistance in 1991 and $29 million from the African Development Fund in 1992 for the project.
		Tazara (the Tanzanian /Zambian Railway Authority) operates 2,580 km of track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /NEH/ttransport.htm (133 words)

	Kenya - Economy - Communications
		Railways : Kenya is served by a single track railway system running from Mombasa through Nairobi to Uganda with branches to Nanyuki, Kitale and Kisumu.
		This transportation mode handles about half of the freight traffic in Kenya, and offers competitive freight rates Kenya and neighbouring countries of Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Zaire have established the Northern Corridor Transport Agreement which facilitates transportation of their goods to and from the port of Mombasa.
		Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation provides international direct dialing and subscriber trunk dialing, mobile telephones, telex, facsimile, data communication and related services.
	kenya.rcbowen.com /economy/communications.html (411 words)

	Kenya - Economy - Communications
		Railways : Kenya is served by a single track railway system running from Mombasa through Nairobi to Uganda with branches to Nanyuki, Kitale and Kisumu.
		This transportation mode handles about half of the freight traffic in Kenya, and offers competitive freight rates Kenya and neighbouring countries of Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Zaire have established the Northern Corridor Transport Agreement which facilitates transportation of their goods to and from the port of Mombasa.
		Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation provides international direct dialing and subscriber trunk dialing, mobile telephones, telex, facsimile, data communication and related services.
	kenya.rcbowen.com /economy/communications.html (411 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Kenya, Changes his ways
		Most of Kenya’s industrial products are the same ones that America or Europe produce for themselves, with the possible exception of garments, which are making a lot of in-roads into the American market (especially from the Export Processing Zones) and, to some extent, into the European market, as well.
		Kenya was expected to grow around 3—5% and Uganda up to 7%.
		The railways continued to work throughout the El Niño phenomenon, they did not suffer apart from a few landslides here and there.
	www.winne.com /kenya/to06.html (2396 words)

	AnthroGlobe Bibliography: South Asian Diaspora and East Africa
		Hill, M. Permanent Way: The Story of the Kenya and Uganda Railway, Nairobi: East African Railways and Harbours.
		Describes and maps the Kenya Asian population at intervals during the colonial period in order to understand how it gained its magnitude and spatial distribution at the time of Independence; and explains characteristics of the Asian population in terms of the more general economic, political and social development of colonial Kenya.
		Tanganyika Notes and Records, 65, 91-93 Ismaili trader, financier, caravan owner and philanthropist in the late nineteenth century, whose coastal interests were centred on Bagomayo with inland agents as far afield as Mwanza and Kampala.
	coombs.anu.edu.au /Biblio/biblio_sasiadiaspora.html (18195 words)

	Sandafayre Stamp Auctions Stamp Atlas Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
		Joint operation did not necessarily imply adoption of rigid policy for all three countries.Whereas in Tanganyika German precedent was followed by the operation of TPOs on both main railways until 1959 as well as on Lake Tanganyika, in Kenya TPOs on the Uganda Railway which had ceased in 1924 were never resumed.
		After the successive independence of Tanganyika, Uganda and Kenya, the East Africa Common Service Organization (later Community) continued policy of the High Commission, issuing commemorative stamps for use in the three territories until it became a dead letter in 1976.
		Uganda had TPOs only on a few lake and river steamers.
	www.sandafayre.com /atlas/kenugta.htm (268 words)

	Railway related links Wim Klunne
		Steam Twilight - The Last Years of Steam on Kenya Railways (book review)
		South African Railways page by David Forsyth (worth a visit!)
		Eagle 61 - A Gricer's Guide To The Railways of South Africa
	www.geocities.com /wim_klunne/link_trn.htm (268 words)

	Useful links for train and ship travellers
		www.eastafricashuttles.com/train.htm has info on Kenya Railways train times and fares Mombassa - Nairobi
		The UK agent for Indian Railways, including Indian rail passes, is the excellent SD Enterprises in Wembley.
		To look up the national tourist information office or website for any country in the world, see www.towd.com.
	www.seat61.com /Linkspage.htm (268 words)

	Railway Engines (1936)
		"Emir of Katsina" Nigerian Government Railway 33 Passenger Freight Locomotive Kenya and Uganda Railways 34 Express Locomotive South African Government Rlys.
		Swiss Federal Railways 26 Express Locomotive Austrian Federal Railways 27 2 Ft. 6 In.
		U.S.S.R. Railways 29 Freight Locomotive Turkish State Railways 30 Articulated Express Locomotive Algerian Railways 31 Express Locomotive "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" Egyptian State Railways 32 Articulated Loco.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/allender/36rail.htm (268 words)

	Kenya Railways
		After weighing up coming changes with the railways and their on-going concessioning process, I decided to travel to Kenya at very short notice to try and correct for myself the disappointment of mid 2001 when after all the effort at the time, I had to leave before steam returned to KR.
		was the day of the most important steam operation of the modern era for Kenya Railways.
		Thursday the entire steam team was needed to go over the list of adjustments to be made from the line test including dropping all the rods from the RH side to check for the back of a pin rubbing on the face of the main driver.
	www.livesteaming.com /Kenya.htm (5736 words)

	British Railways: Information on British
		The joint concessioning of the Kenya and Uganda Railways may now be delayed further due to a tug of war over the transfer of properties to cover the Kenya Railways' pensions liability.
		A privatised Kenya Railways will need at least Sh4 billion to get fighting fit in the next three years.
		The Ministry of Railways said Monday that the derailment of train K127 from Xi'an to Changchun on Sunday was caused by the failure of signal facilities.
	britishrailways.ifbritish.com (1086 words)

	Metre-Gauge Beyer-Garratt 4-8-4 + 4-8-4
		Metre-Gauge Beyer-Garratt 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 for the Kenya and Uganda Railways
		The Kenya and Uganda Railways administration has been a user of Garratt locomotives for several years, the 36 engines of this type operating about two-thirds of the total main-line traffic.
		NEW 4-8-4 + 4-8-4 METRE-GAUGE BEYER-GARRATT LOCOMOTIVES, KENYA and UGANDA RAILWAYS
	www.garrattmaker.com /history.html (1086 words)

	NAWOU Report: Kampala-Johannesburg Women's Peace Train, August 15-16, 2002
		Negotiations were made between Uganda Railways and Kenya Railways to provide the train for the project.
		The launching and receiving of the Peace Torch ceremony was held at the Uganda Railways Coorporation station/offices on the 15th August 2002.
		The train made several stops in Uganda as it meandered through the green countryside to Malaba, Kenya.
	www.wougnet.org /Documents/NAWOU/peacetrain.html (1086 words)

	Railway Engines (1936)
		"Emir of Katsina" Nigerian Government Railway 33 Passenger Freight Locomotive Kenya and Uganda Railways 34 Express Locomotive South African Government Rlys.
		Swiss Federal Railways 26 Express Locomotive Austrian Federal Railways 27 2 Ft. 6 In.
		U.S.S.R. Railways 29 Freight Locomotive Turkish State Railways 30 Articulated Express Locomotive Algerian Railways 31 Express Locomotive "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" Egyptian State Railways 32 Articulated Loco.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/allender/36rail.htm (1086 words)

	Railway Engines (1936)
		"Emir of Katsina" Nigerian Government Railway 33 Passenger Freight Locomotive Kenya and Uganda Railways 34 Express Locomotive South African Government Rlys.
		U.S.S.R. Railways 29 Freight Locomotive Turkish State Railways 30 Articulated Express Locomotive Algerian Railways 31 Express Locomotive "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" Egyptian State Railways 32 Articulated Loco.
		Swiss Federal Railways 26 Express Locomotive Austrian Federal Railways 27 2 Ft. 6 In.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/allender/36rail.htm (1086 words)

	Nairobi Railway Museum
		The next trip will be on the 10th Sep. Contact Kenya Railways Corporation, P.O. Box 30121, Nairobi, Kenya for further information.
		The museum was established in 1971 by the then East African Railways and Harbours Corporation to preserve and display relics and records of the railways of East Africa from their inception to the present day.
		Apart from tourist excursions the museum steam locomotives in both Kenya and Tanzania are used fairly regularly on service trains, mainly goods, to maintain operational experience amongst the crews.
	www.greywall.demon.co.uk /rail/Kenya/nrm.html (1086 words)

	The official website of AMPROC
		Consultations are going on between Kenya Railways, Uganda Railways Corporation, Tanzania Railways Corporation and Tanzania-Zambia Railways Authority on how to establish the body.
		It was attended by the KR managing director, Mr Andrew Wanyandeh, Uganda Railways Corporation head Mr Daudi Murungi and Mr Linford Mboma of Tanzania Railways Corporation.
		CHIEF executive officers of Railway corporations in Eastern Africa have agreed to form an association of Eastern Africa Railways and Marine Service bodies.
	www.procnews.com /040107/news09.html (135 words)

	Railway Engines (1936)
		"Emir of Katsina" Nigerian Government Railway 33 Passenger Freight Locomotive Kenya and Uganda Railways 34 Express Locomotive South African Government Rlys.
		Swiss Federal Railways 26 Express Locomotive Austrian Federal Railways 27 2 Ft. 6 In.
		U.S.S.R. Railways 29 Freight Locomotive Turkish State Railways 30 Articulated Express Locomotive Algerian Railways 31 Express Locomotive "Mohamed Ali El Kebir" Egyptian State Railways 32 Articulated Loco.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/allender/36rail.htm (135 words)

	09GBrailways.htm
		Julius Mimano, the chairman of the East African Railways Development Corporation is pleased to announce that EARDC and GB Railways Group have agreed to cooperate on railway investment projects in East Africa.
		From November 1997 to October 1999 GB Railways was also a shareholder and provider of management services to Great Southern Railway Limited which operates long distance passenger train services in Australia from Sydney and Melbourne to Alice Springs and Perth.
		GB Railways earned revenue of Sterling 87 million and a profit of Sterling 1.2 million after tax in the year ended March 31, 1999.
	www.eardc.com /NewsUpdates/09GBrailways.htm (135 words)

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