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Nairobi Railway Museum
The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation. It is operated by Kenya Railways. left, An unusual exhibit at the museum The museum has maintained its rail connection. This allows for the efficient movement of museum exhibits for maintenance and placing items in the collection. The three operational steam locomotives are stored securely under cover within the main railway works. Visitors must request an appointment to view them. They have not been used for several years. One of the display locomotives, 301 (2301) was used in the 1985 movie, ''Out of Africa''. The museum's collection also includes early diesel locomotives and passenger coaches. Friends of the Railway Museum East Africa (FORM East Africa), a concern encompassing Railway and Locomotive enthusiasts, has assisted in sourcing and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KUR EC3 Class
The KUR EC3 class, later known as the EAR 57 class, was a class of gauge Garratt locomotive, Garratt-type articulated locomotive, articulated steam locomotives. The twelve members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service between 1939 and 1941, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR). Class list The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows: See also *Rail transport in Kenya *Rail transport in Uganda References Notes Bibliography * * * * * * * External links {{EAR locomotives, state=collapsed Beyer, Peacock locomotives East African Railways locomotives Garratt locomotives Kenya-Uganda Railway locomotives Metre gauge steam locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1939 Steam locomotives of Kenya Steam locomotives of Uganda 4-8-4+4-8-4 locomotives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
