Kenya National Rail Museum Nairobi

An interesting collection of items relating to the development of the railway in Kenya. Items progress from the old colonial rail systems, mainly East African Railways, and there are many exhibits in a variety of conditions. A wide variety of locomotion and coaching stock give an insight of past exports from familiar British manufacturers of the past.
Alistair MacKenzie

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<h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Mobile crane of a size needed for the locomotive stock. The crane has since been restored and re-painted. 1/16</p><p>//<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/N/Nairobi_Railway_Museum'>Nairobi Railway Museum</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways__'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways  </a></small></p><p>East African Railways No 5390 at the museum in Nairobi, now in retirement. 2/16</p><p>//<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>That is some spotlight!<br>The spotlight is mounted on the front of the forward water tank of East African Railways no. 5930 'Mount Shengena'. 3/16</p><p>17/03/2004<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Nameplate of 'Mount Shengena', one of the museums stars. 4/16</p><p>17/03/2004<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum'>Kenya Railway Museum</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_African_Railways'>East African Railways</a></small></p><p>A 1st class coach on display at the Kenya Railway Museum in Nairobi. 5/16</p><p>07/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>East African Railways no. 5930 'Mount Shengena' now resides at the Kenya Railway Museum, Nairobi. This 'Mountain Class' articulated locomotive was built by Beyer Peacock & Co. The wheel arrangement is the impressive 4-8-2+2-8-4. The class were named for mountains in East Africa, this one being named for Mount Shengena in Tanzania. 6/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Among the exhibits at the Nairobi Railway Museum is this 1972 diesel 0-6-0 by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock, builder's plate no 567. 7/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Among the exhibits at the Nairobi Railway Museum is a diesel 0-6-0 by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock, builder's no 567. The makers plate is still in good condition. Long way from Caledonian Works. 8/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>The plaque reads<br><i>It was from this coach that superintendent Charles Henry Ryall was dragged and killed by a man-eating lion at Kima station on 6th June 1900.</i><br>Ryall was a superintendent of the railway police. A plan to attract and shoot a man-eating lion involved dropping this coach in the loop at Kiwa station overnight and leaving the windows open to attract the lion into the coach. Unfortunately Ryall fell asleep. 9/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>'There you go son, here's a shovel, get on that and go repair the viaduct at Lamington.'<br>Preserved motorised cycle used for track inspection.<br>Note from Bruce McCartney: That’s a Cyclemaster wheel.  They came in two varieties, a 25.7cc and a 32cc version. 10/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Locomotive 3123 'Bavuma', an East African Railways Tribal Class 31 2-8-4, was built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1955. 11/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>North British Locomotives of Glasgow built railway loco no 2921 'Masai of Kenya' in the 1950s for East African Railways. This is a 'Tribal' class of locomotive with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. 12/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Tanganyika Railway locomotive no. 301 (later East African Railways no. 2302) is a 4-8-0 built by Beyer Peacock in 1923. It is now a static exhibit at the Railway Museum in Nairobi, restored to TR livery. 13/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>A seat supposedly used by our Queen during a visit. 14/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways</a></small></p><p>Good example of poster at Kenya Railway Museum in Nairobi. The company operated in the British Colony and Protectorate of Kenya and the Protectorate of Uganda between 1929 until 1948. 'For discriminating travellers'. 15/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/K/Kenya_Railway_Museum_Nairobi'>Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/E/East_Africa_Railways/Kenya_Railways__'>East Africa Railways/Kenya Railways  </a></small></p><p>An example of high quality model making in the Kenya Railway Museum Nairobi. Model of an East Africa Railways locomotive. The model makers were Bassett-Lowke Ltd of Northampton, London and Manchester. 16/16</p><p>17/03/2014<br><small><a href='/contributors/Alistair_MacKenzie'>Alistair MacKenzie</a></small></p>
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