Kenya: stationary boilers

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Kenya: stationary boilers

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Photos by John Ashworth, Nairobi workshops, 29th August 2009
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These boilers look big - what was their use?
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Supplying steam to the workshop, I presume, but not sure exactly what it would be used for. Steam cleaning? Heating? The boilers probably came from steam locomotives originally.
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Another stationary boiler stands all alone behind the shops
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Well, here's an answer to the question,"what was their use?"

On 31st October 2009 the single boiler behind the shops was in use to steam-clean tank wagons.

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