From Mawenzi Gardens to Athi River, with 3020 hauling the train tender first
Photos by John Ashworth, 3rd October 2010
3020 goes to Athi River: the trip
- John Ashworth
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3020 goes to Athi River: the trip
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- Approaching Nairobi yard
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- Waiting with a big smile to receive the token as we re-enter the yard at Nairobi
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- Lower quadrant signals in the yard. Believe it or not that slightly drooping top signal is off, giving us the road
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- Passing through Nairobi Station again
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- Ready for the token
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- Token exchange
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- A bit like Thailand?!
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- This view back along the train shows how little clearance there is on each side
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- People on the track ahead and very little clearance at the sides
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- Those are goods laid out for sale in the centre of the track!
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- Looking back along the train
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- A working colour light signal
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- The bridge over Athi River
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- Upper quadrant signal off for entry into Athi River station
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Re: 3020 goes to Athi River: the trip
Hi John,
Thank you for these pictures. Nice to see that the token exchange still works.
And I didn't know that some people in Kenya live so close next to the tracks.
When you passed this area, what was your speed then? I assume not mire than 20 or 30 km/h or I'm totaly wrong?
Thank you for these pictures. Nice to see that the token exchange still works.
And I didn't know that some people in Kenya live so close next to the tracks.
When you passed this area, what was your speed then? I assume not mire than 20 or 30 km/h or I'm totaly wrong?
- John Ashworth
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Re: 3020 goes to Athi River: the trip
Correct, Andreas, it was slow. However we kept going steadily, as if the driver was absolutely confident that people would move out of his way and he wouldn't need to stop.