We proceeded from Nairobi to Athi River, stopping in section just short of the bridge to drop the passengers, after which the empty train proceeded to Athi River Station. Kenya Wildlife Service buses were waiting by the lineside to take them to the Nairobi National Park, where I understand they had a great time. The "bush lunch" (provided by Mawenzi Gardens) was apparently superb and the game drive was very good, with plenty of lions as well as other animals. The buses took the guests back to Mawenzi Gardens in the early evening. This tremendously successful inaugural trip bodes well for the future of this initiative which is planned for the first Sunday of every month (and more often if demand is great enough).
Photos by John Ashworth, 7th August 2011
3020: Nairobi to Athi River
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3020: Nairobi to Athi River
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- Now we know why our water tanker with the correct fittings on it wasn't available - it is attached to the weed-spraying vehicle.
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- Photographic proof!
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- Crossing 4717 and 8741, both smartly turned out in RVR livery, in Nairobi
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- 6227 stands at Makadara
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- Token exchange at Makadara
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- Through the market with the driver hanging on the whistle cord
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- There were no loos on the dining car and 3rd class commuter coaches which made up the train. It was a cool winter morning, lots of tea had been drunk while waiting to board... so we had a toilet stop at Embakasi Station
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- Tender Class gets crowded as Francis Waweru briefs journalists
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- Kenya Wildlife Service buses wait for us at a small lineside shopping centre just before Athi River bridge
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- 3020 stands on the embankment
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- Jane stands in front of a KWS bus with the train in the background
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- The KWS buses start to fill up
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- There was a great deal of media interest. I believe this one was Xinhua (Chinese) TV
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Re: 3020: Nairobi to Athi River
Is the water tanker to be re-stencilled "For steam engine and weed sprayer water only"?
"To train or not to train, that is the question"