Around Nairobi Station: July 2013

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Around Nairobi Station: July 2013

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A few shots taken by John Ashworth around Nairobi Station, yard and museum on 9th July 2013
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The automatic ticket gates for the new Soykimau commuter train. Two new stations are due to be commissioned in the coming months.
The automatic ticket gates for the new Soykimau commuter train. Two new stations are due to be commissioned in the coming months.
The Soykimau commuter train stands in Platform 1
The Soykimau commuter train stands in Platform 1
The boarding area for the Soykimau train
The boarding area for the Soykimau train
The new commuter coaches
The new commuter coaches
6221 is the station pilot, bringing old commuter coaches into Platform 2 ready for the evening rush hour
6221 is the station pilot, bringing old commuter coaches into Platform 2 ready for the evening rush hour
A derelict Bedford lorry is parked on the platform
A derelict Bedford lorry is parked on the platform
A number of wagons standing in the yard are carrying old girders recovered from various parts of the network
A number of wagons standing in the yard are carrying old girders recovered from various parts of the network
Some of them date back to 1901
Some of them date back to 1901
The miniature train is still going strong for school parties
The miniature train is still going strong for school parties
Carriage and wagon, with a red board protecting the coaches under repair
Carriage and wagon, with a red board protecting the coaches under repair
A track machine stands by the station
A track machine stands by the station
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A couple more shots of the station on the same day, this time by David Brown
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Platform 1
Platform 1
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Fine semaphore signals - lower quadrant in the station and yard
Fine semaphore signals - lower quadrant in the station and yard
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And some more, again taken the same day, by FOTR Forum member Avril Loveless
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An unusual view of the footbridge
An unusual view of the footbridge
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