Around Nairobi Station - May 2010

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Around Nairobi Station - May 2010

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Assorted photos in and around Nairobi Station, by John Ashworth, 01 May 2010
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A steam train stands in Platform 1, with 3020 facing Uganda and the camera facing Mombasa
A steam train stands in Platform 1, with 3020 facing Uganda and the camera facing Mombasa
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Looking towards Uganda
Looking towards Uganda
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A driver's eye view of Platform 1, from the footplate of 3020
A driver's eye view of Platform 1, from the footplate of 3020
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Bride and groom make a sweeping entrance into Nairobi Station's rather grand lobby
Bride and groom make a sweeping entrance into Nairobi Station's rather grand lobby
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Platform tickets - but unfortunately it was empty...
Platform tickets - but unfortunately it was empty...
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I'm not sure what this sign is about, as Port Florence was renamed Kisumu even before independence in 1963, I believe
I'm not sure what this sign is about, as Port Florence was renamed Kisumu even before independence in 1963, I believe
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Nairobi International
Nairobi International
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information board in the station lobby. NB: Trains to Kisumu resumed at the end of March 2010
information board in the station lobby. NB: Trains to Kisumu resumed at the end of March 2010
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Nairobi East signal box with its impressive semaphore signal gantry
Nairobi East signal box with its impressive semaphore signal gantry
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The control point at the western end of the marshalling yard. They all seemed keen to take our photo...
The control point at the western end of the marshalling yard. They all seemed keen to take our photo...
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The ground frame controlling the points into the museum
The ground frame controlling the points into the museum
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A poster expresses a sentiment we can all agree with
A poster expresses a sentiment we can all agree with
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Re: Around Nairobi Station - May 2010

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A few more
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The main road from Mombasa to DRC via Kampala effectively marks the western end of the marshalling yard and station area
The main road from Mombasa to DRC via Kampala effectively marks the western end of the marshalling yard and station area
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Unfortunately we're not going to Kisumu or Kampala - just a shunting move under the bridge
Unfortunately we're not going to Kisumu or Kampala - just a shunting move under the bridge
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Kenya railway police office
Kenya railway police office
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