It was a cold dull grey winter morning in Nairobi, not ideal for photography, but there was quite a lot of diesel action in the workshop.
See also http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... 238#p27238 for a Class 87 shunting steam locos.
Photos by John Ashworth, 5th August 2011
August diesels in Nairobi works
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- 4724 propels an unidentified loco straight from the paintshop past 8723
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- Getting closer
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- The mystery loco is abandoned right behind 5918, strangely enough with its engine running
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- Another angle
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- Ah, it's 6217
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- 4724 shunts 9404 onto the small traverser, with 8723 in the background
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- 8711
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- 9213
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- 8741 on jacks after being reunited with her bogies
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- Soon afterwards, 8741 is moving under her own steam, er, I mean under her own power
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- 8741 comes through our shed from the large traverser
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- A pair of 87s, '23 and '41
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- 8741 comes to remove 6217, which is standing in front of 5918
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- 6217 later ended up on jacks receiving attention to its underside
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