Nairobi - marshalling yard

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 11 Mar 2008, 21:12

Photos taken from the footbridge that leads across the marshalling yard from just near the station to the workshops.

Photos by John Ashworth 1st March 2008

Chris Janisch · Post by **Chris Janisch** » 12 Mar 2008, 06:51

Interesting John. Looks like a time warp!
Are those wagons still used?
Are the semaphores in operation?

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 12 Mar 2008, 07:11

Yes to both, although most of the freight traffic is now containers, and there's a big container terminal just south of Nairobi.

trevorstaats · Post by **trevorstaats** » 12 Mar 2008, 10:10

Crikey - looks strange to see wagons other than container flats! Definitely a time warp... There is even a short wagon in there.

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 12 Mar 2008, 10:12

Yes, and there are still loads of short 4-wheel coaches over by the C&W area. I don't know if they're still used - I think I saw a short coach or caboose on the DVD of one of 5918's trips to Mombasa.

See http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... 148&t=1607

Gabor Kovacs · Post by **Gabor Kovacs** » 12 Mar 2008, 10:26

John!

I far as I am aware, may I safely assume the Kenya Railways, operates on metre gauge?

Gabor!

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 12 Mar 2008, 12:07

Gabor - absolutely correct - it's metre gauge.

Kevin Wilson-Smith · Post by **Kevin Wilson-Smith** » 17 Mar 2008, 11:14

This is a really quite incredible!

These photos look exactly the same as when I was last there, and in fact if I can be at my old photos I will post them to show you how identical these pictures actually. And it was, in 1973 when I was last there!

John Ashworth · Post by **John Ashworth** » 17 Mar 2008, 11:28

Funnily enough I'm just sitting in the office scanning my 1996 pictures of the same location. Here they are!

I'll post a lot more Kenya and Uganda pictures from 1996/7 later today

Photos by John Ashworth 1996