Permanent way train in Dagoretti Station. I watched this machine jack itself up and turn 180 degrees.
Photos by John Ashworth 1996
Kenya - permanent way train
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Kevin Wilson-Smith
Re: Kenya - permanent way train
Perhaps a cunning Kenyan invention? Based on the principle that what advances must retreat?
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And could this be the very same tamper that I photographed 14 years ago? I photographed it in Nairobi marshalling yard today (01 May 2010) whilst riding on steam locomotive 3020.
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Re: Kenya - permanent way train
Do you have also some pictures of this loco when it is turn around?
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Sorry, no. I watched it turning itself around but I can't remember now why I didn't take any pictures of it doing so.