The Nairobi Railway Museum's miniature railway track is in the foreground while shunting goes on in the metre-gauge marshalling yard behind.
Photos by John Ashworth, 18 March 2011.
Nairobi: two gauges!
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- 9318 shunts in the yard. The miniature train is under the tarpaulin in the right foreground.
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- An hour or so later, 4732 does the honours.
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Re: Nairobi: two gauges (and a third)
My first here. I have been hearing of the forum since its inception; I have many friends here. However, there are only 168 hours in week, and I can't join every group in the world, or even every group associated with the countries to which I have travelled. John has done a good job with my EAR photos, and I am grateful, but that did give me the incentive to join. I read all the rules, and wondered how 'Trainman' could meet the one about ribald/suggestive posts. Skimming through some Kenya posts, I just couldn't resist adding to the Nairobi two-gauge posts with a third one. I won't have the time to be more than a lurker, but I (an Australian) do feel at home when I am in Africa. The similarities in the railway history and culture are very strong.
This photo shows an internal tramway in Nairobi workshops.
Roderick B Smith
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This photo shows an internal tramway in Nairobi workshops.
Roderick B Smith
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Re: Nairobi: two gauges!
Welcome to the FOTR Forum, Roderick, and thanks for your photos which I have been able to repost from the East_African_Steam Yahoo group.
I'm really glad you posted this photo of the dual gauges in the Nairobi works. I noticed it some time ago and kept meaning to take a photo but never got round to it!
I'm really glad you posted this photo of the dual gauges in the Nairobi works. I noticed it some time ago and kept meaning to take a photo but never got round to it!