East African Railways & Harbours
Iain Mulligan Collection
Embakasi - Athi River
With dusk approaching and the Ngong Hills in the background, Train No 113 Up - a tanker train -heads for Nairobi across the Athi Plains near Embakasi.
Class 59 heads No 4 Down near Embakasi. The train would have departed Nairobi at 1545, calling at all stations to Mombasa where it was due to arrive at 0710 the following morning - just 50 minutes ahead of No 2 Down - the Mail Train which left Nairobi at 1830 for Athi River, Konza, Mtito Andei, Voi and Mombasa
Governor Class 60, 6003 Sir Stewart Symes, at Embakasi with No 4 Down for Mombasa.
60 Class 6003 Sir Stewart Symes at Embakasi
5810 fitted with Giesel ejector at Athi River
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59 Class 5906 Mount Sattima crosses the Athi River Bridge with No 113 Up on 18 February 1962.
The first passenger train from the coast crosses the Ngong River Bridge which was completed as part of the Embakasi/Nairobi realignment in 1958. PHOTO - EAR&H
Classic scene east of Nairobi as a 59 Class heads a freight. Note the neat track ballast.