East African Railways and Harbours

Mombasa Motive Power Depot

Garratts 5908 Mount Loolmalasin (taking water) and 5918 Mount Gelai (left) - PHOTO Kevin Patience. 59 Class Mount Hanang - PHOTO (right) Colour Views

Two 59 Class, 5915 Mount Mtorwi (left) and 5920 Mount Mbeya (right) sandwich a 24 Class 2-8-0 on Mombasa Shed - PHOTO (left) A E Durrant. Classes 55,29,23 and 59 Classes PHOTO (right) - Kevin Patience

Ex-Burma Railways 55 Class (5505) is dwarfed alongside a 59 Class at Mombasa (left). 5902 Ruwenzori Mountains and sister engines being readied at Mombasa (right). PHOTOs - Kevin Patience.

Inside Mombasa Shed: pristine 5918 Mount Gelai (left) and 5913 Mount Debasien with an unidentified 59 shrouded in steam (right) - PHOTOs Kevin Patience

5923 Mount Longonot gets up steam (left). Two 29 Class and three 59 Class (left). 55, 29, 23 and 59 Class (right). - PHOTOs Kevin Patience

Unidentified Tribal Class (i.e. 29, 30 or 31) in Mombasa Shed - PHOTO Kevin Patience.

5908 Mount Loolmalasin (left) is propelled by another 59 in Mombasa MPD. An unidentified 59 Class with a 24 Class in front of Mombasa Shed (right) - PHOTOs Kevin Patience

Tribal Class 2920 Marakwet (left). Mombasa Shed with 24 Class 2449 - PHOTO (left) Kevin Patience and PHOTOs - Kevin Patience.

2921 Masai of Kenya and 5924 Mount Eburu on shed at Mombasa (left). 3145 Tsoto with a maintenance of way train at Mombasa (right). PHOTOs - Kevin Patience.

24 Class 2412 (above). 59 Class is prepares to leave Mombasa MPD to pick up a night working up-country (right) - PHOTOs Kevin Patience

The end of the line for 2305 (left) and unidentified 24 Class (right). But what happened to the Kenya Railways diesels? - PHOTOs Kevin Patience

East African Railways & Harbours