Railroad Museum in Nairobi, Kenya Photos

To settle Kenya, the British embarked on a major railroad building project from the coast to Nairobi & beyond. The history & lore of this tradition is collected in a museum in the capital where visitors learn of dangers like lions leaping onto trains & dragging off workers building the line.

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Narrow-gauge locomotive restored for film "Out of Africa" at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Narrow-gauge locomotive restored for film "Out of Africa" at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Steam engine 327 at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Steam engine 2921 "Masai of Kenya" at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.

Locomotive collection at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Steam engine 2921 "Masai of Kenya" at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Antique Ugandan Railway 3rd class passenger car at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Steam locomotives 2401 & large East African Railway unit at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.

East African Railway red steam locomotive at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Heavy-duty British-built articulated EAR steam locomotive 5930 Mount Shengena at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Locomotive with insignia of East African Railway at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Antique railway clock at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.

Posters & communications equipment at Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Ground of Railway Museum in Nairobi. Kenya.	Nairobi rail yards. Kenya.	Nairobi rail yards. Kenya.


See Also:	East Africa Nairobi, Kenya