History – Kenya Railways - KRC
Important Dates In the Railway History. 30 th May 1896: Beginning of construction of Uganda Railways. 1899: Rail head reach Nyrobi, name later changed to Nairobi. 1900: The line reached Nakuru. 19 th Dec,1901: Rail line completed and reached Port Florence now named Kisumu. 1915: Completion of Konza to Magadi line.
Uganda Railway - Wikipedia
In August 1895, a bill was introduced at Westminster, becoming the Uganda Railway Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 38), which authorised the construction of a railway from Mombasa to the shores of Lake Victoria. [9] The man tasked with building the railway was George Whitehouse, an experienced civil engineer who had worked across the British Empire ...
Lunatic Express: The Railway That Gave Birth to Kenya
2019年3月5日 · In December 1895, George Whitehouse, the British engineer tasked to build the Kenya-Uganda Railway, sailed into Mombasa harbor with only a sketch of the route the railway was supposed to take. The epic line would stretch for a thousand kilometers, and would be one of the biggest engineering project of the time undertaken by the British.
How ‘Lunatic Line’ shaped Kenya and transformed the region
2013年12月12日 · Its every inch built excruciatingly by hand, the line is today regarded as one of the greatest engineering projects of the last century for Kenya. In 1896, the British decided to start building a railway line from Mombasa through Nairobi into Uganda.
The Construction The railway construction works commenced in Mombasa in 1896. By 1901, the railway had reached Kisumu (then Port Florence) passing through Nairobi in 1899. Numerous feeder lines were later laid down as follows; The Nairobi-Thika Branch (1914), Konza-Magadi (1915), Voi- Moshi (1918), Rongai-Solai (1925), Eldoret-Kitale(1926),
Construction of that railway had begun in 1896, with the line reaching Nairobi in 1899. Its route was completed in 1901, when it was extended to Lake Victoria. It was this project that transformed Mombasa into a modern port and the gateway to East Africa.
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The Kilindini area in Mombasa harbour was still primitive in 1897. This is the loop built to climb the Mazeras Escarpment; picture taken in 1922. The lion that killed Supt. Ryall met a violent end of his own. “Nyrobi” as it appeared when railway construction crews reached that point in 1899.
Construction of The Railway in Mombasa - Paukwa
Still, these remonstrations were futile, and construction began in earnest in 1896. The Lunatic Line, however, earned its title in more ways than one. Africans not far removed from mistreatment at the hands of Arab slavers refused to provide labour for the line’s development.
Feature: Kenya's railway evolution over a century: A tale ... - 新华网
2024年1月29日 · At the entrance of the Nairobi Railway Museum, the century-old railway, initially named the Uganda Railway after its destination, was displayed on a map of East Africa. Built between 1896 and 1901, it started in the port city of Mombasa on the coast of the Indian Ocean and extended northwest to stop at Port Florence, now Kisumu, on the shores ...
Construction of the Kenya-Uganda Railway | Enzi
2011年9月2日 · Construction started at the Kenyan port city of Mombasa in 1896 and reached Kisumu (then called-Port Florence) on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria in 1901. The second stretch of the railway into Kampala, Uganda started in 1901 and was completed in 1903.