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Kenya Railways class 29 2-8-2 2930 at Athi River

Kenya Railways class 29 2-8-2 2930 at Athi River

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Caption - Kenya Railways class 29 oil burning 2-8-2 no.2930 takes water at Athi River. It is working the pick-up goods to Nairobi which operated daily when photographed in December 1977. Named "Tiriki" this metre gauge loco was built by North British in Glasgow in 1955 (works number 27445). These locos were based on a similar design to those supplied to Nigerian Railways as their River Class.

Country - Kenya   Date - 1977   General Photo - 237

Photographer - Lou Johnson

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