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EAR 59 class 4-8-2 Garratt 5921 "Mount Nyiru" near Voi

EAR 59 class 4-8-2 Garratt 5921

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Caption - East African Railways (EAR) 59 class 4-8-2 Garratt 5921 "Mount Nyiru" (BP 7652/55) tackles the grade between Voi and Irima (north of Voi) with a Mombasa to Nairobi freight. Built by Peyer Peacock in Manchester, UK, these powerful locos dominated freight traffic between Mombasa and Nairobi climbing nearly 6,000 feet in the process.

Country - Kenya   Date - 1978   General Photo - 512

Photographer - Lou Johnson

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