The east african railway master plan is a proposal for rejuvenating the railways serving tanzania, kenya, and uganda and adding railways to serve rwanda and burundi. This is a summary of east african history from pre1500 to the 1960s, and independence. Its original length of 660 miles or 1056 kilometres lay entirely in what we now call kenya. Jul 06, 2017 the chinese government and official media have hailed the completion of the project as another success of the east africa regional railway network, following the addis ababadjibouti railway. Brief history of the railways in east africa the first operational railway in east africa was a two foot gauge trolley line in the port of mombasa operated by hand propelled wagons, the original route being supplemented with track recovered from the abortive central african railway which had reached a mere 11 kms inland from mombasa island. Campbell, a specialist on east africa, deserves credit for writing the most authoritative account to date of this muchneglected atrocity. Permanent way story kenya uganda railway being official. After the berlin conference of 1885 where africa was divided, the british set to open up the interior of east africa by connecting the indian ocean.
They were later operated by the trs successor, the east african railways ear, and reclassified as part of the ear 11 class in 1930, four similar locomotives were built for. The line linked the interiors of uganda and kenya with the indian ocean port. Easytoread text, compelling photos, and a simple timeline give readers an ageappropriate look at how people prepare for and respond to droughts. Commissioned in 1942 as a plain story of the development of the railway and published in 1949, permanent way has long proved a boon to. The rural population increased along the railway lines because cocoa cultivation required more labour, thus creating villages. As well as running railways and harbours in the three territories it ran. Vol 1 the story of the kenya and uganda railway 2 ed. The initial line of the two main east african rail routes had been pushed inland to the lakes at the turn of the century. Shop railways other overseas books and collectibles abebooks. The uganda railway was named for its ultimate destination. British east africa, territories that were formerly under british control in eastern africanamely kenya, uganda, and zanzibar and tanganyika now tanzania.
Southern african trains books and articles reference. S mangat in a history of the asians in east africa. Kenya, colonial, africa, country roads, facts, history, historia, history books. In dance of the jakaranda, peter kimani explores kenyas colonial legacy through the story of the national railroad. In 1895, george whitehouse arrived at the east african post of mombasa to. A history of algeria, by james mcdougall, cambridge. Forest railways in south africa the evelynperie forest railway author. The railway museum is situated at the northwest end of nairobi station and can be seen from the uhuru highway where it crosses the main line.
East african railways master plan study africa centre for. Eastern africa as partitioned by the imperial powers, c. East african railway operators and major end users are looking to streamline efficiencies and improve operations. Dec 11, 2014 the traderoutes linking east africa and asia were already well established. See more ideas about uganda, east africa and africa. The cache is hidden at the national railway museum in nairobi, established in 1971 by the then east african railways and harbours corporation to preserve and display relics and records of the railways of east africa from their inception to the present day.
Algeria to congo, dahomey to french somali coast, gabon to guineabissau, ivory coast to liberia, madagascar to mozambique, namibia to rhodesia, sahara occ rasd to zimbabwe. How colonial railroads defined africas economic geography. Among the oldest railway lines of the region is the ethiodjibouti railway line built during the colonial period. The construction of the railway in the 1890s from kenya to. Mombasa had been a citystate for over 2,000 years bearing long and fruitful relations with the middle east, asia and. In 1920, as a preliminary step to reorganization, railway finances. Being the official history of the development of their transport system. Detailed history of all the steam locomotives which served on the railways in german east africa and the british colonies of uganda, kenya, and tanganyika. A breviate of british diplomatic blue books 19191939. A railroad runs through a tale of two kenyas the new york times. The northwestern railway volunteer rifles in east africa in the first world war by noel clark fibis journal number 32 autumn 2014, pages 3033. Most of the known history of tanganyika before the 19th century concerns the coastal area, although the interior has a number of important prehistoric sites.
At a discouraging time during the second world war, writes geoffrey evans, british and indian troops gained a spectacular victory over the italian forces in east africa. The most significant of these is the olduvai gorge, situated in the northwestern corner of tanzania near the ngorongoro crater. The big four railway companies lms, lner, southern railway and gwr with its iconic swindon works and the beginnings of british rail are all explored. British east africa historical states, united kingdom. Outline of history early history to 1500 africa has the longest human history of any continent. It was formed in 1948 for the new east african high commission by merging the kenya and uganda railways and harbours with the tanganyika railway of the tanganyika territory. British penetration of the area began at zanzibar in the last quarter of the 19th century. East african railways and harbours corporation wikipedia. Work on the railway began at the port of mombasa, in what was then called british east africa, in 1896. Iran 853 857 1942 set of 3 each denomination produced in two colours 850857. Railway across the equator the story of the east african line. Mervyn hill made a significant contribution to east african studies in his history of the kenya and uganda railway from its conception to the creation of east african railways and harbours in 1948. Charles miller was a popular author and journalist, specializing in historical books on east africa. Railway station nairobi out of africa, east africa, tanzania, kenya, happy.
The current east african railway master plan is an important part of the envisaged east african federation. From the early days of steam engines, to the development of steam and diesel locomotives and the heyday of rail travel, both the technical. The history of southern africa, by train the new york times. Luckhoff, a h published in journal forestry in south africa no. Hamshere, the construction of the british east african railway was begun in 1892, to which the development of modern kenya and. Islam in east africa and the rise of swahili culture.
The museum was established in 1971 by the then east african railways and harbours corporation to preserve and display relics and records of the railways of east africa from their inception to the present. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south. This article reexamines the partition of east africa. Learn more about how you can get involved in east africa rail 2018 by downloading our sponsorship brochure. The uganda railway, now called the kenya and uganda railway, reached kisumu on lake victoria in 901. The latter is a considerably enlarged and extended v. The two railway projects are distinct in the history of chinas railway expansion in africa for two reasons. They were later operated by the trs successor, the east african railways ear, and reclassified as part of the ear 11 class. In turn, cities also emerged, as trading stations along the railroad, servicing the villages see figure 4. A wellillustrated history of the railway development in south africa, the rhodesias, portuguese east africa, angola and the congo. Most of the main lines were completed by the 1920s. Christian wolmar is a journalist and railway historian whose books include the great railroad revolution. A railway to nowhere, the building of the lunatic line.
Tanzania has started building the 300km standard gauge railway sgr from the indian ocean port of dar es salaam to morogoro, which line is expected to be extended to port mwanza on lake victoria. Historical studies and social change in western kenya. The kenya and uganda railway was first operated for 20 years as a department of the government of the east africa protectorate, all profits going straight into the treasury of the protectorate. The first step in realizing the ideal of an iron road to the sea, was the founding of the netherlands south africa railway company nzasm in june 1887 to construct. Divided into 3 sections general railway, communications and marine. The kur ed1 class was a class of 1,000 mm 3 ft 3 3. Before the railway s construction, the british east africa company had begun the mackinnonsclater road, a 970kilometre 600 mi oxcart track from mombasa to busia in kenya, in 1890. His titles include an entertainment in imperialism, battle for bundu, and the first world war in east africa. History of east africa, volume 2 roland anthony oliver, alison smith, donald anthony low, e.
View all notes apart from a squadron of cruisers from the east india station, suppression of the. The kenya and uganda railway was first operated for 20 years as a department of the. Books are not at present available for loan some are allocated to a future. The intended terminus at kisumu on the shores of lake victoria was reached in 1901. This book explores the cause, impact, and aftermath of the drought that spread throughout east africa in 2011. Feb 12, 20 when the final count was done, out of the 31,983 indian workers who had come to east africa to work on the railway, 2,493 died while 6,454 were invalided back home notes j. Lastly, we expand these findings to the rest of africa circa 1960, when most countries became independent. Paragraph 438, minute books of the british and foreign antislavery society, vol. Good stuff, one of the best historical african books ive ever read.
Railway transport has a history of more than a century in the horn of africa. Entry cost 600 kse for foreigners and the compound is well kept plus safe. Built during the scramble for africa, the uganda railway was the one genuinely strategic railway to be constructed in tropical africa at that time. List of books and articles about east african history. The tanganylka central line, in then german east africa, was completed to eigoma in 191. These areas used a remarkable variety of steam power, from diminutive 042 tanks, built in stettin for german administered lines, to the mighty beyergarratt locomotives, for many years the.
The 27 members of the ed1 class entered service on the kur between 1926 and 1930. African hominins date from at least 4 million years ago. It had a lot to offer about the east africa railway history from how they started building tracks from 1869 to first phase in 1901 and all the way till now. The history of africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans andat least 200,000 years agoanatomically modern humans homo sapiens, in east africa, and continues unbroken into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. With steampowered access to uganda, the british could. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. The lunatic express of the title is a railroad in kenya that was built to transport british. Dec 30, 2016 entry cost 600 kse for foreigners and the compound is well kept plus safe. The article indian volunteers in the great war east african campaign refer external links below gives details of the northwestern railway volunteers, who served in east africa, although the commonwealth war graves commission classifies them as an east african protectorate unit in its records. Tanganylka central line, in then german east africa, was completed to eigoma in 191. Steam locomotives of the east african railways david.
Steam in south africa during the 60s, ia, 1972, pp194. In 1959, following years of excavations in the gorge with her husband, louis. Railways africas network of railways was started in 1852 in alexandria, egypt and continued until the 1960s. The uganda railway, was a metregauge railway system and former british state owned railway company. The objective is to further the economic development of eastern africa by increasing the efficiency and speed, and lowering the cost, of transporting cargo between major ports on the indian ocean coast and the interior. Chilver, vincent todd harlow, gervase mathew clarendon press, 1963 africa, east. Browse and buy a vast selection of railways other overseas books and collectibles on.
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