East africa railway history books

Built during the scramble for africa, the uganda railway was the one genuinely strategic railway to be constructed in tropical africa at that time. The history of southern africa, by train the new york times. Railway transport has a history of more than a century in the horn of africa. See more ideas about uganda, east africa and africa. Islam in east africa and the rise of swahili culture.

The latter is a considerably enlarged and extended v. 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. 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. The tanganylka central line, in then german east africa, was completed to eigoma in 191. Books are not at present available for loan some are allocated to a future.

Entry cost 600 kse for foreigners and the compound is well kept plus safe. 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. Charles miller was a popular author and journalist, specializing in historical books on east africa. Mombasa had been a citystate for over 2,000 years bearing long and fruitful relations with the middle east, asia and. 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. The construction of the railway in the 1890s from kenya to. British penetration of the area began at zanzibar in the last quarter of the 19th century. A history of algeria, by james mcdougall, cambridge. 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. Steam in south africa during the 60s, ia, 1972, pp194.

The kenya and uganda railway was first operated for 20 years as a department of the. Eastern africa as partitioned by the imperial powers, c. List of books and articles about east african history. Outline of history early history to 1500 africa has the longest human history of any continent. Christian wolmar is a journalist and railway historian whose books include the great railroad revolution. Forest railways in south africa the evelynperie forest railway author. Learn more about how you can get involved in east africa rail 2018 by downloading our sponsorship brochure. As well as running railways and harbours in the three territories it ran. The initial line of the two main east african rail routes had been pushed inland to the lakes at the turn of the century. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. Chilver, vincent todd harlow, gervase mathew clarendon press, 1963 africa, east. 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.

In 1920, as a preliminary step to reorganization, railway finances. The line linked the interiors of uganda and kenya with the indian ocean port. 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 uganda railway, now called the kenya and uganda railway, reached kisumu on lake victoria in 901. 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. British east africa historical states, united kingdom. View all notes apart from a squadron of cruisers from the east india station, suppression of the.

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. Easytoread text, compelling photos, and a simple timeline give readers an ageappropriate look at how people prepare for and respond to droughts. A railway to nowhere, the building of the lunatic line. Divided into 3 sections general railway, communications and marine. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south.

Historical studies and social change in western kenya. Its original length of 660 miles or 1056 kilometres lay entirely in what we now call kenya. 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. Hamshere, the construction of the british east african railway was begun in 1892, to which the development of modern kenya and. Campbell, a specialist on east africa, deserves credit for writing the most authoritative account to date of this muchneglected atrocity. Railway across the equator the story of the east african line. 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. How colonial railroads defined africas economic geography. East african railways and harbours corporation wikipedia. 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. Railways africas network of railways was started in 1852 in alexandria, egypt and continued until the 1960s. The northwestern railway volunteer rifles in east africa in the first world war by noel clark fibis journal number 32 autumn 2014, pages 3033.

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. 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. In 1959, following years of excavations in the gorge with her husband, louis. With steampowered access to uganda, the british could. The most significant of these is the olduvai gorge, situated in the northwestern corner of tanzania near the ngorongoro crater.

This article reexamines the partition of east africa. 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 lunatic express of the title is a railroad in kenya that was built to transport british. 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. S mangat in a history of the asians in east africa. A railroad runs through a tale of two kenyas the new york times. The intended terminus at kisumu on the shores of lake victoria was reached in 1901. This is a summary of east african history from pre1500 to the 1960s, and independence.

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 current east african railway master plan is an important part of the envisaged east african federation. Browse and buy a vast selection of railways other overseas books and collectibles on. Good stuff, one of the best historical african books ive ever read. East african railway operators and major end users are looking to streamline efficiencies and improve operations. 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. Lastly, we expand these findings to the rest of africa circa 1960, when most countries became independent.

The kur ed1 class was a class of 1,000 mm 3 ft 3 3. British east africa, territories that were formerly under british control in eastern africanamely kenya, uganda, and zanzibar and tanganyika now tanzania. Paragraph 438, minute books of the british and foreign antislavery society, vol. History of east africa, volume 2 roland anthony oliver, alison smith, donald anthony low, e. Among the oldest railway lines of the region is the ethiodjibouti railway line built during the colonial period. Iran 853 857 1942 set of 3 each denomination produced in two colours 850857. The 27 members of the ed1 class entered service on the kur between 1926 and 1930. 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. Steam locomotives of the east african railways david. 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.

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. 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. 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. Shop railways other overseas books and collectibles abebooks. Southern african trains books and articles reference. The two railway projects are distinct in the history of chinas railway expansion in africa for two reasons. The uganda railway, was a metregauge railway system and former british state owned railway company. East african railways master plan study africa centre for. In 1895, george whitehouse arrived at the east african post of mombasa to. African hominins date from at least 4 million years ago. Kenya, colonial, africa, country roads, facts, history, historia, history books. Most of the main lines were completed by the 1920s. In turn, cities also emerged, as trading stations along the railroad, servicing the villages see figure 4.

Dec 11, 2014 the traderoutes linking east africa and asia were already well established. Railway station nairobi out of africa, east africa, tanzania, kenya, happy. His titles include an entertainment in imperialism, battle for bundu, and the first world war in east africa. A breviate of british diplomatic blue books 19191939. Permanent way story kenya uganda railway being official. Tanganylka central line, in then german east africa, was completed to eigoma in 191. 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. The uganda railway was named for its ultimate destination. The rural population increased along the railway lines because cocoa cultivation required more labour, thus creating villages. In dance of the jakaranda, peter kimani explores kenyas colonial legacy through the story of the national railroad. Vol 1 the story of the kenya and uganda railway 2 ed. In this melange of high adventure and historical recreation, comic satirist denis boyles guides us on a railroad journey through space and time in east africa. 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. Being the official history of the development of their transport system.