A while back I started this thread to cover the Uganda Railway, its construction and history, as well as surveying the length of the line through Kenya and Uganda. At the end of 2020 I acquired copies of the 2 volume series compiled by M.F. Hill entitled 'Permanent Way'. These two books were produced for the East African Railways and Harbours, Nairobi, Kenya and, while being focussed on the Uganda Railway were as much a social and economic history of East Africa. This link will take you to some preliminary reflections which come from reading Hill's book and which I hope are not seen as being too far off topic: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/12/1...-up-to-the-construction-of-the-uganda-railway In order to provide the context for the construction of the Uganda Railway, M.F. Hill saw it as imperative in his book to provide a social and economic history of the East African region. It is impossible for me to judge the veracity of what he writes, but it clearly is written from a British Colonial perspective. In addition to covering the strife between the European powers who sought to increase their influence in the Great Lakes region of the continent of Africa, Hill provides extensive quotes from leading British figures in the region about the Uganda that they knew before the coming of the railway.
The Uganda Railway at the beginning of 20th century. Further reflections on the Uganda Railway and the book, "Permanent Way" written by M.F. Hill. http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/12/26/the-uganda-railway-at-the-beginning-of-20th-century
The Uganda Railway during the Great War. ... "The Uganda Railway" was essential to the sustenance of the East Africa Protectorate and the Uganda Protectorate during WW1. It suffered greatly from lack of maintenance during those critical years: http://rogerfarnworth.com/2020/12/28/the-uganda-railway-during-the-first-world-war
The Uganda Railway after WW1. ..... In the years immediately after WW1, further European settlement was encouraged and 'European' electoral areas were set up. By 1921, the Census revealed the European population of the EAP to be 9,651 and the Indian population to be 22,822. .......... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/01/08/the-uganda-railway-in-the-first-5-years-after-world-war-1
The Uganda Railway and it's Gilded Years - 1924-1928 The railway saw significant increases in turnover and working profit in the years prior to the Great Depression http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/06/the-uganda-railway-the-gilded-years-1924-1928
I read few of your posts regarding Ugandan railways and frankly they are quite in depth. In fact, it's almost as if you are doing a thesis on this subject .
Hi railfan123 Yes and No. Yes, they are detailed, but no, I am not preparing a thesis. I hope that what I have produced is of interest to furm members but I am also happy if it is gored. The line is a real interest of mine as is East Africa. Best wishes Roger
The Great Depression and the Coming War ... https://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/02/...rs-the-great-depression-and-years-of-argument
Sugar Factory Branches near Kisumu, Kenya An on-line acquaintance has recently pointed out that the tenth article in this series about the Uganda Railway is incomplete in that it omits to cover two branch-lines which serve Sugar Cane Mills/Factories. I have returned to the trip along the Uganda Railway to complete the omitted part of the story - that of the Chemelil and Miwani Sugar Factory Branches. ........ On the final approaches to Kisumu the line passed through a significant sugar cane growing region. Sugar processing factories were set up in two locations along the line - Chemelil and Miwani. Both these locations were provided with short branch-line connections to the main Nakuru to Kisumu line. https://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/03/...ar-factory-branches-on-the-approach-to-kisumu
This is the last post based around the book by M.F. Hill which was published in 1949 just as the Tanganyika and Kenya/Uganda networks became one organisation. It cover the Second World War and the few years immediately after. ..... https://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/03/...s-and-harbours-the-second-world-war-and-after
Apologies BoxcabE50 This should work! .... https://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/03/...s-and-harbours-the-second-world-war-and-after Not sure what happened to the first one - entered it in just the same way! This one appears to work when I click on it. Please let me know if you have any further problems. Best wishes Roger