Near collapse for 100 year old railway

A railway line between Kenya and Uganda, built by British colonialists a century ago, faces closure thanks to mismanagement, corruption and civil war since independence. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Steam engine on the Kenya - Uganda Railway during the colonial era. Picture by www.internationalsteam.co.uk"][/caption] In spite of a burgeoning population in the East African region, and expansion in trade, the Kenya - Uganda Railway is carrying less cargo and passengers today than was the case in 1960 when independence washed across Africa. Hundreds of kilometres of line have been ravaged by vandals after they saw the railway lying idle for decades. Locomotives have been described as, "museum pieces." The same wagons left behind by the British are still in use today. Where passenger trains do operate,... [read full story]