Kenya Railways refurbished engines boost metre-gauge line
A locomotive for the metre-gauge railway heads to the port of Mombasa at Mariakani to load cargo on October 18, 2020. The locomotives are considered critical to support operations along Kenya Railways' Naivasha-Kisumu MGR sector.
Refurbishing old rolling stock could help rail operators in the region extend the service life of rail assets at minimal cost and provide critical lessons in maintenance as East Africa transitions to new high speed rail networks.
The case for this approach was amplified this week as Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) unveiled three long-abandoned heavy-duty locomotives that were brought back to life through the installation of a new power system.
