East African Steam Rail Safari

We visited East Africa in October 2005 on the RTC East African Steam Safari. As its name suggests it was primarily a steam rail experience but the places it visited and the mixture of tours it provided meant that people of all interests enjoyed it.

It depended upon restored steam locomotives and, as with all machines of their age, they tended to be temperamental. As far as I was concerned this only added to the magic of the trip. I lift my hat to all those who had obviously spent so much time reviving these monsters under less than optimal conditions - keep it up gents. I also complement Kenya and Tanzania Rail for their support for this venture and hope that they are able to continue them.

You can see more about EA railways here.

Details of the trip are reported elsewhere so though the library of photographs I provide are "steam rich" they err on the side of family interest - I hope you enjoy them (through the icon below).