Uganda Railway
This article is about the British colonial undertaking of 1896–1929. For Uganda's state railway since 1977, see Uganda Railways Corporation. Mainly built to serve as a transport system of carrying goods such as minerals from interior Uganda and the Magadi section in Kenya, the once famous railway also faced some drawbacks to its completion. Uganda Railway Kenya Uganda Railway Former type Government-owned corporation Successor Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours East African Railways & Harbours Founded 1896 ( 1896 ) Defunct 1929 ( 1929 ) Near Mombasa, about 1899 The Uganda Railway , was a metre-gauge railway system and former railway company dating to the colonial period. The line linked the interiors of Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya. After a series of mergers and splits, the line is now in the hands of the Kenya Railways Corporation and the Uganda Railways Corporation. Contents 1 Construction 1.1 Kedong Massacre 1.2 Tsavo man-eating li...