rogerfarnworth Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Hi, have you followed through the links to the story of the line. I have done the best I can to cover the line in some detail. Edited December 24, 2020 by rogerfarnworth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 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/2020/12/18/uganda-at-the-end-of-19th-century-and-the-events-leading-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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted December 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2020 There was a recent "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways" episode (Channel 5, Season 6 Episode 5) covering the "Lunatic Railway" through Kenya which was very interesting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Yes Ian. It pushed me into reading my copy of 'Permanent Way'! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited December 28, 2020 by rogerfarnworth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerfarnworth Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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