The Nairobi Railway Museum tells the story of the Uganda Railway, the line that ran from Mombasa to Lake Victoria and effectively created Nairobi, which began life in 1899 as a railway depot at the halfway point. The collection includes locomotives, rolling stock, signalling equipment, photographs and records covering the construction of the line and its role in shaping modern Kenya.
The exhibit most visitors come for is the carriage connected to the man eating lions of Tsavo, which killed a number of railway workers during the building of the Tsavo bridge in 1898 and halted construction for months. You can walk through the old carriages and climb aboard several of the locomotives in the yard. Entrance fees, hotel transfers, mineral water and a guide are included.
