Kenya Railways imports special SGR engines

Some of the special locomotives to be used in the laying of the standard gauge railway track leaving Mombasa port for Mtito Andei. The locomotives will be used to lay the SGR line from Mtito Andei to Mombasa and Emali to Nairobi. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]

MOMBASA: Special locomotive engines to be used for laying the standard gauge railway (SGR) track have already been offloaded from Mombasa port.

Kenya Railways Managing Director Athanas Maina told The Standard yesterday that the locomotives are being transported by heavy duty trailers to Mtito Andei and Emali from where the laying of the rail track will start.