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Journalists view an SGR passenger locomotive at the Mombasa West Station yesterday. INSET: Kenya Railways officials inspect the interior of the coach. [PHOTOS: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]
The first batch of the Standard Gauge Ralway (SGR) passenger trains arrived at Mombasa port from China aboard a cargo carrier, Mv Chipol Taihu, on Saturday.
Two passenger engines and 32 coaches are part of the 56 locomotives being shipped into the country prior to the completion of the SGR in June 2017.
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