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The Lunatic Express puffs and lurches on, a century later

Residents at the site where a Kenya railway cargo train carrying an oil tanker derailed at Ruthagati Village in Mathira, Nyeri, on May 12, 2021.[Kibata Kihu,Standard]

Last week, a cargo train heading to Nairobi from Nanyuki caught fire. Reports indicate that it caught fire near Sagana in Nyeri.

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