some want to see pictures of SGR not the beautiful park

Manufacturer:Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Company Ltd.
Model :DF4D
Fuel: Diesel

Same model deployed elsewhere:
check link below for more info.
http://www.railography.co.uk/info/cn_diesels/p06.htm

Hope this model is for hauling cargo and the passenger one will be easier on the eye, like be more modern looking.

Way back when the project was starting, KRC had indicated the engines to be used as DF4D. Did Google it and yes, it is the same one shown above. Mybe Japs are being practical. The high speed ones are quite expensive to maintain and passenger fares high too, sijui kama we can have sustainable numbers of travellers hapa at the mid term willing to pay resulting fares....

[quote=hardwood]What kind of madness is this?????



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Dr Leakey and the other conservationists said its ok. Where have you been?

megaprojects.co.ke stating that passenger fares to Mombasa from Nairobi will be 850/-, and is the sgr going into the island or it terminates at changamwe?

I hope this is photochop

WIP

Why in God's universe would a nation that's "modernizing" it's infrastructure use technology that is being phased out by other nations?

Starting with the rail system. Other nations are upgrading their rail system to be powered by electricity, from diesel, for various reasons, including cutting emissions. https://at.govt.nz/proje...pgrade/electric-trains/

Meanwhile, Kenya is building a rail system to be powered by diesel locomotives, pumping all those emissions in the air.

While at the same time, in another article, can't find find the link, they say that getting Kenya's power generation to a particular amount is not a good idea because there are not enough industries in Kenya to draw the generated power. Why not make the rail system electric? With redundant power supply? To help increase power demand (Just one of the good reasons to go electric.)

Then word is that they are building coal power in Lamu. COP21 just completed, one of the goals is to phase out coal. Again, while other nations are phasing out a technology, Kenya is embarking on it.

Quoting "Reporting on the historic climate deal in Paris as a result of the COP21 climate change conference, the Guardian’s headline proclaimed “Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in [sic] end of fossil fuel era.” The future of coal production domestically and internationally is an important topic to many readers. Therefore, this article explores perspectives on COP21 and future coal production. - See more at: http://www.natlawreview....e-coal-production"

http://www.cnbc.com/2015...r-stations-by-2025.html

Effects of coal:

http://www.salon.com/201..._4000_people_every_day/

Below is Baoding - A coal town in China.



Below is Lamu, soon to be a coal town.



https://en.wikipedia.org...Lamu_Coal_Power_Station

Am I dreaming?



Hoping that this was a dream. These projects were not well thought out. While the SGR project will provide transport, how it does it is not right, then while electricity will be produced in the other project, how it will be generated is not right at multiple levels.

Kenya still has unutilized options of generating clean power.

With regards, to geothermal, I hope that they are pumping water back down there, because that plant can die if the water runs out.