We took a Bolt and drove to the main gate, where we had to fill out the Entrance Pass and sign in to the book. Then we had to pay for the ticket (🎟️ 650 KES) in the museum building; we do not use the Mpesa, so we just gave them cash (no ticket). The primary collection here is housed in an old railway building and consists of relics from the East African Railway. There are train and ship models, photographs, tableware, and oddities from the railway’s history, such as the engine seat that allowed visiting dignitaries like Theodore Roosevelt to take potshots at unsuspecting wildlife from the front of the train.
On the grounds are dozens of fading locomotives in various states of disrepair, dating from the steam days to independence. We walked around the carriages to enjoy a fascinating introduction to this vital piece of colonial history.
