Reading about steam in East Africa has always been of interest to me having grown up in Kenya with the main line running past our garden in Nairobi. On my return to Kenya in the 1970s I produced, with the help of Kenya Railways, an illustrated history of East African Railways and Harbours entitled ‘Steam in East Africa’ and was involved with the restoration of a 55 Class Garratt at Mombasa at the same time. So to pick up the latest copy of and read the article entitled , about the steam revival of Garratt
