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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:British_colonial_government
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1896
1901
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:The_Ghost_and_the_Darkness
gptkb:Lunatic_Express_(book_by_Charles_Miller)
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gptkbp:gauge
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meter gauge
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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importation of Indian laborers
construction deaths due to disease and wildlife
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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enabled development of Nairobi
facilitated British colonial expansion
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lunatic Express
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for modern rail transport in Kenya and Uganda
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 660 miles
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Lunatic_Line
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Tsavo_River_Bridge
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Man-eating_lions_of_Tsavo
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gptkbp:notableModel
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gptkb:George_Whitehouse
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gptkbp:notableStation
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gptkb:Mombasa_Railway_Station
gptkb:Nairobi_Railway_Station
gptkb:Kisumu_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Uganda_Railway
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Kenya_Railways
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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Nairobi
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gptkbp:purpose
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connect Indian Ocean to Lake Victoria
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gptkbp:route
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gptkb:Mombasa
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gptkbp:routeEnd
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Kisumu
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Uganda_Railway
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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