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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_company
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:British_colonial_government
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:British_East_Africa
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gptkbp:employs
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African workers
British supervisors
Indian workers
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gptkbp:endDate
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1926
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:gauge
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metre gauge
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Nairobi
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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enabled British colonial control
facilitated migration and settlement
spurred development of Nairobi
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Uganda Railway
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gptkbp:legacy
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cultural impact in Kenya and Uganda
influenced urbanization in East Africa
foundation of modern rail transport in Kenya and Uganda
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 930
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Lunatic_Express
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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:Tsavo_man-eaters_attacks_(1898)
gptkb:Tsavo_man-eaters_incident
construction of the Tsavo bridge
importation of Indian laborers
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gptkbp:notableFilm
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gptkb:The_Ghost_and_the_Darkness
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gptkbp:notableModel
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gptkb:George_Whitehouse
gptkb:Sir_George_Whitehouse
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gptkbp:notablePublication
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gptkb:The_Man-eaters_of_Tsavo_by_John_Henry_Patterson
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gptkbp:notableStation
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gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkb:Mombasa_Railway_Station
gptkb:Nairobi_Railway_Station
gptkb:Kisumu_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:purpose
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facilitate trade and transport in East Africa
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gptkbp:regionServed
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gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:British_East_Africa_Protectorate
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Uganda_Railways_Corporation
gptkb:Kenya_Railways_Corporation
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gptkbp:route
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Mombasa to Kampala
Mombasa to Kisumu
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gptkbp:startYear
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1896
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gptkbp:status
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defunct
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Kenya_and_Uganda_Railways_and_Harbours
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gptkbp:usedFor
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military logistics
passenger transport
freight transport
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kibera
gptkb:Nairobi_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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