British Empire Article


Sikh Train Driver


This picture from 1959 shows a Sikh Train driver on the the footplate of a Class 31 engine on the Uganda train line. It illustrates just how fundamentally Indian workers were integral to the running of imperial infrastructure throughout East Africa. Picture courtesy of Gordon Mumford


Train to Iganga Article


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