Books and Movies
- Halkin, John, 1986, Kenya, New York, Beaufort Books: A novel focusing on the construction of the railroad and its defence during the First World War
Man-eating lions at Tsavo during the construction of the Uganda Railway feature in books:
- Coates, Frank, 2005, Beyond Mombasa
- Patterson, J.H., 1907, The Man-eaters of Tsavo
and movies:
- Bwana Devil, (1952)
- The Ghost and the Darkness, (1996)
Films:
- The Permanent Way is based on the building of the railway fom Mombasa, through Kenya, to Uganda.
- Out of Africa (1985) shows the railway in many of its scenes
Books:
- Amin, Mohamed, Railway Across Equator
- Bandopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan, Chander Pahar, a Bengali novel
- Hill, M.F., Permanent Way Vol 1: official history
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