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East African Railways and Harbours Corporation

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East African railway company (1948–1977)

The East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EAR&H) is a defunct company that operated railways and harbours in East Africa from 1948 to 1977. It was formed in 1948 for the new East African High Commission by merging the Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours with the Tanganyika Railway of the Tanganyika Territory. As well as running railways and harbours in the three territories it ran inland shipping services on Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, the Victoria Nile and the Albert Nile.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 1, 1948Founded1

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The East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EAR&H) is a defunct company that operated railways and harbours in East Africa from 1948 to 1977. It was formed in 1948 for the new East African High Commission by merging the Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours with the Tanganyika Railway of the Tanganyika Territory. As well as running railways and harbours in the three territories it ran inland shipping services on Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, the Victoria Nile and the Albert Nile.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours1
  2. Succeeded Tanganyika Railway1
  3. Succeeded by Kenya Railways Corporation1
  4. Succeeded by Tanzania Railways Corporation1
  5. Succeeded by Uganda Railways Corporation1

Timeline

  1. 1977Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. May 1, 1948Founded Founded1

Sources

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