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'''Railway Engineers for Mombassa'''
TEXT " 14.7.16. - Taken on board S S Rajput, Liverpool on 12.7.16 on our way to Mombassa. having a delightful journey. Will write on arrival there. Can give you no news except that I am fit and hope to hear you all are the same. Address all letters c/o Post master Mombassa B.E.A. Love to all"
Sent from James Borney Birney Goff - he is furthest left on picture and one of six engineers (railway) going from India to Mombassa to start the Mombassa railways. '''If anyone can identify the other men in the photo please do let FIBIS know.''' {{Template:ImageOL|License= [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Unported]|Author= |Source= Photograph owned by Shirley Cotton|URL=|Alterations= none}}
[[Category: Shirley Cotton collection]]
[[Category: Railway staff]]