Alloyce Ojiambo, the co-driver of the train from Nairobi to Mombasa, waves to people along the tracks. Also known as the &quot;Lunatic Express&quot;, It was the railway line that built Kenya, linking the port town of Mombasa through the capital, Nairobi, to the shores of Lake Victoria and on to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. It cost $5m (in 1894 money) and countless workers died during its construction. There were derailments, collisions, tribal raids and attacks by lions. Yet despite becoming one of Kenya's national treasures and a vital economic artery for east Africa, the railway now lies in a state of disrepair. A South African consortium has taken it over and plans to invest millions, returning it to its former glory. But there has been a row over the railway's financing which may yet derail the .project. ..