11 more locomotives for Nigerian railways to
arrive country from China...
by Joseph Omotayo - Nigeria will be
getting the delivery of 11 more locomotives for both the Lagos-Ibadan and
Abuja-Kaduna railways - The news of the engines leaving China was made by the
Chinese company, CRRC Corporation Ltd, in charge of the rail construction in
Nigeria - Some Nigerians without the full knowledge of locomotives wondered why
they look ugly compared to modern-day fancy coaches
The Lagos-Ibadan railway project that is
billed to start in September will be doing so powerfully as more locomotives
are on their way to Nigeria from China. The new development was by the Twitter
handle of the Chinese company in charge of the project, CRRC Corporation Ltd,
on Monday, August 24. According to the tweet it made, the train engines will also
be added to the available ones plying the Abuja-Kaduna railway. The locomotives
left Changzhou Port to Shanghai and could be in Nigeria in days. The post
gathered mixed reactions from Nigerians who had many things to say about them.
While some praised the government's efforts in bringing development to the
country, others had things to pick holes about. According to Wikipedia, "a
locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power
for a train
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a
female train driver, Bai Yang, in a short video took people through the coach
and what to expect. Before going into the train, Yang said that the journey
between Lagos and Ibadan has been greatly reduced. She added that as a driver,
it is very important that she checks the brakes and other important parts of
the train before any journey. On the train, she showed viewers how very
spacious the inside is with comfortable passenger's seats. She added that there
is AC for those boarding and screens to watch movies.
the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said 24 new ultra-modern trains will start plying the Lagos-Ibadan railway line in September. It was gathered that the corporation, which made the disclosure on its Twitter page, said the trains will run 16 trips on a daily basis.
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