Standing5: Why not use those old coaches for cargo movement instead of taking us back some 20-30 yrs? can;t our Fed Govt manage to buy brand new coaches?

Lagos Light-Rail: Fashola Orders 260 35-Year-Old Trains From Toronto


Governor Babatunde Fashola is negotiating to buy 260 used train coaches, which are being phased out by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) due to safety concerns.

Toronto is a major city in Canada, and the TTC operates the train transit system there.

The used train coaches being ordered, the H-5 and H-6 models, were manufactured between 1976 and 1989, and are meant for the Lagos light-rail project.

Work is already on-going on the new above-ground Lagos light-rail system along the Orile-Badagry axis. The rail system is designed to carry 1.5 million people a day, and meant to reduce traffic congestion.

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains. A Canadian publication, NOW Magazine, in a recent edition, quoted a TTC spokesperson, Brad Ross, as saying: I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos, adding that over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria.

According to the publication, TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models will soon be decommissioned as the Commission rolls out its new fleet of Rockets trains.

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vivacious vivi: This may slowly put some Logistics companies (dealing in long-distance freight) out of business.
Good move all the same.

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A train in Nigeria



A train in Japan capable of traveling at speeds over 310 mph!

kingoflag:

Like, WHERE THE F**K DO YOU GET THIS BULLSHIYYT YOU ALWAYS COME ON HERE SPEWING?

manny4life:

Call it scrap metal if you wish, there are tons of metro authorities using (constantly maintaining) such types of "scrap metal" including the famous U.S. known Amtrak. Other then the NE corridor line, all other line representing more than 70% traffic uses that "scrap metal". NY subway used the same good ole "scrap metal", their aged flee was more than 40 years old until few years ago when they replaced a good portion of it. I can go on and on, but you're welcome to call it any name you wish, if it moves people and goods, and makes revenue, it may not be the best, but it's affordable for the poor.

baby-boy:


You want to compare other countries maintenance culture to Nigeria's Look the London Underground before they were upgraded recently they were using fleets from the late 60s to early 70s. Arik that was commissioned in 2008/09 have you seen their planes? I would ask again with our maintenance culture how many years do we expect to get out of those scrap metals?

nijanigga:
Oloshi,keep deceiving yourself with Gej. Old dilapidated trains,are renovated for deceptions. The same train tracks the british constructed is what NRC is still using.In common Spain,they have trains that can go 160Km/Hr.I just wondered, Nigeria came to being officially in 1914,almost 100 years, we are not progressing but retrogressing.Nigeria of 1960 is far better off than Nigeria of 2014. What a shame. Nigeria's best brains run out of Nigeria. In Saudi-Arabia alone there are over 5000 Nigerian specialist doctors. Add,US,Canada,Europe etc. Many best brains that get can't get out of Nigeria,have their dreams buried forever.

omanzo02:

France, Germany and most countries is Western Europe still uses coaches dated 35 years ago on their tracks and nobody is complaining, who told me?, no worry cos I live there and uses them too.

[size=14pt]Rail system upgrading scheme on course, says minister.[/size]

Thursday, 18 July 2013 00:00 By Taiwo Hassan Business Services - Business News

THE Federal Government may have achieved some milestones in its efforts to turn around the nation’s transport sector, going by a 61-page document presented recently to the Federal Executive Council.

The development is expected to be further facilitated by a major part of the $1.1 billion (N160 billion) low interest loan recently secured by the government from China.

Specifically, the rail sector in particular and inter-modal transport scheme would be given priority under the programme.

 The 61-page document stated that the rehabilitation of over 90 per cent of the entire existing narrow gauge lines throughout the country is ongoing and at various stages of completion. 

  The rehabilitation, according to it, is the first segment of the 25-year railway strategic vision.

 [b] The document revealed that the contract for the rehabilitation of Apapa port railway network and signal works, made up of double track of 1.5 kilometre each, was executed by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) with a sum of N860.7 million and completed last November. 

   Also, the main Western line of Lagos-Kano, comprising 1,124 kilometres, is now completed, while the 1,657 Eastern line, that is Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, is expected to be completed before the end of this year.

 The rehabilitation of mainline from Ebute Metta junction to Apapa local station by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is now completed, while the sidings are in the process of being rehabilitated.

 Other rehabilitation/upgrading works that are either completed or ongoing include 488-kilometre Lagos-Jebba gauge line awarded to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Limited at a sum of N12.3 billion, which is now 100 per cent completed; 636-kilometre Jebba-Kano, awarded to Costain West Africa Limited for N12.2 billion (98 per cent); 1,657-kilometre Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, awarded at N5.6 billion to Ansaldo A3 and O Limited (25 per cent); 463-kilometre Port Harcourt-Makurdi, awarded to Eser Contracting West Africa at N19.9 (42 per cent) and 554-kilometre Makurdi-Kaduna, awarded at N24.5 billion to CGGC (32 per cent).

 Others include 640-kilometre Kuru-Maiduguri track lines, awarded to Lingo at N23.7  (15 per cent); 221-kilometre Zaria-Kaura Namoda, awarded to Duluidas at N3.2 (41 per cent) and supervision of all the 3,002 railway track rehabilitation projects awarded to Roughton International at N1.5 billion (63 per cent).

  Within the period under review, the administration procured 25 new locomotives from General Electric and refurbished 366 coaches and wagons. 

   Twenty oil tank wagons were procured January last year; five railroad emergency vehicles in March, and 60 tons overhead workshop cranes in November.

  Three rail inspection vehicles were expected last March, whereas four new locomotives are expected to be delivered next month; two sets of diesel multiple unit capacity of 540 passengers each by December and six modern air-conditioned coaches with capacity of 68 seaters each, also in December.

  The scheme also saw an investment incentive memorandum of understanding signed between General Electric and the Federal Government for upgrading and development of a multi-modal locomotives assembly facility in the country to handle an initial target assembly of 200 locomotives, over 10 years, under a special country to company relationship.

   Jonathan, as part of the sector revamp programme, granted approval for the remodeling and redevelopment of major railway stations to incorporate modern commercial outlets under public private partnership arrangement. 

   The stations to benefit from the remodeling programme are Iddo terminal station, Ebute Metta junction station, Ilorin station, Kaduna junction station, Kano station, Port Harcourt station, Enugu station, Jos station and Gombe station.

  Under modernisation programme, 274-kilometre Itakpe-Ajaokuta – Warri, awarded at a sum of N33.1 billion to Julius Berger Plc and TEAM Nig Ltd as consultant, is 77 per cent completed with track work done. 

 A sum of N23.7 billion has already been paid for the product. Also, the 1,342.50-kilometre Lagos – Kano original contract awarded to CCECC Nigeria Limited with TEAM Nigeria Limited as consultant at $8.3 billion is segmented.

  Under the segmentation, 187-kilometre Abuja-Kaduna is ongoing and 65 per cent completed. It was awarded at a sum of $874 million including consultancy fee of $24.6 million. The 180-kilometre Lagos -Ibadan was awarded at $1.530 billion.

 However, the 200-kilometre Ibadan-Ilorin, 270-kilometre Ilorin-Minna, 145-kilometre Minna to Abuja and 360-kilometre Minna-Kano standard gauge lines are yet to be awarded.

  But, the Jonathan-led administration has commissioned consultants to conduct feasibility studies in respect of new standard gauge rail lines. 

  The reports of the studies, which will consist of outline business case, are to be made available to potential investors for consideration.

  The lines for which the feasibility studies are to be undertaken are 300-kilometre Lagos-Benin rail line, high speed 615-kilometre Lagos-Abuja, 533 kilometre Ajaokuta to Otukpo, 520-kilometre Zaria-Benin Koni, 500-kilometre Benin-Aba, 280-kilometre Eganyi-Abuja and 673-kilometre Benin-Obudu cattle ranch.

  Studies for Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, Ikom-Maiduguri, Kano-Ngala, Kano-Jibya and Illela-Makera are to commence this year[/b].

baby-boy:



REALLY!!!!!!
I
I dont think so

naptu2: Hahahahahahaha!

This is so interesting! I'm posting on two threads at the same time, on one thread I'm being called an "ACN goon" (the "Fashola largassese" thread), while on this one it is being implied that GEJ is my "master". Anyway I'll add them to my list.









By they way, you can join me on the "Fashola Largasseses" thread.
https://www.nairaland.com/1373045/fashola-largasses-road-ibo-hawkers

Ishilove:
Fashola's Large arsse?

naptu2:



I'm still trying to figure out what the guy meant.

omanzo02:

France, Germany and most countries is Western Europe still uses coaches dated 35 years ago on their tracks and nobody is complaining, who told me?, no worry cos I live there and uses them too.

omanzo02:

France, Germany and most countries is Western Europe still uses coaches dated 35 years ago on their tracks and nobody is complaining, who told me?, no worry cos I live there and uses them too.

manny4life:

Do you see me responding him? Dude stalks me on every thread, besides, I'm glad you said so.

manny4life: Arguing and trading insults with you demeans my level, I've told you this before, GO FIND YOUR CLASS.

Ishilove:

Fashola's Large arsse?

With this passegers' movement will now increase from 3000 to 5000 per week along the route. And with this some people can begin to reason that GEJ is actually working.