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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by darejem4real: 9:59am On May 11, 2015
That's good
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by OCHOdee(f): 10:00am On May 11, 2015
This shows that the Nigerian government can even do more than this if they are sincere. Am really impressed with this development. Not these second hand trains the government has been displaying angry
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by NewNigeriaMind: 10:01am On May 11, 2015
Happy for calabar people


This is nice
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by anonimi: 10:02am On May 11, 2015
erunz:
Now over to you Fashola and Amechi.

"Excellent" governor Fashola is still loading the aloku metal scarps from Toronto four years after and $1 billion World Bank loan spent shocked


APC dey maga Lagosians since 1999 angry



http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/lagos-how-we-spent-n160bn-world-bank-loan-on-light-rail-project/188736/



Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts.

According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption.

"More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system."

From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/



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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by adanduka: 10:03am On May 11, 2015
koife:
see the calabar europe looking standard monorail unveiling ceremony





Pix description: Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke inspecting one of the coaches of the Calabar monorail project at the Tinapa terminal, Calabar


http://crossriverwatch.com/2015/05/calabar-monorail-coaches-arrive/

Amaechi come and see monorail

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by anonimi: 10:06am On May 11, 2015
adanduka:
Amaechi come and see monorail


Why are you disturbing our Right Honourable from his Driver General duties grin grin




Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by kay1one2(m): 10:06am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.

cc: Ishilove, LalasticLala, Obinoscopy

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by oneda(m): 10:08am On May 11, 2015
wunmi590:


This
wetin?
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by guardian09(m): 10:08am On May 11, 2015
Pavore9:


How many kilometres are we looking at?
My brother follow me see o. Its to run from tinapa business resort to the Calabar International Conference Centre which on foot is 8 mins walk or 650 meters according to google see screenshot below

Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by anonimi: 10:08am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.

cc: Ishilove, LalasticLala, Obinoscopy


Welcome to change!

Change is loading............. grin cheesy grin

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by Smilelo(m): 10:10am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
[img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/1570278_images-4_jpeg_jpeg2ce038dbd0b51d8e59b0a0d616a6e40b[/img]
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... To outer space.

cc: Ishilove, LalasticLala, Obinoscopy

The topic of this your pic was said by rivers state Governor. I laugh in Spanish when I saw this pic. Laugh one kill me. God bless you for posting this. I live and stay in Portharcourt the garden city

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by wunmi590(m): 10:11am On May 11, 2015
oneda:

wetin?

Nothing
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by Pavore9: 10:14am On May 11, 2015
guardian09:

My brother follow me see o. Its to run from tinapa business resort to the Calabar International Conference Centre which on foot is 8 mins walk or 650 meters according to google see screenshot below

l now feel you, what is 8 mins walk? The state government should have deployed it, shuttling longer distance within the metropolis so that it will impact the masses!

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by GoldStandard: 10:16am On May 11, 2015
All of you commending Liyel 'sleeping' Imoke for this project know nothing about CRS.
This was the last legacy Donald Duke left for himself before leaving office in 2007. It was designed to link margaret ekpo airport with tinapa and environs.
Its a shame that the coaches just arrived after 8years and the sleeping clown wants to take all the glory...smh

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by Tolubory(m): 10:17am On May 11, 2015
koife:

U no go kill me with laff, I swear!
IF I TELL YOU SAY I DON FALL FOR THAT LIE NKO....... SAY DEM DON DO TRAIN WEY DEY RUN ONTOP BRIDGE.
MAY GOD SAVE US ALL..
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by ApexTitan(m): 10:17am On May 11, 2015
Till this project is commissioned nobody should applaud the Cross River state government, this is how Lagos state inundated the public with reports of their monorail project in the media yet 5 years later the trains are nowhere to be seen.

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by anonimi: 10:19am On May 11, 2015
GoldStandard:
All of you commending Liyel 'sleeping' Imoke for this project know nothing about CRS.
This was the last legacy Donald Duke left for himself before leaving office in 2007. It was designed to link margaret ekpo airport with tinapa and environs.
Its a shame that the coaches just arrived after 8years and the sleeping clown wants to take all the glory...smh

Would you know if the former governor, Duke completed PAYMENT for the metro/ light rail before he left office
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by ogaphill: 10:21am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.

LalasticLala, Obinoscopy
I half died cheesy

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by nwafuluozoh: 10:22am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
[img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/1570278_images-4_jpeg_jpeg2ce038dbd0b51d8e59b0a0d616a6e40b[/img]
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... To outer space.

LalasticLala, Obinoscopy

Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by adanduka: 10:23am On May 11, 2015
anonimi:



Why are you disturbing our Right Honourable from his Driver General duties grin grin





grin

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by situationroom: 10:24am On May 11, 2015
guardian09:

My brother follow me see o. Its to run from tinapa business resort to the Calabar International Conference Centre which on foot is 8 mins walk or 650 meters according to google see screenshot below



my dear you are a migrant from somalia .....where were you when the government said they are taking it step by step so that they will conduct a feasibility study for the routes to be used in the long run......BUSH MAN

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by Excellent7(m): 10:25am On May 11, 2015
guardian09:

My brother follow me see o. Its to run from tinapa business resort to the Calabar International Conference Centre which on foot is 8 mins walk or 650 meters according to google see screenshot below

I understand your position.
But I think the distance of operation can be scaled up.
Is there not something like that to gradually increase the coverage?
If not I think it is a silly idea!
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by adanduka: 10:25am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
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... To outer space.



The driver dares not

gringrin

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by brixton: 10:25am On May 11, 2015
They should consider a rail connect from calabar to obudu
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by Themandator: 10:27am On May 11, 2015
Why distance does it cover?
Tinapa across the artificial Lake to the new ICC... A distance of possibly one kilometre or less
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by samally: 10:27am On May 11, 2015
Kenai:
The Rivers Monorail has already arrived...

And it's about to take off...
[img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/1570278_images-4_jpeg_jpeg2ce038dbd0b51d8e59b0a0d616a6e40b[/img]
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... To outer space.

LalasticLala, Obinoscopy

The fear of nairalander's is the beginning of wisdom....you can deceive the whole Nigeria, but you can't deceive the nairalander ....because you just cant imagine who/where they are..

It was yesterday, I discovered that my Oga too is a nairalander.. .I must say. Nairaland is bigger than seun now..
thank you for creating this forum pal...

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Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by Themandator: 10:33am On May 11, 2015
situationroom:




my dear you are a migrant from somalia .....where were you when the government said they are taking it step by step so that they will conduct a feasibility study for the routes to be used in the long run......BUSH MAN


Don't hang on imoke's word.... Presently, the so called monorail has not achieved any meaningful milestone.... If not for engagements I would have gone to tinapa and ice ends to get photos
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by mike404(m): 10:34am On May 11, 2015
Gbawe:
Nice !! This is what politics should foster I.e the development of every State and corner of Nigeria. Welldone Liyel Imoke.
IT REMINDS ME OF LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT


EKO ONI BAJE O
Re: Calabar Monorail Coaches Arrive by guardian09(m): 10:37am On May 11, 2015
situationroom:




my dear you are a migrant from somalia .....where were you when the government said they are taking it step by step so that they will conduct a feasibility study for the routes to be used in the long run......BUSH MAN
Smh. *Face in Palm*Do not bring to fore anymore of your childishness around any of my post, I never made that post to degrade anyone or entity. My post was in response to the question as regards the distance of the Monorail at the moment.If the Government want to scale it further it is a welcome development. Please for your own good go and learn some manners and ethics in holding discussions or arguments that are beyond your comprehension.I wonder who is the Somalia migrant now.

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