Tag: Locomotives
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[In photos] Buhari commissions new locomotives, first Nigeria dry port in Kaduna
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned two additional locomotives and 10 additional Passenger coaches for the Abuja-Kaduna Rail service at Rigasa train station in Kaduna. The government said it procured the new vehicles to reduce the stress of passengers whose large volume currently overwhelms facilities. The president in his address appreciated the Kaduna State Government,…
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Buhari to commission newly acquired locomotives, coaches before Christmas – Amaechi
In a deliberate attempt to ease movement of Nigerians throughout the yuletide season, the Federal Government on Tuesday said it will soon commission two rail locomotives and 10 coaches. The minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known on Tuesday in Papalantoro, Ogun State. Mr. Amaechi spoke with journalists during a tour of the Federal…
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FG takes delivery of two new locomotives at ENL Terminal
The Federal Government on Thursday took delivery of two double-end drivers’ cabin standard gauge locomotive engines from the Peoples Republic of China. The Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, who took delivery of the engines on behalf of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said that 10 more locomotives were expected to…
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Abuja-Kaduna rail: FG to purchase 4 new locomotives in August
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Tuesday that the ministry would purchase four new locomotives in August to enhance movement of goods and passengers along Abuja-Kaduna rail route. The minister said this at the sideline of the final inspection of the Kaduna Inland Dry Port in Kaduna. “The plan of the government is…