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The railway network expanded over the next few decades, and by the time Nigeria gained independence in 1960, there were over 3,000 kilometers of railway lines in the country. [ 2 ] In 2022, Nigerian Railway Corporation transported 3.21 million passengers, an increase of 18.36% from the previous year.
In electromagnetism, an electric discharge is the release and transmission of electricity in an applied electric field through a medium such as a gas (i.e., an outgoing flow of electric current through a non-metal medium).
Lagos Rail Mass Transit is a rapid transit system in Lagos State.The rail system is managed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (). [1]The railway equipment including electric power, signals, rolling stock, and fare collection equipment will be provided by the private sector under a concession contract.
The Blue Line is an electric rapid transit line that runs in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] It is part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit system run by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority . The first phase with five stations and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of track opened on 4 September 2023. [ 2 ]
Railway electrification is the development of powering trains and locomotives using electricity instead of diesel or steam power.The history of railway electrification dates back to the late 19th century when the first electric tramways were introduced in cities like Berlin, London, and New York City.
A corona discharge is an electrical discharge caused by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor carrying a high voltage. It represents a local region where the air (or other fluid) has undergone electrical breakdown and become conductive, allowing charge to continuously leak off the conductor into the air.
Nigerian ports shipped out some 487,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2019. [1] One notable maritime project is the Lekki Port, located in the Lagos Free Trade Zone. Slated to be Nigeria’s first deepsea port and the deepest such facility in sub-Saharan Africa, work on Lekki began in March 2018 and is targeted to be complete in 2022.
Builder - English Electric. Date introduced - 1955 Engine - English Electric SRKT - 676 hp Maximum speed - 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) Wheel arrangement - Bo-Bo. Weight (in working order) - 52.76 tons Number in class - 10 1101 - 1125; Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors. Date introduced - 1958 Engine - EMD 12-567C - 1310 hp