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| Author: | Trevor Heath [ Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Scraping of museum locos by thieves |
For some background read this web page first: www.livesteaming.com/nigeria.htm November 2007 "Ebute Metta Junction, where the lines from Lagos and Apapa join together, is the site of the NRC headquarters, the main workshops and the diesel loco shed, all within the extensive Railway Compound. Between here and Lagos Terminus is Ebute Metta station, where the C&W workshop has been handed over to local NGO LEGACY as the site for the planned Railway Museum. An officer’s bungalow within the railway compound has also been donated to LEGACY and is used as their headquarters and office. The collection at the museum consists of: 2-8-2 No. 207 “River Delimi” Vulcan Foundry 1954; 2-8-2 No. 211 “River Karaduwa” Vulcan Foundry 6218/1954; 2-8-2 No. 217 “River Swashi” Vulcan Foundry 6198/1954. 2614 SYP four-wheel covered van; 10207 BVB frame of bogie brake van, to be used for the restoration of Inspection Coach No. 92035 (body only, not seen); 90001 AP bogie coach, wooden body; 90003 AP Special Coach, wooden body; 90016 AP Inspection Coach; 92027 BP Inspection Coach. No. 211 "River Karaduwa" was the last operational NRC steam locomotive, running excursions up until October 2003, when it ran to Alagbado (km 25) with ten coaches. Since then her driver has passed away and she has not run again. All three locos are in a very bad shape, as they have been the victims of thieves since they were moved from the relatively secure location at the diesel running shed at Ebute Metta Jn. to the museum site in 2004. All the smaller metal parts (as well as most of the builder’s and name plates) have been removed, and now the thieves have started cutting off the motion. As some parts have been cut off but were still lying around, it can be concluded that this is a work in progress. Present outside the diesel running shed at Ebute Metta Jn. is 2-8-2 No. 174 “River Gudi” (NBL 26252/1948), which was not moved to the museum site and as a result has now been promoted to the best preserved loco of the four. On the brighter side "The running shed at Enugu, also named the “Coal City” because it has the only workable coal deposit in Nigeria, was visited on November 20 2007. The following steam locomotives could be found here: 0-6-0T No. 5 Bagnall 2335/1928 2-8-2 No. 104? “River Oyun” Vulcan Foundry 5619/1947 2-8-2 No. 157 “River Belwa” NBL 1949/50 2-8-2 No. 221 “River Yunko” Vulcan Foundry 1955" Number 157 is steamable with minimum work. If anyone sees the name / builders / number plates from any of these locos up for auction or on e-bay etc.....please let me know. Thanks, TH |
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