@@LieutZhuNG Thank you so much, sir, I am sure electronic fence wire would be good to scared hoodlums from destroying the fence as Naija people are also stubborn, And cross over bridges to make it's easy for the people who want to cross above the rail instead of crossing over the rail track..
@@yomiejide Exactly. Some stubborn Nigerians will try to destroy the fence . I hope the government will equally put in place a serious penalty for such crime. We can't blame government for not building this railway now. Although, the Chinese made it possible if not our leaders would have stolen the money meant to build this project.
@@yomiejide Electric fence will be brutal, LOL. They have few bridges and underpasses as shown in the video, but still very far for people to get this side to that side
Rode the train from Lagos to Zaria back in '70 & '711 on the way to/fro FGC Sokoto. Crowded, slow but fun ride. Most memorable view was passing Omu Aran and Bode Sadu as the seasons were changing, beautiful greens. Also saw for the first time the places I read about in Primary School.
Sorry that I have to put 10 adverts on the video, 20GB consumed my 10,000 Naira on data to upload. 0:00 Lagos Station 18:44 Agege Station 31:45 Agbado Station 53:09 Kajola Station 1:02:52 Papalanto Station 1:31:34 Abeokuta Station 1:59:13 Olodo Station 2:16:35 Omi-Adio Station 2:35:43 Ibadan Station
Hahaha... You have done well. Made sure i watched every single one of the Ads. Even the Tizeti/wifi.ng long ones. 👍🏾As it is said, "A Labourer deserves his wages!" Well done!
Use a WiFi that's unlimited, it costs a little more but you get alot more data to do what you want. I use smile, MTN and Ntel. Smile and MTN are not truly unlimited so I use NTEL although the NTEL is throttled down after you exhaust the data cap but it's still usable
@@Biobele Yes oh.😁😁😁 Wifi in Lagos is better... I use IPNX, NTEL, MTN, Spectranet, Airtel sef for mobile... Chai! Fully saturated with the different providers anyone of 'em must work when the other fails. 🇳🇬Be prepared.
I enjoyed driving this train with you. In a few years do it again, in the opposite direction, but do it on a clear sunny day, with bright blue sky and no haze.
Very interesting ride. And i was very happy to see, that in the last time in Nigeria runing process of intensive construction kf new and modern railway stations. Very amazing.
Honestly, thank you for bringing this sort of content to RUclips. It isn't often I get to see the viewpoints of Chinese individuals in Nigeria from an English-language standpoint. Do you know other channels, too?
A great development, thanks to everyone involved, God bless you all and please look into the dirty places like the Markets area, its just too dirty, it is time to start keeping everywhere clean and clear and thanks again for the great developments, God bless Nigeria more with great and golden people to develop the Nation and Africa as well.
i watched this when it first came (i was so hype to watch it) out and i don't know why the other new african railway lines haven't came out with cab view routes to show the world there recent achievements that should lead to more future success!
The tracks are well laid and graded but people needs to pay attention not to walk and set up shops so close to the tracks. Modern train on smooth rails are very quiet and can easily sneak up on people. I also hope people would grab their trash with them instead of leaving it on the tracks or let trash be blown to the tracks.
This was a very delightful journey to experience, especially cab view. I enjoyed spotting the interplay between the old and new lines before they finally split up, and the difference between them couldn't be any clearer. Apart from the spanking new status of this line, it was so much less meandering. I literally had to go on Google Maps and check out the two and, boy, the difference was clear. This line is 115km and the current road route is about 142km, but Maps put a road journey somewhere around 3 hours and 30 plus minutes. Against your 2 hours and 36 minutes. And the freaking train was jogging most of the time! I don't know if there's any news on the eastern line, but this sort of connection is what we need up and down the country. Thanks again for the video, and thanks to all involved with the actualisation of this project. Live long and prosper. 🖖
It was a goood train ride, loved it so much! I filmed it for my RUclips as well! I only wish it was faster but I guess it’s slow because the railway is still under construction.
I saw your video and subscribed, nice job. I took the train back to Lagos by Saturday, the driver told me he tried 1:58 minutes from Lagos to Ibadan. One day the train was delayed by 23 minutes because of heavy rain, but arrive Ibadan 18 minutes earlier. The regular schedule for the train after full commission will be less than 2 hrs. From Lagos to Abuja will be 6-8 hrs. They are building working camp for Ibadan-Kano railway, just started.
Wow thank you so much for this great video, great view and thank you for the awareness. I cannot believe people still walk on the train tracks. I remember it when l was growing up with the train sounds for warning ⚠️. Thanks 👌🏿😊
Fences are needed around that train tracks. It’s not good sign peoples are selling close to the track and walking on them. The authorities need to take urgent action to stop this happening.
I was raised in Lagos and went to a private boarding school in Ibadan as a child. I was desperate to experience this journey by train and I wasn't disappointed by the scenery which brings back fond memories of my childhood travelling from Lagos to Ibadan, to Sacred Heart Private School. I do miss the smell of the red earth and the heat. My ancestors were from Abeokuta and again, fond memories of my ancestral village we visited as children and the village farm my dad created. The journey is more interesting and thought provoking as soon as you get out of the populated areas and into the quiet open space and experience the natural bushes and peaceful nature of Nigeria without the noise of the big cities. I am compelled to visit my ancestral homelands and once again experience the smell and feel of the earth. I might even taste that red clay with my tongue. Quite a fascinating and enjoyable ride. Thanks.
This train could go at 160 km/h but no it has to roll at joging speed as at every second stone there's a family, a shop, a wedding and a nuclear research team meeting
Wow this is very very impressive and how I wish they will do more of this train for different states and direct to airports too there would have been no more kidnappers, armed robbery, no more accidents and bad people on the way and also less traffic..wow this is beautiful and I love this
Nigeria is a multi-ethnic, loosely assimilated country. How does this compare to a more mono-ethnic (or at least majority ruled) and firmly regulated country like China in terms of efficiency? Do the Chinese suffer any frustrations?
Like many other comments, this an excellent video - especially the investment obviously going on in rebuilding the railway network in Nigeria. Please keep posting! Is there any link to any information about the rebuilding - and plans for Nigeria’s railways? I’d be interested in reading and finding out more.
Thanks bro. I will go back to China this June. Ibadan to Kano and Abuja rail just started, later will be 7 hours train journey from Lagos to Abuja. Airline company will not be happy LOL
Thanks so much for this video which is I guess the first high quality cab ride in Africa on YT ! Just a question coming to me: Are you working on the design of this railway ? A lot of work seems to stay in progress by seeing this video. First of all the stations, but also signaling (I didn't see any signal on the track side), switches motorisation, only one line in service etc... Is the line opened to trafic, or is it just some tests on the tracks you had the chance to assist ?
I work for sub contractors just managed to get into the cab view. It’s still under construction. Signal system will be done by June or July. After that full operation on both line. Thanks for watching
I commend you for the job well done. I also commend you for your humble way of replying some of us who only trash talk without anyone idea about how trains works. My only problems here are people using the rail line as market place and again, the fact that the rest of the tracks will be a one way in 21st century. I am also sad that in the whole journey, I couldn't find any farming process going on, in a country of over 200m people despite Nigeria having a very fertile land. We always blame the government but not ourselves. When I was going to cote d'ivoir for the first time, there was a massive cultivation in every corner of the country, a country with less population than that of lagos and landmass almost as that of Nigeria. If foreign Agricultural investors take over this land and start Agricultural process, we start our usual envy and jealous. There is opportunity everywhere but we want the easy way. May God help Nigeria
People on the track will not be a big problem, since government will manage soon after more trains in operation on 20th March. Yes it’s very fertile soil in Nigeria, while every people seeking life in the city and rushing to town. Good land been wasted while spent billions of dollars importing food. Thanks for point out the issue, I also noticed this. Even in China along the line is farm land.
@@LieutZhuNG yes, I heard about China's Agricultural revolution. They had to covert even a desert to farmland. Currently, Egypt is the second largest exporter of farm produce in Africa despite them having 90% of their landmass as desert. It generates $38billion annually for them. Every country that want progress must first focus on Agriculture than any other. Firstly Agriculture is the highest employer of labour because basically, everyone can get employed through farming irrespective of your educational level. Secondly, Agricultural process is getting easier every single day as technology is taking over. It move me to tear that Nigeria has the largest youth out of job in Africa but they do not consider farming as a solution. Whenever they think about farming, they see hoes, cutlasses and diggers lol. Government have tried their best in terms of encouraging citizens to embrace Agriculture by providing loans with almost zero interest and sometimes no interest at all. They distribute free fertilizer to farmers and sometimes share tractors to lucky farmers. What could give a country more money and stronger economy than Agricultural??..not even mineral resources.
Great footage and an excellent way of promoting the initiative. I'm curious to know, are there future plans to have indigenes trained in main /critical positions as drivers, onboard technicians etc. and not just as support crew only? Thanks.
We had this years ago. It was lack of maintenance that killed it just like everything else in Nigeria. We had a railway service that was being manned and maintained by Nigerians.
A very nice modern railway line. Congratulations to engineers and builders. But it would be useful to secure the tracks in the city of lagos with a fence so that the inhabitants would not walk on the tracks and even put tents on these tracks. By the way, this train travels quite slowly on these tracks. It seems to me that on these tracks it would be possible to go 80 km per hour and the camera looks like he would go 40 km per hour. Greetings from Poland.
Storm water gutters on both sides of track choked with trash and dirt piles. This will greatly reduce life of tracks. Nigeria must act if it wants to protect this asset otherwise it will go the way of other projects in Nigeria.
Do you expect it to be anything different in a shithole like Nigeria? Or any other place in that region/continent? Of course it will reduce the track service life. Just like the life of other components will get reduced due to lack of maintenance and outright stealing. Always has been the case and always will be.
Yes, in the public areas like markets, they need to do better about not throwing trash just anywhere. The government needs to provide trash bins, and levy fines on people who litter. But did you see how they kept their front yards clean of debris in the villages? They keep their own front yards clean, and throw the trash somewhere else. In some sections of the video, you can see the trash piling up on the other side of the rail lines, but the houses have clean front yards.
The driver is doing his best to make sure people don't walk in front of the train. There's not anything he can do about people who deliberately jump in front, though.
@@paullangford8179 That's right. I'm so concerned about that behavior. I see it as the condition of Jakarta in the early 21st century. For me, the true solutions are making separator beside rail track and overpass bridge for people (Jembatan Penyeberangan Orang).
Hi! Very nice video, congrats!! I asume you are part of the railway developing team? Why is it so slow? 50km in 1 hour is extremely long. Hope it is because pf testings. Cheers from Chile!!
I work for one sub contractor company. The train design speed is 160kmh max, planned operation speed 120kmh. But because too much people walking on the track in the city, they had to reduce the speed to about 40 sometimes
the railway is good but the only missing thing here is a fence. also those footbridges that crosses the railways it doesn't have safety measures any one can jump out of it.
The condition of the stations... are all of them under construction? Also about the tracks. Are both of them used or is only the left track used for both directions?
Interesting video. But, is this an inspector train? Because I only see it stopped 2 times (1:05 Papalanto and 1:32 Abeokuta) and the last station. Also, the speed around 60 km/h I guess?
Nice one But honestly some sections of this railways should have had overpass,embankments to avoid human,motor vehicles interruption and being turned into a dumping site... Fencing the whole stretch will be damn helpful
🙌🏾❤🙌🏾 Hahahaha... I love this video! 1:26 Nigerian Police stop disgracing us go and fence ya barracks its too ugly...😄😄😄 1:51 I like the engine room shots Nice... 3:00 Hahaha... The back of the Famous Tejuoso Market Well done. Let me sit and travel along for the next 2 hrs...😄🙌🏾 Our Leader of the railway Geng! Chooo! Choooo!!!
10:41 Just compare the Neat Fence of the Nigerian Army Arena Complex with the absence of the Police Barrack Fence along the rail line. Nigerian Police steadily disgracing their ancestors since 1912😄😄😄
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾1:28:29 Seeing as the meaning of Abeokuta is "the Underneath of the Rock" It only makes sense that the train is welcomed to Abeokuta through the underpass...😁😁😁👍🏾
I wonder if crowds on tracks can be suppressed with higher frequency of trains. Signal-blocking to allow this might be too expensive, well, more expensive than fences :/
They should just build wired fences on the Lagos part of the railway and have a guard or two for the level crossings. No need for automatic crossings, manual ones are good enough.
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O MY GOT - I CAN'T BELIVE IT. A CAB VIEW TRAIN ROUTE VIDEO IN AFRICA!!!!!!!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING!!!!
Thanks for watching
@@LieutZhuNG keep posting cab view video again .....very interisting watching cab view railway in different country ...
Thanks next time how to drive a train LOL
@@LieutZhuNG haha...thats a great idea 👌
Yeah it is! I used the train back to school from Lagos and I loved it! I filmed it as well for my RUclips
Wow, Nigeria builds some serious infrastructure! New rail stations look really nice. Congrats from Moscow.
Thanks
Hmm funny
Thanks Russian
This your comment is funny. I don't know if you are mocking us or praising us.
China builds it
I would love to see more videos about nigeria from you 🙂
Thanks! I will keep posting
I would like to see the armed speedboats off the coast getting money from Exxon.
I pray Ghana will soon revive it railway system and have it from Accra to upper northern regions and other regions.Good job Nigeria!!
Fence is needed for this railway urgently. Serious fencing. Thank you very much for this video.
Well ive never seen a fenced railway. Obviously the pple don't value their lives
@@bigstickgeneral2224 lol you should see india..this times 100
I see what you mean. All the activity around the tracks and people crossing and walking on the tracks...a safety barrier is required
I trust my Nigerian people. They'll destroy the fence or break some parts of it just to have access
@@tosinojo7310 Use a better country to make comparisons.
This is crazy how can people be walking in the railway tracks I think the government needs to do something about it
Some goats also jumped on rail, LOL. They have plan to build fence
@@LieutZhuNG Thank you so much, sir, I am sure electronic fence wire would be good to scared hoodlums from destroying the fence as Naija people are also stubborn, And cross over bridges to make it's easy for the people who want to cross above the rail instead of crossing over the rail track..
@@yomiejide Exactly. Some stubborn Nigerians will try to destroy the fence . I hope the government will equally put in place a serious penalty for such crime.
We can't blame government for not building this railway now. Although, the Chinese made it possible if not our leaders would have stolen the money meant to build this project.
@@yomiejide Electric fence will be brutal, LOL. They have few bridges and underpasses as shown in the video, but still very far for people to get this side to that side
@@youme1414 Hopefully more security staff will take care of the property
Rode the train from Lagos to Zaria back in '70 & '711 on the way to/fro FGC Sokoto.
Crowded, slow but fun ride. Most memorable view was passing Omu Aran and Bode Sadu as the seasons were changing, beautiful greens. Also saw for the first time the places I read about in Primary School.
Wow that’s long ago. Thanks for watching, enjoy.
Omu-aran, my hometown
Thumbs up for the project,lagos to ibadan,railway transport very impresive,the level crossing needs barrier asap,well done again for the good job
Thanks for watching
The government have to stop people from entering the track, thanks for this video
Or educate people take care of themselves, LOL.
People have brains..government cannot do everything
@@tosinojo7310 honestly, it's REALLY people's responsibility for their OWN safety.
It's a mix of initiatives. Railroads should be safe AND people educated...
thank you for showing us the view on the way!
Sorry that I have to put 10 adverts on the video, 20GB consumed my 10,000 Naira on data to upload.
0:00 Lagos Station
18:44 Agege Station
31:45 Agbado Station
53:09 Kajola Station
1:02:52 Papalanto Station
1:31:34 Abeokuta Station
1:59:13 Olodo Station
2:16:35 Omi-Adio Station
2:35:43 Ibadan Station
Hahaha... You have done well. Made sure i watched every single one of the Ads. Even the Tizeti/wifi.ng long ones. 👍🏾As it is said, "A Labourer deserves his wages!" Well done!
Thank you bro!
Use a WiFi that's unlimited, it costs a little more but you get alot more data to do what you want. I use smile, MTN and Ntel. Smile and MTN are not truly unlimited so I use NTEL although the NTEL is throttled down after you exhaust the data cap but it's still usable
understood 😃
@@Biobele Yes oh.😁😁😁 Wifi in Lagos is better... I use IPNX, NTEL, MTN, Spectranet, Airtel sef for mobile... Chai! Fully saturated with the different providers anyone of 'em must work when the other fails. 🇳🇬Be prepared.
Wow! I'm originally from Nigeria based in the UK. Thanks for posting 😘
Thanks for watching
I enjoyed driving this train with you. In a few years do it again, in the opposite direction, but do it on a clear sunny day, with bright blue sky and no haze.
Thanks for watching
❤ from india
Very interesting ride. And i was very happy to see, that in the last time in Nigeria runing process of intensive construction kf new and modern railway stations. Very amazing.
Thanks for watching. There are more projects coming in
Honestly, thank you for bringing this sort of content to RUclips. It isn't often I get to see the viewpoints of Chinese individuals in Nigeria from an English-language standpoint. Do you know other channels, too?
I have another channel about military parade. This one is more like a hobby. Have too much words to say about The life here.
Fascinating! Many Thanks!
A great development, thanks to everyone involved, God bless you all and please look into the dirty places like the Markets area, its just too dirty, it is time to start keeping everywhere clean and clear and thanks again for the great developments, God bless Nigeria more with great and golden people to develop the Nation and Africa as well.
Nigeria can do better that now. Been in Rwanda, incredible clean
i watched this when it first came (i was so hype to watch it) out and i don't know why the other new african railway lines haven't came out with cab view routes to show the world there recent achievements that should lead to more future success!
Another great video! Thank you for the journey!
Thanks for watching
Great film! We love you!
The tracks are well laid and graded but people needs to pay attention not to walk and set up shops so close to the tracks. Modern train on smooth rails are very quiet and can easily sneak up on people. I also hope people would grab their trash with them instead of leaving it on the tracks or let trash be blown to the tracks.
Sanitary is a challenge, hopefully FG will check how people in Rwanda manage that
This was a very delightful journey to experience, especially cab view. I enjoyed spotting the interplay between the old and new lines before they finally split up, and the difference between them couldn't be any clearer. Apart from the spanking new status of this line, it was so much less meandering. I literally had to go on Google Maps and check out the two and, boy, the difference was clear. This line is 115km and the current road route is about 142km, but Maps put a road journey somewhere around 3 hours and 30 plus minutes. Against your 2 hours and 36 minutes. And the freaking train was jogging most of the time!
I don't know if there's any news on the eastern line, but this sort of connection is what we need up and down the country. Thanks again for the video, and thanks to all involved with the actualisation of this project. Live long and prosper. 🖖
Thanks. Now they working on east to the north, not as important as from Lagos to PHC
@@LieutZhuNG that's true. Again nice work
THANK YOU....well done ! Very interestting to watch the scenery.
Thanks for watching
It was a goood train ride, loved it so much! I filmed it for my RUclips as well!
I only wish it was faster but I guess it’s slow because the railway is still under construction.
I saw your video and subscribed, nice job.
I took the train back to Lagos by Saturday, the driver told me he tried 1:58 minutes from Lagos to Ibadan. One day the train was delayed by 23 minutes because of heavy rain, but arrive Ibadan 18 minutes earlier.
The regular schedule for the train after full commission will be less than 2 hrs. From Lagos to Abuja will be 6-8 hrs. They are building working camp for Ibadan-Kano railway, just started.
thank you so much! i'm happy that video like this even exists/
hello from Belarus!
❤From Kenya.....Would love to visit this beautiful Nigeria
I have been in Rwanda before, safari is awesome. But I know safari in Kenya will be fantastic. Will visit soon!
@@LieutZhuNG sure kenya is Epic I will take you to epic places kenya
Very interesting cab view video. Thank you!
Thanks for watching
It’s very sad, how people walk on the railway line , the government should immediately build a wall on it
Thanks to the man behind this video 🙌🏾
Honestly it's better if they teach people better behavior around train tracks. Tax money could be spent on more important things.
build a long wall need much money
Thank you very much for sharing this. It's a great picture of how things are in Nigeria - really interesting to see.
Glad you enjoyed it
That poor driver must be deaf from blowing the horn so much oh my goodness....
To save lives LOL worth it
😂😂😂
Wow thank you so much for this great video, great view and thank you for the awareness.
I cannot believe people still walk on the train tracks.
I remember it when l was growing up with the train sounds for warning ⚠️.
Thanks 👌🏿😊
Thanks for watching
Amazing work.
Thanks for watching
Awesome view. New fan here.
Thanks u sir I love this
Thanks for watching
So much madness at Agege station
Agege will always be Agege lol.
Agege bread lol
This is fantastic!
The train experience is great. Give it a try!
What a fascinating mess, great vid
Thanks for watching. Later I will try to make a video on how to drive a train LOL
Hope you're having a great time in my country? Glad you are. I look forward to boarding this railway being my first time never had one living in Lagos
Brilliant! Loved it. Lagos island to agbado in 30mins. Good things are coming to lagos mehn
Also excited that there are electricity poles along the route. Just when we eventually turn to using electric trains
Bro that’s the pole for signal, anti-collision and dispatching system. But it will be much easier to install high voltage on existing daily way.
Impressive! keep it up.
Thanks!
I just subscribed to your fine and optimistic channel. Good video you’ve got here. duōxiè 😊
thanks for watching
No farms in sight and many of the people are hungry. They want GOD to come down and plant yam, corn, plantains etc for them.
Fences are needed around that train tracks. It’s not good sign peoples are selling close to the track and walking on them. The authorities need to take urgent action to stop this happening.
Under considerations...
When this train operates at full speed, those people crossing, sitting by. or standing by the tracks won't stand a chance. It's no joke.
They planned to increase the speed by 25%, if verified I will update the video
@@LieutZhuNG Do you know how fast the train was travelling in this video and what is the trains top speed?
Now at approximately 80 top speed 160
@@LieutZhuNG Thankyou for that information. Great to see investment and development in Nigeria finally happening. Excellent videos by the way.
Very nice video. Please also do a cab ride on the Itakpe - Ajaokuta - Warri rail line.
Nigeria is on the path to greatness in railway infrastructure!
Nice ☺
Thanks 😊
Is it a test run? Amazing! Can't wait to see by myself!
I was raised in Lagos and went to a private boarding school in Ibadan as a child.
I was desperate to experience this journey by train and I wasn't disappointed by the scenery which brings back fond memories of my childhood travelling from Lagos to Ibadan, to Sacred Heart Private School.
I do miss the smell of the red earth and the heat. My ancestors were from Abeokuta and again, fond memories of my ancestral village we visited as children and the village farm my dad created.
The journey is more interesting and thought provoking as soon as you get out of the populated areas and into the quiet open space and experience the natural bushes and peaceful nature of Nigeria without the noise of the big cities.
I am compelled to visit my ancestral homelands and once again experience the smell and feel of the earth. I might even taste that red clay with my tongue.
Quite a fascinating and enjoyable ride.
Thanks.
Thanks for the comment, very happy that you enjoy it, and the train journey.
Fell great that I can contribute something to the project
Chinese people are our true friends. Good job, guys.
Good vid. Fence, barriers, level crossing & bridge now!!! I develope headache watching the video. Goodness me
LOL, too much horn blowing I know what you mean
This train could go at 160 km/h but no it has to roll at joging speed as at every second stone there's a family, a shop, a wedding and a nuclear research team meeting
Yes nuclear research meeting LOL
Nuclear research meeting 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's Nigeria for you.
It also got me. I like the Nigerian humor
Great video. LieutZhuNG. I believe the rail tracks need to be fenced to avoid pedestrians being exposed to the dangers of the rail cars. Great job.
Thanks! The fence is necessary
@@LieutZhuNG yes I agree with you.
Back in the days at pen cinema you go hear “iku nbo ooo”.... lol
excelente
Thanks for watching
Very interesting and a fine record of Chinese railway engineering. Quite a challenge to clear the tracks in the Lagos area!
Thanks for watching. People will adapt to that.
Thanks for sharing it. I think fence needs to be erected on both sides to protect and prevent accidents
Yes, very necessary
Incredible ... you can't believe it if you haven't seen it. Especially the firt part . Comparable to the german ice on the frankfurt-cologne route.
Yeah if the ICE could only travel at 30kph maybe.
Wow this is very very impressive and how I wish they will do more of this train for different states and direct to airports too there would have been no more kidnappers, armed robbery, no more accidents and bad people on the way and also less traffic..wow this is beautiful and I love this
Thanks. Phase 1 of kaduna to Abuja rail way you mean. Smooth no irrelevant stuff
Fantastic Fantastico
Thanks
Thank you guys those are great videos
Will update more
Nigeria is a multi-ethnic, loosely assimilated country. How does this compare to a more mono-ethnic (or at least majority ruled) and firmly regulated country like China in terms of efficiency?
Do the Chinese suffer any frustrations?
Like many other comments, this an excellent video - especially the investment obviously going on in rebuilding the railway network in Nigeria. Please keep posting! Is there any link to any information about the rebuilding - and plans for Nigeria’s railways? I’d be interested in reading and finding out more.
Thanks bro. I will go back to China this June. Ibadan to Kano and Abuja rail just started, later will be 7 hours train journey from Lagos to Abuja. Airline company will not be happy LOL
Government really should build fence in these highly populated areas
Amazing content!
Thank you! ♥️
Are also part of the Lagos Blue and red line project?
Thanks so much for this video which is I guess the first high quality cab ride in Africa on YT ! Just a question coming to me: Are you working on the design of this railway ? A lot of work seems to stay in progress by seeing this video. First of all the stations, but also signaling (I didn't see any signal on the track side), switches motorisation, only one line in service etc... Is the line opened to trafic, or is it just some tests on the tracks you had the chance to assist ?
I work for sub contractors just managed to get into the cab view. It’s still under construction. Signal system will be done by June or July. After that full operation on both line. Thanks for watching
It's called the conductor not the driver! Nice video.
I commend you for the job well done. I also commend you for your humble way of replying some of us who only trash talk without anyone idea about how trains works. My only problems here are people using the rail line as market place and again, the fact that the rest of the tracks will be a one way in 21st century.
I am also sad that in the whole journey, I couldn't find any farming process going on, in a country of over 200m people despite Nigeria having a very fertile land. We always blame the government but not ourselves.
When I was going to cote d'ivoir for the first time, there was a massive cultivation in every corner of the country, a country with less population than that of lagos and landmass almost as that of Nigeria.
If foreign Agricultural investors take over this land and start Agricultural process, we start our usual envy and jealous.
There is opportunity everywhere but we want the easy way. May God help Nigeria
People on the track will not be a big problem, since government will manage soon after more trains in operation on 20th March.
Yes it’s very fertile soil in Nigeria, while every people seeking life in the city and rushing to town. Good land been wasted while spent billions of dollars importing food. Thanks for point out the issue, I also noticed this. Even in China along the line is farm land.
@@LieutZhuNG yes, I heard about China's Agricultural revolution. They had to covert even a desert to farmland.
Currently, Egypt is the second largest exporter of farm produce in Africa despite them having 90% of their landmass as desert. It generates $38billion annually for them.
Every country that want progress must first focus on Agriculture than any other. Firstly Agriculture is the highest employer of labour because basically, everyone can get employed through farming irrespective of your educational level.
Secondly, Agricultural process is getting easier every single day as technology is taking over.
It move me to tear that Nigeria has the largest youth out of job in Africa but they do not consider farming as a solution. Whenever they think about farming, they see hoes, cutlasses and diggers lol. Government have tried their best in terms of encouraging citizens to embrace Agriculture by providing loans with almost zero interest and sometimes no interest at all. They distribute free fertilizer to farmers and sometimes share tractors to lucky farmers.
What could give a country more money and stronger economy than Agricultural??..not even mineral resources.
No agricultural no stability, no industry no prosperity. The national policy of China since 1980s. Agriculture is more important than we thought
I agree with this comment 100%.
Great footage and an excellent way of promoting the initiative.
I'm curious to know, are there future plans to have indigenes trained in main /critical positions as drivers, onboard technicians etc. and not just as support crew only?
Thanks.
Of course, drivers are trained now. Will take over whenever they are ready. This will also make more sense since hiring foreigner is more expensive
We had this years ago. It was lack of maintenance that killed it just like everything else in Nigeria. We had a railway service that was being manned and maintained by Nigerians.
Maintenance and governance
I can clearly hear the communication voice of Chinese driver. Good job
Am a Nigeria living in Lagos . Study engineering and automation at university of Liaoning China 🇨🇳 2020 , Also can speak Chinese fluently.
Hi welcome! I also stayed in Shenyang for 1 year.
A very nice modern railway line. Congratulations to engineers and builders. But it would be useful to secure the tracks in the city of lagos with a fence so that the inhabitants would not walk on the tracks and even put tents on these tracks. By the way, this train travels quite slowly on these tracks. It seems to me that on these tracks it would be possible to go 80 km per hour and the camera looks like he would go 40 km per hour. Greetings from Poland.
Buhari scored a high mark on this one
He is serious about infrustructure
@@LieutZhuNG the lack of it is killing the economy
@@LieutZhuNG very serious! I hope the next administration continues.
Very nice, I enjoyed your trip. How do you operate the signal system?
They will wait in small station after the train from opposite passed
great CCECC
Storm water gutters on both sides of track choked with trash and dirt piles. This will greatly reduce life of tracks. Nigeria must act if it wants to protect this asset otherwise it will go the way of other projects in Nigeria.
Thieves stole many gears from the track. Train need to stop sometimes to repair
Do you expect it to be anything different in a shithole like Nigeria? Or any other place in that region/continent? Of course it will reduce the track service life. Just like the life of other components will get reduced due to lack of maintenance and outright stealing. Always has been the case and always will be.
From this video I learnt that train is faster than car in Lagos thanks to traffic,
Nigerians have no fear, they don't use waste bins.
This train max speed 150KMH.
Iddo to Oshodi in 10 Minutes. this i only achievable by flying... amazing, you cant cover that in 10 minutes on a public holiday.
Yes, in the public areas like markets, they need to do better about not throwing trash just anywhere. The government needs to provide trash bins, and levy fines on people who litter. But did you see how they kept their front yards clean of debris in the villages? They keep their own front yards clean, and throw the trash somewhere else. In some sections of the video, you can see the trash piling up on the other side of the rail lines, but the houses have clean front yards.
While we blame the wrong behaved people, I do have challenge to throw the garbage in VI Lagos. There is no dust bin on street
Flamante ferrocarril a estrenar. Obra pública a full.
it's only a matter of time before some stubborn people are crushed to death by the rail, they should be chased away from selling near the rail tracks.
There supposed to be fence blocking people away from the rail lines. That nis how developed countries protect their citizens from dangers
damn! Those Railroad crossings Need Lights and Bells on them!
There's still a lot of work currently going on a step at a time
Like in Indonesia (especially Java), the train is too often for honking. V:
(Sorry for my english)
The driver is doing his best to make sure people don't walk in front of the train. There's not anything he can do about people who deliberately jump in front, though.
@@paullangford8179 That's right. I'm so concerned about that behavior. I see it as the condition of Jakarta in the early 21st century.
For me, the true solutions are making separator beside rail track and overpass bridge for people (Jembatan Penyeberangan Orang).
This is all brand new? was this train actually carrying passengers? going through those markets reminds me of Bangkok. Nice video
Thanks, brand new rail and train. It do carry passengers from Lagos to Ibadan
Hi! Very nice video, congrats!! I asume you are part of the railway developing team? Why is it so slow? 50km in 1 hour is extremely long. Hope it is because pf testings. Cheers from Chile!!
I work for one sub contractor company. The train design speed is 160kmh max, planned operation speed 120kmh. But because too much people walking on the track in the city, they had to reduce the speed to about 40 sometimes
Nice to see how the natives live
Very real uncut footage
the railway is good but the only missing thing here is a fence. also those footbridges that crosses the railways it doesn't have safety measures any one can jump out of it.
Look like Detroit !
Really?
People seating on the railway. This is madness!
LOL, basically the rail is a market
The condition of the stations... are all of them under construction? Also about the tracks. Are both of them used or is only the left track used for both directions?
Will use both in full operation
How much loan you have taken for This Project ??
Great video! When was the track put into operation?
Already in operation
@@LieutZhuNG his question was also in past tence, instead of future tense
Interesting video.
But, is this an inspector train? Because I only see it stopped 2 times (1:05 Papalanto and 1:32 Abeokuta) and the last station.
Also, the speed around 60 km/h I guess?
Trail operation, carry passengers. Max speed 80kmh later will be 120kmh
Brilliant and unique video - only in Africa!
Thanks for watching
Could you please film again on a rainy day? That would be wonderful, hearing to sound or rain and thunder and the tracks.
Please.
Thanks I will try but not sure the driver will let me in the cockpit again since it’s now formal operation
Nice one
But honestly some sections of this railways should have had overpass,embankments to avoid human,motor vehicles interruption and being turned into a dumping site...
Fencing the whole stretch will be damn helpful
costs too much money
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such a lot of people! all trading
They have been all kicked out, train will run on both side from 20th march
@@LieutZhuNG well, you are building an impressive railway-infrastructure there, congratulations!
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Hahahaha...
I love this video!
1:26 Nigerian Police stop disgracing us go and fence ya barracks its too ugly...😄😄😄
1:51 I like the engine room shots Nice...
3:00 Hahaha... The back of the Famous Tejuoso Market
Well done. Let me sit and travel along for the next 2 hrs...😄🙌🏾 Our Leader of the railway Geng! Chooo! Choooo!!!
10:41 Just compare the Neat Fence of the Nigerian Army Arena Complex with the absence of the Police Barrack Fence along the rail line. Nigerian Police steadily disgracing their ancestors since 1912😄😄😄
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾1:28:29 Seeing as the meaning of Abeokuta is "the Underneath of the Rock" It only makes sense that the train is welcomed to Abeokuta through the underpass...😁😁😁👍🏾
Thanks for watching, the train drivers are super nice, they allowed me to stay in the drivers cabin. The view is splendid after Abeokuta, love it.
We lost 41 units of AC on Lagos station site, we reported to the police, the first thing they ask was 500K Naira. No comment.
Hahahahaha... Finally, We arrive! Hello #Ibadan🇳🇬 😁🙌🏾😁🙌🏾😂😂😂2:35:48 Phewwww!!! 😁😁😁👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Good Video 👍 More I understand why the train moves slowly, Government should do something about the people on the tracks and also put Fencing and law
In the town, only drive at 20-30km/h
@@LieutZhuNG is government saying anything about the traders on the track?
I really got no idea
@@LieutZhuNG all the same great video
I wonder if crowds on tracks can be suppressed with higher frequency of trains. Signal-blocking to allow this might be too expensive, well, more expensive than fences :/
They should just build wired fences on the Lagos part of the railway and have a guard or two for the level crossings. No need for automatic crossings, manual ones are good enough.
Well i think i can cross Lagos off the list of places I wish to visit now... :-(
Unintended consequence. Abuja is far better