Here Is The Train That Carried Queen Elizabeth II During Her Maiden Visit to Nigeria

The remains of the train that once carried Queen Elizabeth II during her 1956 visit to Nigeria when it was still a British colony, is lying fallow in the compound of the Nigerian Railway, Ebuta Meta in Lagos, according to a tourist Ambassador Dr. Raphael James who is touring all parts of Nigeria to unveil the tourism potentials of the country.

Queen Elizabeth II during her 1956 visit to Nigeria when it was still a British colony Photo: Alamy Image
“This old steam locomotive and railway cars are lying fallow in the compound of the Nigerian Railway Ebute Meta, in the space created to host “The Railway Museum” established by the Nigerian Railway Corporation and LEGACY in 1998.
“LEGACY – a Non- profit organization preserving Nigerian historic buildings and materials, I understand is presently doing all within its power to preserve the train car, other colonial-era buildings and other memorabilia.

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