Musiwa,:

toronto subway or metro line is high speed rail. very very fast.

But what fashola has is slow.
If you are using the same rail track like the one NRC has. you will have problem. the lane track as width longer.

The cost of $10 billion they claim. is less than what they used to build the toronto metrolane. which i will tell you. is very very long.  about ota to the lagos island 3 times long.

instead of having ligth rail. some part can be underground.

Gekko:

Mr Donlittle, im not here to trade insults or abuse anyone.  What exactly is your beef? The basis of my arguments is simple
Look at my previous picture & links to the Lagos rail website and compare that to the refurbished hand me down being inspected by your dear governor.
Then ask yourself if you think 3billion dollars is adequately spent.

Gekko:

Mr Donlittle, im not here to trade insults or abuse anyone.  What exactly is your beef? The basis of my arguments is simple
Look at my previous picture & links to the Lagos rail website and compare that to the refurbished hand me down being inspected by your dear governor.
Then ask yourself if you think 3billion dollars is adequately spent.

Musiwa,:

toronto subway or metro line is high speed rail. very very fast.

But what fashola has is slow.
If you are using the same rail track like the one NRC has. you will have problem. the lane track as width longer.

The cost of $10 billion they claim. is less than what they used to build the toronto metrolane. which i will tell you. is very very long.  about ota to the lagos island 3 times long.

instead of having ligth rail. some part can be underground.

alfablondy:

A.Chigozie:

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Don't get mad because you are incapable of staying on topic.   [/size]

kulutempa:

If it's too slow for you stick to the Molue.  Happy?

2mch:

Gbam! I saw that too. Although this is a lucid and rare moment for you. But you make sense. Dont mind Nigerian's. Always as foolish as they can get away with.
. My guy i tire, okrika mentality is a force to reckon with. The force is too strong in Nigerians. What a pity, i see why we have the type of government we do. Most have no exposure, except what they see on MTV. And will gladly settle for second hand so they can brag that they too them sabi.

Musiwa,:

toronto subway or metro line is high speed rail. very very fast.

But what fashola has is slow.
If you are using the same rail track like the one NRC has. you will have problem. the lane track as width longer.

The cost of $10 billion they claim. is less than what they used to build the toronto metrolane. which i will tell you. is very very long.  about ota to the lagos island 3 times long.

instead of having ligth rail. some part can be underground.

[b]Although Canada does not have high-speed rail lines, [/b]there have been two routes frequently proposed as suitable for a high-speed rail corridor:

   * Edmonton to Calgary via Red Deer
   * Windsor to Quebec City via London, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal

A possible international high-speed rail link between Montreal and Boston or New York City is often discussed by regional leaders, though little progress has been made.[1][2] On another international line between Vancouver and Seattle, work is in progress to improve the existing Amtrak Cascades service, though it will not reach speeds normally associated with high-speed rail.[citation needed]

ekt_bear:

2mch, you are an i.diot. Seriously.

Of what relevance is HIGH-SPEED RAIL for a FVCKING city, you goddamn m.oron? High-speed rail is meant to cover very large distances, say between Lagos and Abuja. Not within one city!

Even what we call "high-speed rail" here in the US is very different from the same terminology and technology in Europe, China and Japan.

You are just reading stuff without thinking about:
A) Where do I get the money
B) Is this the right solution for the problem I have

Donlittle:

what if he puts the 3billion in is account, and tell us he will use it for free drugs, and doctors go on strike, what will you say about that  
well am not here to sell insult, am here to dash it out.
n am not goin to any website, my head is correct, and i knw this move is a good move, back to argument, what is your beef with fashola? beaf?

ekt_bear:

2mch, you are an i.diot. Seriously.

Of what relevance is HIGH-SPEED RAIL for a FVCKING city, you goddamn m.oron? High-speed rail is meant to cover very large distances, say between Lagos and Abuja. Not within one city!

Even what we call "high-speed rail" here in the US is very different from the same terminology and technology in Europe, China and Japan.

You are just reading stuff without thinking about:
A) Where do I get the money
B) Is this the right solution for the problem I have

Eko Ile:



These clowns are liars. Are we not talking about a $500 million project?

http://www.investec.co.uk/#home/lending_and_financing/project_and_infrastructure/Transport/transport_deals/ekorail_nigeria.html

ekt_bear:

Heh. Alright.

I am a liar, then. Please kindly explain of what relevance high-speed rail (e.g., 150+ miles/hour) is to solving transportation issues within a single city.

Kindly explain to us why it is at all relevant to the problems they want to solve.

You fcking mor.on.

Eko Ile:


You see why arguing with these clowns is nothing but torture? How do you reason with ignorant people?

Eko Ile:



These clowns are liars. Are we not talking about a $500 million project?

http://www.investec.co.uk/#home/lending_and_financing/project_and_infrastructure/Transport/transport_deals/ekorail_nigeria.html

Eko Ile:


lol @ historical,  you be comedian too?


Is their green line below historical too?

www.nairaland.com/attachments/441621_train_jpgd390c0ce3c829b0011fecff753294596

bkbabe.97y:

Lol. Eko ile, thats not how the trains in Boston look. Those are the street cars that connect all of downtown and some of the suburbs. Boston has a mordern rail system comparable to NYC's

Eko Ile:


You see why arguing with these clowns is nothing but torture? How do you reason with ignorant people?

ekt_bear:

He is a very big f.o.o.l. But rather than keeping quiet, he is spreading his stupidity elsewhere.

I'd just ignore him, but I wanted everyone to understand why he isn't making any sense.

(As an aside, high-speed rail (like the type they do in Europe, China, and Japan) isn't really economical in most cases (see this article [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021605977.html] and google for the World Bank report it mentions.) Most of the time it has to be heavily subsidized. The "high-speed rail" we have in the Northeast corridor is actually pretty slow, averages like 80 miles per hour and uses ordinary tracks. The one in the NE corridor is profitable and economical, though.)

bkbabe.97y:

Lol. Eko ile, thats not how the trains in Boston look. Those are the street cars that connect all of downtown and some of the suburbs. Boston has a mordern rail system comparable to NYC's

2mch:

rotflmao. these people think some people talk because of what they watch on MTV. . Boston's trains are old, but far newer than what fashola was inspecting. Concerning modern rail lines, America is not even to be used as a comparison because they have been maintaining old lines and are being criticized for it. The Obama government is trying to change this through the cross country lines first, before they begin inland. All i am saying is, if you are not going to invest in something that is best at the moment and can last for a while, then it is best you do not do it at all. These people that will maintain the rail, their contracts will one day expire and we will be left with dinosaur grand father trains. Fashola should either invest in excellent infrastructure or scrap the project. finito.
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You Remain an Ediot!!!

ekt_bear:

He is a very big f.o.o.l. But rather than keeping quiet, he is spreading his stupidity elsewhere.

I'd just ignore him, but I wanted everyone to understand why he isn't making any sense.

(As an aside, high-speed rail (like the type they do in Europe, China, and Japan) isn't really economical in most cases (see this article [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021605977.html] and google for the World Bank report it mentions.) Most of the time it has to be heavily subsidized. The "high-speed rail" we have in the Northeast corridor is actually pretty slow, averages like 80 miles per hour and uses ordinary tracks. The one in the NE corridor is profitable and economical, though.)

bkbabe.97y:

Lol. Eko ile, thats not how the trains in Boston look. Those are the street cars that connect all of downtown and some of the suburbs. Boston has a mordern rail system comparable to NYC's

olabukola:

The lagos state i know has only one rail line(stand to be corrected anyway). The line that runs from Agege via Ikeja, Oshodi to Iddo or Yaba. Fash is doing a good work but i have a question. Is the rail line for these trains(light or heavy) in place.?
I think the answer is NO. since the routh is diff and the oparetor is diff also. Have they stated building the rail line(s). Which one should come first?(rail or train). To construct the rail line will take more than 4 yrs when you include the nigeria factor the yr gets longer.
All those trains(Street cars/Tram) shown on the pictures above runs on electricity, do we have enough supply in Nigeria to power the trains as at when needed.
I am of the beleive that anything worth doing is worth doing well. I will not condemn of eulogise the project as i do not have the full details.