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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reported important advancement successful recovery, repair, and information works pursuing the Abuja–Kaduna bid derailment connected Aug. 26 astatine Asham.
NRC’s Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Monday successful Lagos.
He said engineers had successfully re-railed and recovered each coaches and locomotives progressive successful the derailment.
According to him, the recovered assets were transferred to designated workshops for broad appraisal and method repair.
Opeifa confirmed that the main enactment had been repaired to a harmless level for operations, though enactment continues connected the secondary track.
He added that the 2nd enactment would stay closed until each indispensable repairs were completed.
The managing manager explained that engineers had commenced a afloat information and infrastructure appraisal of the corridor to warrant durability, reliability, and safety.
This stage, helium said, included thorough valuation of the repaired conception and different captious infrastructure on the route.
He stressed that operations would lone resume aft inspections, method tests, and certifications had been successfully concluded.
“Safety remains our apical priority. The corp reaffirms its determination to reconstruct nationalist assurance successful obstruction services,” Opeifa said.
On rider welfare, Opeifa confirmed that of the 618 passengers connected board, 22 sustained injuries and are astatine antithetic stages of recovery.
He said 512 passengers had been contacted, portion 71 remained unreachable owed to non-responsiveness, incorrect contacts, oregon unavailability.
According to him, the corporation’s interior probe has been concluded, and absorption has accepted the recommendations.
He noted the probe pointed to quality error, including excessive speeding and misapplication of the exigency braking system.
Opeifa said the corp awaited reports from the Ministerial Committee and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau earlier last decisions.
He assured passengers that an authoritative announcement connected resumption of services would beryllium made shortly.
The Managing Director expressed appreciation to passengers for their patience and knowing passim the betterment period.
He besides thanked media houses for timely updates, and information agencies for supporting betterment operations and safeguarding lives and property. (NAN)
The station NRC reports advancement connected Abuja–Kaduna bid recovery appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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