West Africa Study Circle
This page gathers together documents relating to Nigerian Railways, collected together by Ray Harris
7pp paper on 'The Railway Factor in the Economic Development of Minna Town, 1908-1960' by Idris Abubakar Zakari
Baro Kano railway 4pp with illustrations from The Engineer magazine 1909
Short follow-up article in the Enginner on historical background to the Baro Kano railway
1 page article from the Engineer 1901 on the railway contruction from Lagos to Ibadan
Short addendum to the article above
Image of cover from UK with Railway Chief Accountant's oval showing receipt
2004 (?) summarising the trading position and prospects of Nigerian Railways
Image of 2 page article from LMS Magazine on The Nigerian Railway in 1930
Image of 1920 rules announcement on luggage handling at Baro
The Development of Baro-Kano Railway as an Aspect of Technology Transfer in Colonial Northern Nigeria. 14pp paper by S Y Tijjani
The Socio-Economic Impact of the Railway in Northern Nigeria: A Study in transformation of the Rural Communities along the Rail Line between Kano and Zaria, 1908–1970s. 2015 thesis by S Y Tijjani 248pp