The United Kingdom Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Ben Liewllyn-Jones, has applauded the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) legacy documentation for enhancing preservation of relics to enrich scholarship on the gradual development of rail system.

Mr Liewllyn-Jones made the commendations during a workshop organised to promote the UK-Nigeria share heritage in the railway sector, held in Lagos at his residence on Monday.

According to him, the collaboration between the NRC, Legacy Museum, Oxford University and Heritage Group will enhance preservation of relics that will enrich scholarship of the gradual development of rail system.

He said the digital heritage project, funded by UK research partner in Nigeria, would be documented and record railway history in ways which were local to each area in Nigeria.

Mr Liewllyn-Jones said the project was coming at a time when Nigeria was redeveloping its rail network.

NRC boss Fidet Okhiria commended the UK ambassador for hosting the talk-shop on Legacy Museum.

Mr Okhiria said the workshop would move the management to assist the museum as the curators of NRC artefacts to succeed.

He also lauded the effort of the Jaekal House toward digitalising assets including the railway building, workshop, locomotive, wagons, coaches, operational materials and pictures.

(NAN)