Alex. port receives new railway locomotives: Transport Minister

CAIRO - 22 October 2020: A new batch of railway locomotives, including 18 vehicles have arrived at Alexandria port, announced Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir. 

 

The total number of locomotives that arrived in Egypt until now is 121, which are part of a deal inked between Egyptian National Railways and the Russian company of Transmash to manufacture and supply 1,300 locomotives.

 

By the end of October, Egypt is expected to receive 17 new locomotives. 

 

Egypt’s Railway Authority receives monthly batches (35 carriages per month) as part of the deal, which is considered the largest deal in the history of the authority.

 

Three newly-arrive trains are installed and enter into service each month, to fulfill the government’s plan of renovating the railways sector.

 

The 1,300 Russian carriage deal includes 800 air-conditioned cars that are offered to passengers for the first time in the history of Egypt’s Railways, and 500 third class vehicles with dynamic ventilation at an estimated cost of 1.0165 billion Euros.