Mitsubishi and Kinki Sharyo to supply Cairo Metro Line 4 trains
Mitsubishi which is the prime contractor will oversee the project’s schedule and day-to-day operations while Kinki Sharyo will deliver the rolling stock between 2025 and 2028.
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Wabtec to supply 100 locomotives to Egyptian National Railways
Wabtec will supply 100 ES30ACi Evolution Series locomotives and maintain the fleet for 8 years. The locomotives are scheduled for delivery in 2023.
Alstom awarded Cairo Metro Line 1 train contract
Alstom will manufacture and supply 55 Metropolis trains which will replace the 30-year old metro trains on Cairo Metro Line 1.
Škoda to supply electrical equipment for Tanzania’s locomotives
Škoda Transportation will supply 17 complete sets of electrical equipment including main and auxiliary drives, battery chargers, traction motors, gearboxes and wheelsets.
Egypt awards $4.5bn high-speed rail contract
The contract between NAT and a consortium comprising Siemens Mobility, Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors will cover design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of the rail system for 15 years.
Hyundai Rotem wins Tanzania EMU order
The trains will run on the new 546-km SGR rail line from Dar es Salaam to Makutopora via Morogoro.
Alstom marks major milestone in Cairo Monorail project
The first four-car Alstom INNOVIA 300 monorail train for the Cairo Monorail project has been completed on time at Alstom’s Derby, UK factory and is now bound for Cairo. The dispatch of the fully automated, driverless cars marks a major milestone in the project which will deliver Egypt’s first two monorail lines.
Hyundai Rotem delivers first of 6 metro trains to Egypt
Egypt Transport Minister Kamal El Wazir received the first of six new air-conditioned metro trains from South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem on May 12. The new trains will operate on Cairo Metro Line 2 from Shoubra El Khema to El Mounib. In 2019, Hyundai Rotem won the $131m contract to supply six 8-car trains as well …
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Last batch of GE locomotives delivered to Egypt
The diesel locomotives are equipped with 12-cylinder 3200 hp (2.39 MW) GE Evolution Series engines and will be used for both passenger and freight.
Alstom to maintain Morocco’s locomotive fleet
Alstom will maintain the new-generation PRIMA M4 electric locomotives through its local joint venture MALOCO.