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Tatra-Yug Alexandria tram
Tatra-Yug K-1E6 high-floor tram in Alexandria, Egypt. CREDIT: Tatra-Yug

Tatra-Yug completes delivery of Egypt’s Alexandria trams

Ukrainian tram manufacturer Tatra-Yug has completed the delivery of 15 high-floor trams ordered in February 2017 by Egypt’s Alexandra Passenger Transport Authority. The two-section unidirectional trams are 22m-long and can carry up to 206 passengers. The maximum speed is 75 km/h. The trams operate on the Raml line of Alexandria tramway, one of the oldest

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Nairobi Commuter Rail DMU
The DMUs will increase NCR's capacity to 132,000 ppd.

Nairobi Commuter Rail DMUs delivered from Spain

Spanish Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) has started delivery of 11 second-hand diesel multiple units (DMUs) following a EUR 9.6 million contract signed with Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) on March 2. The DMUs will be shipped from Barcelona on July 21 and will arrive at the Port of Mombasa 25 days later. SFM advertised the

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