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· Egypt received the second batch railway coaches built in Russia at the Alexandria Port recently
· The first batch of coaches, that included 22 ordinary coaches with dynamic ventilation reached Egypt in June, this year
· According to the agreement with the Transmashholding Company, a Russian-Hungarian alliance, Egypt will get 1300 vehicles within 40 months of the date of signing of the contract
Egypt received the second batch of railway coaches built in Russia at the Alexandria Port recently. The first batch of coaches, that included 22 ordinary coaches with dynamic ventilation reached Egypt in June, this year.
The trial of the model vehicles that arrived in June is underway without passengers. Over 30 coaches are set to arrive each month, so that by the end of the year, the country will receive 180 new vehicles. The cost of the 1,300 vehicles is €1.065 billion. They are being given soft loans.
According to the agreement with the Transmashholding Company, a Russian-Hungarian alliance, Egypt will get 1300 vehicles within 40 months of the date of signing of the contract. The contract includes the manufacture and supply of 800 air-conditioned coaches, to be used for third class travelers, a new service being offered to passengers. The Russian made coaches will be pressed into service on the main lines in Lower and Upper Egypt. They will replace some of the old coaches currently operating. The replaced coaches will be used to operate on the sub-lines between governorates.
