Škoda expands to Middle East with first Egyptian locomotive overhaul
The Czech Škoda Group has signed contracts with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to modernise and maintain at least 280 diesel-electric locomotives, its first contracts in Africa and the Middle East. The total value of the...Read more
Sqills pushes new boundaries as unit of Siemens Mobility
A little over one year ago, Siemens Mobility wrapped up the acquisition of Dutch company Sqills, a provider of SaaS inventory, reservation and ticketing software solutions. Company CEO and co-founder Bart van Munster looks back...Read more
Alstom completes trial run of Cairo monorail system
Alstom carried out the first trail run with its Innovia 300 monorail train in Cairo this week. Local authorities aim to enter the city’s two planned monorail lines into operation in 2023.Read more
DB lands mammoth contract for operation of Egypt high-speed network
Deutsche Bahn will operate Egypts future high-speed network, the construction of which marks the country’s largest rail project in history. The contract has an initial run time of 15 years and could be worth several...Read more
Talgo bags Egyptian order for new night trains
Talgo will be manufacturing seven new train sets for night services for Egyptian National Railways (ENR), the company announced last week. The order is valued at around 280 million euros.Read more
voestalpine Railway Systems sets course for Egypt
voestalpine Railway Systems and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) earlier this month joined forces to produce high-quality switches at ENR’s existing factory in Cairo. According to voestalpine, the cooperation is a stepping stone to further activities...Read more
Siemens finalises contract for entire Egyptian high-speed rail system
Egypt has finalised the contract with Siemens Mobility for the construction of a three high-speed lines with a length of 2000 kilometres. Including the delivery of high-speed rolling stock and freight locomotives, the total value...Read more
Vossloh joins Egypt’s high-speed rail project with rail fastening systems
Vossloh will be supplying rail fastening systems for a planned high-speed railway line in northern Egypt. The contract award announced on Monday is valued at more than 40 million euros. First deliveries are planned for...Read more
Alstom signs Egypt’s largest contract for its oldest metro
Alstom has been awarded an 876 million euro contract for the upgrade of the Cairo Metro Line 1 by the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) . The contract consists of 55 Metropolis trains and an...Read moreSiemens signs contract for Egypt’s first high-speed rail
Egypt’s first ever high-speed line is one step closer with the signing of the first contract with Siemens. It covers the initial 660 kilometres out of the 1800 kilometre rail network planned. Siemens Mobility will...Read more
Egypt’s first-ever high-speed rail line to be completed in 2023
Egypt signed an agreement for a 1000 kilometre high-speed rail network with Siemens Mobility and local companies. Work on the first section of 460 kilometre will start immediately and will take two years, according to...Read moreRussian carriages debut in Africa
The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) launched the brand new carriages on its routes. 33 units were produced by Russian manufacturing group Transmashholding (TMH) at its facilities in Russia and Hungary. Egypt has become the first...Read more
New market for Ukrainian trams
Ukrainian tram manufacturer Tatra-Yug will deliver 17 low-floor light rail vehicles to the Romanian city of Craiova. The company won the first procurement proceeding in Romania. This country will become the second foreign market for...Read more