Egyptian rail on track as first Russian trains arrive – ZAWYA

Egyptian rail on track as first Russian trains arrive – ZAWYA

egyptian rail on track as first russian trains arrive the first batch of 33 railroad cars arrived recently    image used for illustrative purpose. a logo on a train reads "egypt railways" during a strike by train drivers in egypt, at the main train station in cairo.cairo: the egyptian railway authority (era) has taken delivery of three new russian trains which will join the existing egyptian fleet servicing the governorates of cairo, alexandria, assuit and luxor.the trains were decorated with flowers, egyptian flags and pictures of egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi and the minister of transport, kamel el-wazir.the delivery is the first of its type from russia, following an era contract with russian company transmashholding, the country's largest locomotive and rail equipment manufacturer. the contract involves building and supplying 1,300 train carriages, some with air-conditioning capabilities.the trains were decorated with flowers, egyptian flags and pictures of egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi and the minister of transport, kamel el-wazir.cairo: the egyptian railway authority (era) has taken delivery of three new russian trains which will join the existing egyptian fleet servicing the governorates of cairo, alexandria, assuit and luxor.the delivery is the first of its type from russia, following an era contract