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    • China Plans New Silk Road
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    China Plans New Silk Road

    By on Nov 11, 2014 in Bahrain, Egypt, Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Investment, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Rail, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE

    China has announced plans to invest in railways connecting Europe and the Far East via Middle Eastern countries including Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. This will give a cheaper alternative to supplying Europe goods by air and a faster alternative to moving goods by sea. Cargo trains already move between the two regions - notably on […]

    Egypt Rail Use Increases by 52.5%
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    Egypt Rail Use Increases by 52.5%

    By on Oct 22, 2014 in Egypt, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail, Rail

    Over 15 million passengers used the Egyptian railway network in August, up by 52.5% on the same period last year. Where there was significant regional variation - some areas saw use increase by 200%, this signals a vote of confidence in the national railway system by those who use it. The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) […]

    China Unveils First Addis Ababa Trams
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    China Unveils First Addis Ababa Trams

    By on Sep 02, 2014 in Egypt, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Passenger Rail, World News

    Trams due for delivery to Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have been unveiled at CNR’s Changchun plant in China. The new trams are to be delivered in January after a 50 day transit from manufacturer to client. The same model of trams are hoped to be sold to other countries in the region including Egypt. The […]

    Engineers Bid For Cash For Egypt Rail Network Upgrade
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    Engineers Bid For Cash For Egypt Rail Network Upgrade

    By on May 13, 2014 in Egypt, Infrastructure, Investment

    With Egypt’s railway network in urgent need of an upgrade right across the country, Egypt National Railways has asked for 10 billion Egypt Pounds (USD $1.4 bn) for the upgrade. By return it has been offered 6 billion Egypt Pounds (USD $850 million) by the Ministry of Planning for the financial year 2014-2015. It is […]

    Jordan, Iraq and Egypt Discuss Railway Project
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    Jordan, Iraq and Egypt Discuss Railway Project

    By on Apr 16, 2014 in Egypt, Freight, Infrastructure, Investment, Iraq, Jordan

    Ministers from Egypt, Jordan and Iraq came to discussions in Amman last week about a railway project to link the three countries. For all three member countries this should boost their economies and trade. Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour of Jordan stressed the importance of a railway system linking countries of the Levant with North Africa, […]

    Egypt's Government Sets High Speed Railway As "High Priority"
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    Egypt’s Government Sets High Speed Railway As “High Priority”

    By on Mar 21, 2014 in Egypt, High Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Investment

    The Minister of Transport of the interim government, Ibrahim El-Demeiry, has said that the government wants a high speed railway network to connect five provinces between the north coast to the country’s far south. A high speed railway network has been on the stocks for many years but has been shelved for many years, in […]

    European Loan to Give Egypt New Rolling Stock
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    European Loan to Give Egypt New Rolling Stock

    By on Mar 13, 2014 in Egypt, Infrastructure, Investment, Passenger Rail

    The European Bank for Restructuration and Development (EBRD) is loaning Egypt National Rail (ENR) €125 million to buy in new, energy efficient rolling stock. The deal will allow ENR to buy six trains to improve the efficiency, reliability and overcrowding of its railway system. The EBRD is loaning the Egyptian government the money, and this […]

    Egypt Rail Crash Kills at Least 26
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    Egypt Rail Crash Kills at Least 26

    By on Nov 21, 2013 in Egypt, Freight

    A freight train carrying construction materials hit three vehicles including a minibus that was crossing the tracks, killing 26 people and injuring 28. The accident happened in Dahshur, 25 miles south of Cairo. The train was heading from the southern city of Beni Suef. The crossing gates of the level crossing were closed at the […]

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    Tender Opportunity: Egypt: External tender for supplying railway sleepers

    By on Jul 23, 2013 in Egypt

    A government organisation is inviting international companies to bid for the supply of 36,000 railway wooden sleepers. The tender is requesting interested international companies to provide 36,000 railways wooden sleepers made of oak. Technical envelope opening session will be on 3/8/2013. UKTI Egypt is happy to provide more information about this opportunity and to support […]

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    Tender Opportunity: Egypt: Feasibility study and doubling of the railway line mansoura/domietta

    By on Jul 23, 2013 in Egypt

    A governmental organization is inviting all international consulting companies to express their interest regarding conducting a feasibility study and doubling of Mansoura/Domietta railway line. The project aims to perform a feasibility study and doubling of the Mansoura/Domietta line. This project is funded by a Kuwaiti grant and therefore, international companies are eligible to form a […]

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