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The pictures showed air-conditioned Russian vehicles of the first and second class luxury before being supplied to the Egyptian National Railways Authority, among 300 vehicles that will be supplied to Cairo in the coming months.
And the new Russian wagon deal is part of a contract to supply 1,300 train wagons manufactured by "Transmission" The Russian Federation for the Russian-Hungarian alliance, with a value of one billion and 16 million and 50 thousand euros, with Cairo.
Currently, Cairo receives the Russian third-class air-conditioned vehicles, which number up to 500 vehicles with dynamic ventilation.
Also, the deal was manufactured with special specifications and Egyptian conditions, as the company said "Transmash Holding" Russian-Hungarian, it is for the first time in Russia that 1435 mm railway wagons are manufactured to foreign countries, including Egypt.
The deal is also preparing, according to a source in the Egyptian Ministry of Transport, who spoke to"Sky News Arabia"the largest in the history of the Egyptian railways.
The source added that the Russian train deal comes within Cairo’s plan to develop the transportation system, and represents a major qualitative leap in the level of service provided to Egyptians, and Cairo tested the model cars that met the Egyptian specifications and conditions.
Egypt is also determined to continue modernizing and developing the railway system, to provide distinguished services to the traveling public, reduce train accidents, and permanently eliminate train delays, and that railways in Egypt carry 1.1 million passengers daily, according to the source.
According to the source, the cost of the deal is the largest in the history of the Egyptian Authority, amounting to 1.065 billion euros, and it is financed through a soft loan provided by "Hungarian-Russian Akzim Bank"Its supply is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Despite the Ukrainian war, the sources confirmed that it has no effect on the schedule of supplying the Russian wagon deal to Egypt, and that the delivery of train payments takes place according to the agreed schedule.
About 478 vehicles with dynamic ventilation were supplied out of a total of 500, and the last batch is under way, out of the total deal of 1,300 new vehicles.
A recent Egyptian government report revealed that investments Egyptian Ministry of TransportFrom 2014 to the end of 2020, it was estimated at 1.669 trillion pounds, and the railway authority projects acquired an amount of 225 billion pounds out of the total plan that is currently being completed.
And in 2020, the factory "Tver" Russian industry train cars By manufacturing the first batch, according to the agreement, which includes different models of Series 1 and 2, this factory also played a major role in the implementation of this contract.
The carriage was designed to carry 88 passengers, as well as developed according to the customer’s technical specifications, specifically for Egyptian Railways.
Moscow had sent the two model vehicles, as part of the supply deal between Cairo and the Russian-Hungarian alliance represented in the company "Transmash Holding"to Cairo, for technical testing on Egyptian local lines.
And before supplying it, he Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-WazirBy inspecting the model cart inside the Russian factory in order to be tested and obtain the European safety certificate, before sending it to Cairo.
The Egyptian minister was briefed on the factory’s huge capabilities in the production of vehicles and on the various production lines, including the production line of the Egyptian deal. on him.
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport says that the contract represents a fruitful cooperation for three countries, namely Egypt and Russia And Hungary, and the technical delegations from the Egyptian Railways Authority reviewed the drawings and designs for the spark plugs and the air circuits, as well as reviewing and reviewing all the drawings and designs for the chassis structures.
And last Saturday, the group announced "Siemens" On Saturday, Germany announced that Egypt has signed a contract with its railway industries unit and its partners, to build a railway Railway For high-speed trains with a length of two thousand kilometers.
و .ضافت "Siemens" The agreement between the National Authority for Tunnels in Egypt and an alliance of a company "Siemens Mobility" And"Orascom Construction" And"The Arab Contractors"It will create the sixth largest high-speed rail system in the world.
The company indicated that its subsidiary company’s stake in the project amounts to 8.1 billion euros ($8.69 billion), which includes the initial contract worth 2.7 billion euros for the first line, signed on September 1, 2021.
The Egyptian president witnessed Abdel Fattah SisiContract signing ceremony, confirming that "Network Electric train lines The new one comes as a consolidation of the fruitful cooperation between Egypt and Germany in the field of infrastructure, and will represent a great addition to the transportation system, marking the beginning of a new era for railways in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East.".
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport said that the new high-speed electric train system will include 3 lines, with a length of about 2,000 km across the country.
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The pictures showed air-conditioned Russian vehicles of the first and second class luxury before being supplied to the Egyptian National Railways Authority, among 300 vehicles that will be supplied to Cairo in the coming months.
And the new Russian wagon deal is part of a contract to supply 1,300 train cars manufactured by the Russian company “Transmash” to the Russian-Hungarian alliance, with a value of one billion and 16 million and 50 thousand euros with Cairo.
Currently, Cairo receives the Russian third-class air-conditioned vehicles, which number up to 500 vehicles with dynamic ventilation.
The deal was also manufactured with special specifications and Egyptian conditions, as the Russian-Hungarian company “Transmash Holding” said that for the first time in Russia 1435 mm railway wagons were manufactured to foreign countries, including Egypt.
The deal, according to a source in the Egyptian Ministry of Transport, who spoke to “Sky News Arabia”, is the largest in the history of Egyptian railways.
The source added that the Russian train deal comes within Cairo’s plan to develop the transportation system, and represents a major qualitative leap in the level of service provided to Egyptians, and Cairo tested the model cars that met the Egyptian specifications and conditions.
Egypt is also determined to continue modernizing and developing the railway system, to provide distinguished services to the traveling public, reduce train accidents, and permanently eliminate train delays, and that railways in Egypt carry 1.1 million passengers daily, according to the source.
According to the source, the cost of the deal is the largest in the history of the Egyptian Authority, amounting to 1.065 billion euros, and it is financed through a soft loan provided by the Hungarian-Russian Akzim Bank, and its supply is expected to be completed at the end of 2023.
Despite the Ukrainian war, the sources confirmed that it has no effect on the schedule of supplying the Russian wagon deal to Egypt, and that the delivery of train payments takes place according to the agreed schedule.
About 478 vehicles with dynamic ventilation were supplied out of a total of 500, and the last batch is under way, out of the total deal of 1,300 new vehicles.
A recent Egyptian government report revealed that investments Egyptian Ministry of TransportFrom 2014 to the end of 2020, it was estimated at 1.669 trillion pounds, and the railway authority projects acquired an amount of 225 billion pounds out of the total plan that is currently being completed.
In 2020, the Russian “Tver” plant for the manufacture of train cars By manufacturing the first batch, according to the agreement, which includes different models of Series 1 and 2, this factory also played a major role in the implementation of this contract.
The carriage was designed to carry 88 passengers, as well as developed according to the customer’s technical specifications, specifically for Egyptian Railways.
Moscow had sent the two model vehicles, as part of the supply deal between Cairo and the Russian-Hungarian alliance represented by “Transmash Holding”, to Cairo, for technical testing on Egyptian local lines.
And before supplying it, he Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-WazirBy inspecting the model cart inside the Russian factory in order to be tested and obtain the European safety certificate, before sending it to Cairo.
The Egyptian minister was briefed on the factory’s huge capabilities in the production of vehicles and on the various production lines, including the production line of the Egyptian deal. on him.
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport says that the contract represents a fruitful cooperation for three countries, namely Egypt and Russia And Hungary, and the technical delegations from the Egyptian Railways Authority reviewed the drawings and designs for the spark plugs and the air circuits, as well as reviewing and reviewing all the drawings and designs for the chassis structures.
And last Saturday, the German “Siemens” group announced, Saturday, that Egypt had signed a contract with its unit for railway industries and its partners, to build a railway line. Railway For high-speed trains with a length of two thousand kilometers.
Siemens added that the agreement between the National Authority for Tunnels in Egypt and a consortium of Siemens Mobility, Orascom Construction and the Arab Contractors will establish the sixth largest high-speed rail system in the world.
The company indicated that its subsidiary company’s stake in the project amounts to 8.1 billion euros ($8.69 billion), which includes the initial contract worth 2.7 billion euros for the first line, signed on September 1, 2021.
The Egyptian president witnessed Abdel Fattah Sisithe contract signing ceremony, stressing that “Network Electric train lines The new one comes as a consolidation of fruitful cooperation between Egypt and Germany in the field of infrastructure, and will represent a great addition to the transport system, marking the beginning of a new era for railways in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East.”
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport said that the new high-speed electric train system will include 3 lines, with a length of about 2,000 km across the country.