Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir on Thursday said 15 air-conditioned passenger locomotives have arrived at Alexandria port coming from Hungary.
The new batch takes the total number of delivered locomotives to 800, including 499 dynamic-ventilation locomotives and 301 class III air-conditioned locomotives, the minister said in a statement.
The locomotives are continue to be delivered according to the predetermined schedule, within the framework of the a deal singed between the Ministry of Transport – represented by the Egyptian National Railway (ENR) – and the Hungarian firm Ganz Holding to provide 850 locomotives.
The new delivery, also, falls within the framework an agreement to acquire 1,350 passenger locomotives to boost locomotive performance.
