Egypt received its third and fourth
luxury Talgo trains, under a contract concluded between the Ministry of
Transport and the Spanish Talgo company, to supply seven new air-conditioned
trains at a total of 157 million euros, inclusive maintenance and spare parts
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir announced Monday.
Wazir added that the two trains will be transferred to the Talgo workshops in Cairo, to be prepared by Spanish and Egyptian engineers and technicians for trial operation.
He pointed out that the first of those luxury trains has been operated on the Cairo-Alexandria line, while preparations are underway for a trial operation without passengers for the second train.
With the successive arrival of trains, a number of trains will be operated on the Cairo-Aswan line to serve the people of Upper Egypt in the coming period, in addition to operating a number of trains on the Cairo-Alexandria line, Wazir said.
Talgo trains are massive leap in the history of Egyptian railways, as it offers the highest levels of service to the passenger public, according to Wazir.
Each Talgo train consists of 15 carriages, including five first class carriages, eight second class carriages, a buffet carriage and the power wagon.
Source: Egypt Independent
