Posted on 25 July 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
The Egyptian government, keen to encourage investment in the Sinai peninsula and in the cities along the Suez Canal, intends to construct a $US1bn tunnel beneath the canal at Port Said, carrying a rail track and two road traffic lanes. The planned location is 19km south of the canal’s northern entrance. Existing crossing points are [...] [...more]
Posted on 18 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
Egypt plans to offer road, rail and other projects worth 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($US1.8 billion) for public-private partnerships, it is reported. Investment minister Mahmoud Mohieldin is quoted saying: “The public budget does not have enough allocated, meaning the private sector needs to join in completing projects.” The daily Al-Masry Al-Youm comments: “A series of [...] [...more]
Posted on 14 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
A 10-year plan has been launched by the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) involving development projects worth E£40 billion over the period 2011-2020. These are to include the building of several new lines, according to a report in the Al-Mal newspaper, which points out that the existing network is focused on the Nile delta area. Essentially, [...] [...more]
Posted on 14 June 2010 by Railways Africa Editor
A 10-year plan has been launched by the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) involving development projects worth E£40 billion over the period 2011-2020. These are to include the building of several new lines, according to a report in the Al-Mal newspaper, which points out that the existing network is focused on the Nile delta area. Essentially, [...] [...more]
Posted on 06 November 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Three railway employees have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after two trains collided south of Cairo, killing 18 people. The office of the general prosecutor says two conductors together with a third man who allegedly abandoned his post were also charged with damaging public interest. All three were jailed. The actual cause of the crash [...] [...more]
Posted on 16 October 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Commissioned by APL and APL Logistics, the main businesses of global container shipping and logistics group, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), a recently released 108-page report entitled “Connecting Egypt: challenges and opportunities in freight transportation and logistics” was authored by independent growth consultant Frost & Sullivan. Freight infrastructure, it is pointed out, is the key to [...] [...more]
Posted on 27 July 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Alstom and its partners have signed two contracts with the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) in respect of Line 3 of Cairo’s metro system. The contracts are valued at a total of $US180 million, and concern the second phase of construction of Line 3, linking the Abbasiya district with Al-Ahram, a distance of 6km. The [...] [...more]
Posted on 21 July 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
A consortium headed by Vinci Construction Grands Projets has been signed up by Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels to construct the second phase of Cairo metro Line 3, due to be running by October 2013. Phase 1, the responsibility of the same consortium, is 60% complete and scheduled to commence operations in October 2011. The [...] [...more]
Posted on 09 July 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
The U S Trade and Development Agency has awarded a $658,323 grant to Egypt’s ministry of transport in Cairo, to support the development of a positive train control (PTC) system for Egyptian National Railways. PTC technologies and systems are expected to improve safety of operations, increase the capacity of the network – enabling additional traffic [...] [...more]
Posted on 03 July 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) maintenance and services company managing director Essam Selim told delegates at the Africa Rail conference in Johannesburg that timekeeping and reliability of service had been improved since his unit was created to overhaul and refurbish the line’s rolling stock. Before restructuring began in 2007, late running was common and there was [...] [...more]
Posted on 18 June 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Cairo’s metro Line 3 is to be extended 6.2km eastwards underground from Abbasiya to Al Ahram, with four stations. in terms of a turnkey contract negotiated by a consortium headed by French construction company Vinci. Other members are Arab Contractors, Bouygues and local company Orascom. Completion is targeted for 2013. Rolling stock is to come [...] [...more]
Posted on 28 May 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
The Romanian owner of Astra Passenger Coaches, Valer Blidar, is negotiating a contract for the delivery of 100 vehicles to Egyptian Railways. “We will finalise negotiations in about three months, and begin production next year. The contract will probably be spread over two to three years,” he told Business Standard. About 42% of the company’s [...] [...more]
