Egypt to Receive 1st Batch of Spanish Trains within Days

Egypt is set to receive the first batch of Spanish Talgo trains within the coming few days, official sources at the Ministry of Transport revealed. 

The new trains are part of a €158 million ($183.6 million) contract Talgo signed with the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) in April 2019 for the construction and maintenance of six new high-speed trains.

The project – financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – would see Talgo supplying six diesel-electric locomotives, six power cars, 48 second-class, and 30 first-class air-conditioned coaches, and six restaurant cars.

These will be operated on Egypt’s main route of the country, to connect the cities of Alexandria, Cairo, and Aswan.

Each train has a seating capacity for 492 passengers and is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, ranging between 50ºC and 55ºC.