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#1 · (Edited)
New Trains are going to be delivered to the Egyptian Railways.

Here is a photo of the new Trains:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=289359&nseq=50

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=265746&nseq=2

They look ok. The design is not very modern and streamlined but I like the colors and the trains look quite strong and not like fragile plastic train things. It's nice to see new trains for Egypt. It's very needed. Railway system in Egypt is quite bad. They could learn from Maroc, Algiers and Tunisia. I hope that Egypt is going to improve it's railway infrastructure. ;)

This threat is not only about these new Trains but all news about the Egyptian Railway system So if you have any news please place it in this threat ;)

Salaam :cheers:
 
#2 ·
Thanks for the thread!! :cheers:

But those trains look horrible, they decided to use ugly american style trains instead of the cool european ones lol. We really should have learnt from Algeria, their new railway system is amazing! But I guess these trains are definitely better than the old ones.
 
#6 ·
Egypt may build Aswan-Sudan rail link

Egypt is considering building a $500 million rail link from the southern city of Aswan to a north Sudanese border town, in a move that would connect the two countries' rail networks.

The line would connect Aswan to Wadi Halfa on the Sudanese border and would pass through the Egyptian town of Abu Simbel. –Reuters
 
#9 ·
I saw Transport Minister Mohamad Mansour on El Beit Beitak yesterday, they were talking about these new trains, they showed videos of them adn stuff. But I stil think their UGLY! But they look good from inside though. If we were gonnna invest the money why couldn't we get some sleek European trains??
 
#10 ·
^^ Yes, I agree with Egypt69.

Qatar for example is using German technology to develope its transportation masterplan and its lightrail/heavyrail routes, stations, etc.

So why shouldnt Egypt use German technology aswell ??? maybe after doing that they could connect the Egyptian system with the Gulf system (The Gulf Cooperation Council agreed to have rail systems connect the countries together this means Saudiarabia - Qatar - UAE - Bahrain - Kuwait - Oman are all connected together in one big system) so all egypt does is slip a rail link into this system and now i can travel from Qatar to Cairo by rail =D :D LOL
 
#11 ·
^^

Whats even stranger is that, Egypt partnered with Spain to develop its railway, so where did these american trains come form? :nuts: look at articles I posted in the "Egypt Project News" thread about the recent Egyptian-Spanish developments.

Wait a minute, are these trains freighter or passenger trains??? If they are freighter than I think the passenger trains will be European
 
#12 ·
Transportation Minister Discusses with Spain the Establishment of a Rapid Train between Upper Egypt Governorates and Red Sea Cities

Egypt's Transportation Minister Mohamed Mansour is to meet with his Spanish counterpart José Blanco as well as Silvia Iranzo, Secretary of State for Trade and the person responsible for the financial aspect of bilateral relations.

They are going to discuss ways of boosting cooperation to establish a rapid train linking Upper Egypt governorates with those along the Red Sea.

The aim is to secure and revitalize the tourist traffic between Egypt's eastern coasts and the archeological antiquities in Luxor and Aswan.

Before leaving for the Spanish capital on a four-day official visit, the transportation minister said railways, roads and bridges would top the agenda of the bilateral meetings with Spanish officials.

He said roads and bridges needed technical support in order to maintain and boost the operational efficiency of the roads belonging to the Ministry of Transportation.

"Spain has made remarkable progress in transportation projects over the past two decades. They have the better network of freeways in the world and the most modern technology to set up, run and maintain these networks and to offer advisory services in this regard," Mansour added.

He stressed that Spain had provided its advisory expertise for Egyptian roads and bridges to turn Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road into a freeway according to international specifications.

The minister pointed out that the door was open for Spanish companies to invest in the different transportation sectors in Egypt and that the ministry was keen to let Spanish investors play a key role in supporting developmental transportation and infrastructure projects.

He finally said Spain was the third country in terms of volume of foreign investments and its experiences could be useful to develop transportation projects in Egypt.

I don't think there are American style rapid trains, these gotta be European ones :banana:
 
#13 ·
ALEXANDRIA - DEKHELIA | Port Plan | Under Construction | 2015

hey guy i was looking around in the alex port website to see stuff about the east harbour, and guess what i saw this new master plan

Overall plan of the great port of Alexandria for 2015

- Overall plan of the establishment of the Great Port of Alexandria, to accommodate future growth of the port, and revive the international role of the City of Alexandria and its great port.
- The giant project includes 11.3-km long berths, a dock extension of 2.9 million m2 and a new 3.5-km long breakwater.
- The project provides 10 international terminals, two of which are dedicated to containers, the rest to other transportation modes.
- The project involves a parallel route to the present coast, linked to the modern traffic system of Alexandria Port at Gate 54, and to the modern traffic system of Dekheila Port. It also involves a separate route along Wadi El-Kamar leading to the International Road, 2 kilometers away.


First: Major investment projects in the port of Alexandria multipurpose terminal

- Area: 337,000 m2
- Berths length: 1,450 m
- Alexandria Port tourist zone, including Marina.
- The commercial zone over an area of 50,000 m2
- Development of river and other transport modes in the port, establishing an external river port, and completing the external services zone over an area of 200,000 m2.


Second: Major investment projects in the port of Dekheila

- International Container Terminal 3 (area 50,000 m2, berth 100)
- Comprehensive project for the establishment of a Petrochemicals Basin with 1200-m long berths and area 800,000 m2.
- Upgrading and expansion of the Grains Terminal berths along 600 m2
- Upgrading coal, plate iron and dry bulk cargo berths.


Third : Establishment of the middle harbor (Great Alexandria Port)

- Infrastructure works:
- Roads, Utilities, Railways along 5 Km length and 100m Width
- Breakwater with the length of 3.6 Km.
- Marine-waterway for the middle harbor with depths of 20 Km.

- Investment Projects:

-The numbers of 7 integrated terminals will be executed by investment entities.

As we see the establishment of the middle harbor will add great value to Alexandria port:

- Berths number will be increased by 24% with total increase in berth's length by 63% and in depth to more than 40%.
- Total increase in storage area and back yards by 54%.
- Total increase in terminals by 21%.

and personlly i found this information form the port website(link from here) so i would say it's approved!
 
#16 ·
Egyptian National Railways completes commissioning of GE locomotives

EGYPT. GE Transportation and the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) announced that the 80th and final Evolution Series locomotive has been commissioned and was officially released to ENR at the end of June. The commissioning process prepares locomotives to be released for revenue service.

The locomotives have been successfully hauling freight and transporting passengers over the past several months and have logged tens of thousands of kilometers and transported hundreds of thousands of passengers.

This is the ENR’s first order of GE’s Evolution Series, the most technologically advanced diesel electric, heavy-haul locomotive in the world.

“The Evolution Series locomotives sold by GE Transportation to the Egyptian National Railways provide a platform for rail growth, grounded in high tractive effort, fuel savings and future emissions reductions,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, President and CEO of GE Transportation.

“This is one more milestone in a long and fruitful relationship with the Egyptian National Railways.”

“This is our first order of GE Evolution Series locomotives and I am pleased to mark this milestone,” said ENR Chairman, Engineer Mahmoud Sami. “The Evolution Series locomotives will provide us with a platform to grow our rail sector.”

Best in class fuel efficiency and lower emissions

The Evolution Series locomotives will improve the efficiency of ENR’s operations in several ways. The locomotives provide best in class fuel efficiency, as they have electronic fuel injection, which is superior to mechanical fuel injection, a 40-year-old technology used on previous locomotives. In head to head tests with competing products, GE’s locomotives have consistently proven to be more fuel efficient, in some cases as much as 6% better.

Thus, these locomotives will reduce ENR’s fuel consumption significantly, saving millions of Egyptian pounds during their life span.

In addition to being more fuel-efficient, Evolution Series locomotives generate significantly lower emissions than ENR’s current fleet of locomotives, resulting in a cleaner environment in Egypt.
 
#18 ·
Sharm El-Sheikh adds TB3​

IT IS Sharm El-Sheikh airport again. Only two years after it opened its second terminal building, the airport authority decided to take a step forward to expand its capacity by doubling it. Last Thursday, the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (HCAAN) came to sign a contract with Spanish construction designers Pointec for a third terminal at the Red Sea resort.

According to Ibrahim Manaa, chairman of the HCAAN, the new terminal takes the total capacity of the airport from 7.5 million to 15 million passengers per annum.

"The project's primary costs are estimated at $350 million," stated Manaa in a signing ceremony in Cairo attended by Spain's Ambassador to Egypt Antonio Lopez. "The design phase is due to be completed within a year. International contractors then will be invited for an open tender to construct the terminal. It is scheduled to be completely constructed by 2012," he explained.

The project includes constructing a new terminal building for passengers, a new runway, and a new tarmac for aircrafts.

In May 2007, Sharm El-Sheikh airport celebrated operating its state-of-the-art terminal with a unique design that mixes Bedouin heritage with marine life characters. The terminal took airport capacity from 3 million to 7.5 millon passengers per annum.

"By the end of 2008, figures of traffic within airport hit a record of 7 million passengers which rang a warning alarm for us that we are about to face an overcapacity problem soon. Thus we launched the second stage of the expansion project," Manaa indicated.

He added that forecasts indicated that passenger movement within Sharm El-Sheikh airports would hit 12 million passengers within the next few years.
:banana::banana::banana:

Great news!! First Cairo's new terminal, then Alexandrias new airport, then this!! :nuts: After this project is completed it will officialy make all our major airports (CAIRO, ALEX, SHARM) world-calss and state of the art. :) Well done to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, one of the best Ministries in the Egyptian Government :cheers:
 
#20 ·
Sharm El-Sheikh adds TB3​



:banana::banana::banana:

Great news!! First Cairo's new terminal, then Alexandrias new airport, then this!! :nuts: After this project is completed it will officialy make all our major airports (CAIRO, ALEX, SHARM) world-class and state of the art. :) Well done to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, one of the best Ministries in the Egyptian Government :cheers:
Wow! A new terminal that doubles the airport capacity! It's going to be a big terminal... I hope with jetbridges it's better for the service instead of busses. Can't Wait for the new terminal renders. :cheers: (I think Hurghada Airport will be the next one for a new terminal?)
 
#19 ·
EgyptAir swaps two 777s for eight 737-800s​

EgyptAir and Boeing said yesterday that the airline converted a previous order for two 777s into an order for an additional eight 737-800s.

The order previously had been added to Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website and attributed to an unidentified customer (ATWOnline, July 17). The carrier has seven 737-800s in operation and is slated to take delivery of an additional five this year. It has five 777s in its fleet and is scheduled to receive six 777-300ERs beginning next year.

It has said its growth strategy is based on expanding services in Africa and allowing passengers to connect to long-haul routes available via its membership in Star Alliance (ATWOnline, June 16). "We are pursuing a fleet plan that allows us to expand our regional markets and offer those passengers extensive international routing options," Chairman Tawfik Assy said. EgyptAir joined Star Alliance in July 2008.
here are photos of one of 7 Boeing 737-800s currently in the EgyptAir fleet:

 
#21 ·
EGYPTAIR Launched its mobile site in 27 Aug 2009 using Star Alliance 01 Sep, 2009


EGYPTAIR Launched its mobile site in 27 Aug 2009 using Star Alliance Common IT Mobile Platform. The site provides a comprehensive mobile portal offering users access to the following services on your Internet-enabled mobile phone at www.egyptair.mobi

EGYPTAIR Features Now Available:

Flight Arrival and Departure Info
Lounge Finder
Flight Schedule
Destination Information
Weather
Currency Converter
Baggage Tracing

Coming Soon:

View Reservations
Frequent Flyer Mileage Status
Event notification
Flight in invitation
Flight Check-In

Supported Languages

English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian

Supported Devices

Mobile device with data access functionality and web browser
EgyptAir reached agreement with US Export-Import Bank to help finance the purchase of five 737-800s and guarantee a loan from JP Morgan Chase. MS will take delivery of the first aircraft Friday in Seattle.

Rockwell Collins said EgyptAir selected its Multiscan Hazard Detection System, TTR-2100 Traffic Avoidance System and a full communications, navigation and surveillance suite including the GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver for five A330s plus three options scheduled for delivery from August 2010 through 2012.
 
#23 ·
EGYPTAIR 9 weekly to Sana'a

As per GDS timetable display on 01SEP09, EGYPTAIR is operating 9 weekly service on the Cairo - Sana'a route from 25OCT09, increase from Daily.

Schedule as follows:
MS693 CAI0820 - 1235SAH 738 36
MS691 CAI2315 - 0325+1SAH 738 D

MS692 SAH0425 - 0635CAI 738 D
MS694 SAH1330 - 1600CAI 738 36
EGYPTAIR plans to split Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur flight

As per GDS timetable display on 04SEP09, EGYPTAIR appears to be offering NONSTOP service to Kuala Lumpur starting 25OCT09.

Current Cairo - Mumbai - Kuala Lumpur route is also listed alongside with the nonstop service, although it looks like it'll split the service. Mumbai is to be operated by 737-800

For the time being, EGYPTAIR's planned nonstop schedule to Kuala Lumpur is the following:
MS970 CAI0015 - 1550KUL 330 x457
MS971 KUL0130 - 0530CAI 330 x156
 
#24 ·
EgyptAir expands network

THE NATIONAL carrier EgyptAir has announced plans to expand its network in the Far East and Europe.

Effictive 23 October, the airline is scheduled to launch a new sevice with Kazakhstan, operating a direct flight twice weekly between Cairo and Astana.

"The new service is due to operate on Mondays and Fridays. We will operate our new state-of- the-art Boeing 737-800 to enhance the new route, which has proved to be very promising," stated EgyptAir chairman Sherif Galal. According to him, flights to the new destination in Astana are fully booked in advance for two months.

The airline has released plans to expand operation to Japanese cities during next year. The current three times weekly flights to Tokoyo will expand in March 2010 to be six flights weekly. "By October 2010, we will increase the frequency to be a daily flight to Tokoyo and five flights weekly to Osaka instead of the current four flights weekly. Within two years, we plan to expand operations to Japan to reach 14 weekly flights, operating a daily flight to Osaka and Tokoyo," Galal concluded.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/963/sk2.htm
 
#25 ·
EGYPTAIR finalized Mumbai / Kuala Lumpur split op

As per GDS timetable display on 08SEP09, EGYPTAIR finalized planned operation split to Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur from 25OCT09.

The Star Alliance carrier is to operate 4 weekly 737-800 to Mumbai and 4 weekly A330 NONSTOP to Kuala Lumpur.

The following is the schedule to Cairo, as Kuala Lumpur schedule has been posted last week:
MS968 CAI2310 - 0810+1BOM 738 x145
MS969 BOM0910 - 1235CAI 738 x256
http://airlineroute.blogspot.com/2009/09/egyptair-finalized-mumbai-kuala-lumpur.html
 
#26 ·
Air Arabia, Travco to launch budget airline in Egypt​

CAIRO: Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier based in the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt’s Travco Group entered into a joint venture to launch a new budget airline.

The Egyptian carrier will be Air Arabia’s third hub — after the UAE and Morocco — serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the airline said in a statement.

Operations of the low-cost carrier will be managed by the Air Arabia Group.

The Arab world's largest listed airline by market value already flies to 57 destinations.

Air Arabia, said in August it planned to set up a new hub between its base at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and North Africa to diversify its revenues and boost its catchment area, Reuters reported.

Egyptian tourist company Travco recently acquired Germany's Steigenberger Hotels as part of efforts to expand its international operations.

The company operates 146 hotels, resorts and cruises in Europe, Egypt and the Middle East, including the management of 81 Steigenberger and InterCity hotels.

Generating over €1 billion in revenues, Travco has two real estate developments on Egypt’s North Coast and the Red Sea.

Air Arabia, which first launched in 2003, operates a fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft and recently ordered 44 more.

The airline is facing growing competition from local rivals including Kuwait's Jazeera Airways and Dubai-owned flydubai, as well as from fully-fledged carriers such as Emirates, struggling to cope with a sharp drop in international passenger travel, Reuters reported. –Daily News Egypt


http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=24428
Great! :cheers:
 
#29 ·
Egyptian budget airline expects end-of-year launch

A new budget airline formed by Egyptian Travco Group and the United Arab Emirates' Air Arabia hopes to begin operating by the end of 2009 from as many as five Egyptian airports, the head of Travco said.

The airline, Air Arabia Egypt, will seek Egyptian government permission to use airports at Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh to fly to European, Middle Eastern and north African destinations.

"We intend to submit our plan in the next weeks, and depending on the approvals we get we will decide on the operation and conditions of operation," chairman and chief executive Hamed El Chiaty told Reuters in an interview.

Travco, Egypt's biggest tourism company, owns 50 percent of the airline, Air Arabia 40 percent and an independent Egyptian investor 10 percent, Chiaty said.

Its initial capital is $20 million, increasing to $50 million over the next three years. The airline will lease aircraft from Air Arabia or other sources, Chiaty said.

"We have entrusted the day-to-day running of the airline to Air Arabia," said Chiaty. "We have a joint board, and we take the main decisions in the board, but they are in charge of the day-to-day running maintenance, engineering, catering and handling."

For its part, Travco will provide the airline with access to its network of tour operators and help in marketing. "We're going to help them with governmental relations and all that is related to dealings with the Egyptian government," Chiaty said. –Reuters
http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=24521
 
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