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Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure
Egypt

Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure

The remains on the railway tracks at the entrance of Mandara in Assiut Governorate spoke of the unthinkable tragedy that…
CCC to partner with Chinese company in building new trains
Egypt

CCC to partner with Chinese company in building new trains

Consolidated Contractors Company head Mostafa al-Hassan has said that the company will begin manufacturing new trains for the Egyptian railway…
Initial losses from Fayoum train accident LE9 million
Egypt

Initial losses from Fayoum train accident LE9 million

Mostafa Qinawy, president of the Egyptian National Railways Authority, has said the initial losses from the Fayoum train accident were…
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
Egypt

Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train

A train crash in Fayoum that left at least three dead and more than 40 injured Saturday continues to stir…
Qalyubiya train crash driver referred to trial
Egypt

Qalyubiya train crash driver referred to trial

The Qalyubiya public prosecutor referred train driver Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Hamid and his assistant Sayed Ibrahim to trial on Tuesday.…
Update: Three killed in Qalyub train incident, 55 injured in bus crash
Egypt

Update: Three killed in Qalyub train incident, 55 injured in bus crash

Three passengers were killed and 12 others were injured on Saturday after falling from a train heading to Qalyub in…
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt

17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours

  Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Dozens protest train delay by demonstrating on tracks
Egypt

Dozens protest train delay by demonstrating on tracks

Passengers blocked the railway tracks in Qalyub on Monday in protest against a delay in their journey when their train,…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt

Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising

Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
Railways need urgent help, says official
Egypt

Railways need urgent help, says official

The Egyptian Railway Authority needs urgent help from state agencies to save the railway lines, said authority head Hany Hegab…
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