Trains
Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure
Egypt
November 20, 2012
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
November 20, 2012
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
November 12, 2012
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
November 12, 2012
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
October 30, 2012
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
October 20, 2012
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
August 2, 2012
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
July 30, 2012
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
July 15, 2012
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
July 12, 2012
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…