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  • Friday ,20 November 2015
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European Bank to fund manufacturing of 6 train units

By-egyptindependent

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Friday ,20 November 2015

European Bank to fund manufacturing of 6 train units

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development agreed to grant the Egyptian Railway Authority a loan of 126 million euros to manufacture six train units for the VIP train.

The bank will finance six units consisting of 60 vehicles belonging to first and second-class air-conditioned trains, as well as six tractors, said head of the Railway Authority Ahmed Hamed.
 
Hamed pointed out that the train consists of 10 vehicles and a tractor.
 
The new trains come within the framework of the authority's plan to update the railway's fleet of trains, Hamed said.