Talgo inter-city trains enter service in Egypt

EGYPTIAN National Railway (ENR) has put into service the first of six locomotive-hauled inter-city trains supplied by Talgo, Spain, on its premier Cairo - Alexandria route.

ENR awarded Talgo a contract worth €158m to supply the six trains in April 2019, financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The deal included the construction of  a new Talgo maintenance facility in Egypt where the trains will be maintained for the next eight years.