Modernisation of Alexandria’s Raml network gathers pace

EGYPT: Under a 341·2bn won contract, Hyundai Rotem is to supply trams for the project to upgrade Alexandria’s Raml tram network to a modern light rail service, the manufacturer told Railway Gazette International on February 6.

The contract was signed between Hyundai Rotem and Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels last June and runs until April 2037, including support options. Local media reports have said that the contract covers the supply of 30 trams 65 m long.

Comprehensive infrastructure upgrade

Dr Tarek Goueili, Chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels, said on January 15 that work to modernis…