3 locomotives arrive at Egypt's Alexandria port

STORY: 3 locomotives arrive at Egypt's Alexandria port DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the locomotives 2. various of Alexandria port 3. various of Transport Ministry STORYLINE: Egyptian National Railway authority announced Thursday that three locomotives purchased by Egypt have arrived at Alexandria port. The locomotives came within the framework of a deal signed between Egypt and Spanish company TALGO to buy six air-conditioned trains, along with an additional one as a gift, at an amount of 157 million euros. Egypt is now testing the first train that the Transport Ministry received a few months ago. Over the past years, Egypt has worked with international companies to upgrade its rail sector and has inked deals to obtain hundreds of railcars. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)