13 companies bid for contract to supply ENR with 1,300 locomotives

The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has received bids from 13 international companies to supply 1,300 railway cars, Al Borsa reports. The Transport Ministry is expected to select the best offer and sign the contracts within two-three months. Minister Hisham Arafat had said in November that the ministry was choosing between three rival bids from Italy, China, and a Hungarian-Russian consortium, and would announce the winning offer by December. The tender had initially been for 800 locomotives.