The Transport Ministry signed on Thursday a EGP 544 mn agreement with the Arab Organization for Industry’s (AOI) railways factory SEMAF to manufacture and supply 140 locomotives for cargo trains, according to a Cabinet statement. The locomotives are expected to be delivered within 16 months. The agreement comes as the first phase of the ministry’s plan to add 800 new cargo locomotives to its fleet to encourage the use of trains, rather than trucks, for shipping purposes.

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