Siemens makes offer in tender to supply Egypt with 100 new railway cars

Siemens has expressed interest in supplying Egypt with 100 new railway cars, the Transport Ministry said in a statement following a meeting between minister Kamel El Wazir and a delegation from the company. El Wazir said the ministry is considering offers from a number of other companies, but not disclose them. The German conglomerate told Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly last month that it was interested in working with the government to upgrade its railway infrastructure, and that it is willing to begin manufacturing locomotives in Egypt within the next five years.