US-based diesel-electric locomotives manufacturer EMD is bidding on the Transport Ministry's tender to maintain 100 locomotives and overhaul another 41, a source from Egypt National Railways (ENR) tells Al Shorouk. ENR has so far managed to raise USD 13 mn out of USD 80 mn needed to purchase spare parts for the locomotives, the source adds. The government had signed a USD 575 mn agreement with General Electric to provide 100 new locomotives, which Egypt is due to start receiving as of 2H2019.

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