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Bombardier has its being reported won a contract to build and provide rolling stock for a large (60 mile) monorail in Egypt with the 70x4 car monorail trains to be built in derby between 2021 and 2024 on a new production line.
Its the first UK rolling stock export since the Gautrain.
http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/east...-manufacturer-tipped-for-2.65bn-rail-contract
Its the first UK rolling stock export since the Gautrain.
http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/east...-manufacturer-tipped-for-2.65bn-rail-contract
Derby train-maker Bombardier has been named as the preferred bidder to build a new £2.65bn monorail in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The manufacturer said the rolling stock will be built at its Derby plants.
The project will see 34 miles of monorail built connecting the New Administrative City with East Cairo and a second line of 26 miles between Sixth of October City and Giza.
The award is subject to contract and final confirmation.