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On 29 January 2023 Mohamed Amer, head of Egyptian National Railways, and Sergo Kurbanov, vice president of Transmashholding, signed a package of agreements providing for the maintenance organisation of coaches supplied by Russian-Hungarian consortium under the contract concluded in 2018.

In late December 2022, ENR, launched commercial service of Talgo rakes.

On 22 September 2022, HÜBNER Group announced it will be a supplier of products for Siemens Mobility delivering gangway systems for both the...

On 28 May 2022, Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors have signed a contract with the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels to create the country’s high-speed rail system.

On 8 March 2022, ENR introduced the air-conditioned third-class trains as a new service for the first time in the history of railways.

In December 2021, ENR celebrated removing of the last old coaches from regular operation, so that all coaches are all new or renewed.

In addition to the Talgo’s second ENR contract, a cooperation agreement was signed on 9 August 2022 between Talgo, the Egyptian Ministry of Transport and NERIC to explore the possibility of establishing a factory for the local production of passenger cars. 

On 9 August 2022, ENR, through ERA (Egyptian Railway Authority), awarded Talgo a contract worth approximately 280 million EUR for the supply of seven 18-car night trains and their maintenance for 15 years. 

Knorr-Bremse has been awarded a major supply contract by Siemens Mobility to equip trains for Egypt.

On 16 May 2022, Vossloh announced that it has secured a strategically important contract to deliver rail fastening systems for a new high-speed line in northern Egypt.

On 15 September 2021, the first 3rd class air-conditioned coaches supplied by TMH to ENR were officially inaugurated.

On 31 August 2021, Siemens Mobility has signed a contract with the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) to deliver a comprehensive rail system that will feature the first ever high speed line in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

On 3 April 2021, TMH handed over the 300th passenger car to the Egyptian National Railways.

On 23 February 2021, the first four carriages assembled in Hungary, at Dunakeszi Járműjavító, were delivered to Egypt.

In 2020, TMH fulfilled its delivery plan to the Egyptian National Railways with 226 third-class passenger cars with dynamic ventilation delivered from Tver.