Mursi Holds Meeting to Discuss Train Accident
President Mohamed Mursi held a meeting to discuss the causes of the Badrashin train accident and present the Ministry of Transport's plans to develop the country's railways.
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Egypt:
80 Percent of Train Carriages Past Life Expectancy - Transport Minister
Aswat Masriya, 15 January 2013
Eighty percent of train carriages in Egypt have exceeded their life expectancy, Egypt's Transport Minister Hatem Abdel Latif said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Egypt:
Le 45 Billion to Prevent Future Train Accidents - Shura Member
Aswat Masriya, 15 January 2013
Chairman of the Shura Council's (upper house of the parliament) Transport Committee, Mohamed Sadek Sherbini, said on Tuesday that the railway needs up to 45 billion Egyptian pounds… Read more »
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Egypt:
Junior Railway Workers Should Not Be Scapegoats - NCHR
Aswat Masriya, 15 January 2013
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) formed on Tuesday a facts-finding committee to investigate the tragic Bardashin train accident that happened overnight. Read more »
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Egypt:
Nation's Train Movement Back to Normal - Middle East News Agency
Aswat Masriya, 15 January 2013
Egypt's railway traffic returned on Tuesday to its normal pace after being stalled for hours following the Bardashin train accident that happened overnight. Read more »
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Egypt:
Crashed Train Was Speeding, in Poor Condition - Eyewitnesses
Aswat Masriya, 15 January 2013
Eyewitnesses have told Mohamed Ghorab from South Giza prosecution that the train that crashed during the early hours of Tuesday was "speeding" while the carts were "in poor… Read more »
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Egypt:
Egypt Train Crash Kills 19, Injures More Than 100 - Death Toll Expected to Increase
Tunis Afrique Presse, 15 January 2013
A military train carrying young recruits to an army camp derailed in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday, killing 19 people and injuring 107, Egypt's health ministry spokesman said. Read more »