The Minister of Transport meets with the most prominent international companies in the field of railways and smart transportation
At the beginning of his visit to Italy, Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport held a series of important meetings with a number of heads of major international companies specialized in the field of railways and smart transportation.< /p>
Where The Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport visited the main control and operation center for all roads, axes and tunnels in Italy, which is affiliated with Autostrada, which owns Movion, the company that is implementing, in cooperation with Elsewedy Electric, the first phase of the Intelligent Road Transport Project (ITS) in Egypt, which includes 7 Methods They are the roads (Shoubra – Banha Al-Har, Cairo – Ismailia – Port Said, Cairo / Katameya Ain Sokhna, Cairo / Suez Desert, Regional Ring Road, Cairo / Alexandria Desert / Ring Road).
The minister discussed With company officials, what has been accomplished and is being accomplished for each project, as the Minister stressed the need to adhere to the time plan. To finish all projects in this stage, Especially with the importance of this system, which contributes greatly to reducing accident rates and increasing safety and security rates, in addition to improving the operational efficiency of roads And access to a comprehensive and continuous view of vehicle movements and accuracy in recording their violations.
Then he met Minister Angelo Petrucello CEO To the Italian company MERMEC, where discussions were held with the Italian company about the existing cooperation between the Egyptian National Railway Authority and MERMEC Company to supply the track inspection machine contracted with the company, within the framework of the Ministry of Transport’s plan to continuously develop the railway system and increase safety rates in the running of trains at the network level, as it was confirmed During the meeting, they agreed to commit to supplying the machine according to the planned date agreed upon by both sides.
The discussions touched on the latest developments regarding joint cooperation in the project to develop signaling and communications systems. Al-Ferdan/Bir al-Abd line – Baloza/East Port Said Port, in which the terms and conditions agreement for implementing the work of the signaling, communications, and power systems for the line was previously signed between the Egyptian National Railway Authority and the Italian company MERMEC, where it was emphasized that the company should submit the financial offer for the project, including what it includes  ; The value of the foreign component and the Egyptian component, especially with the importance of the project in increasing safety and security rates.
It is worth noting that the Al-Ferdan/Bir al-Abd line was opened and operated for the public of passengers, and goods are currently being transported from various parts of the Republic to the port of East Port Said Via the Al-Fardan – Bir Al-Abd railway line – East Port Said Port, which is part of the rehabilitation, development and construction project of the Al-Fardan/East Port Said/Bir al-Abd/Al-Arish/Taba railway line, with a total length of about 500 km, which is considered one of the main components of the Al-Arish/Taba logistical corridor, that new development corridor that will contribute to achieving comprehensive development. In Sinai, it has many economic returns and will serve the people of North, Central, and South Sinai, within the framework of the Egyptian state’s comprehensive plan to develop Sinai.
He stressed The team is fully engineered It is necessary for the company to establish a factory to produce signaling components and European automatic control systems for trains. ETCSL1 with the aim of localizing such high-tech industries in Egypt and to reduce dependence on the foreign component, in addition to making Egypt a regional center for the company in such industries.
The Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport also met with Mr. Carlos Oriol, Chairman of the Council The management of Talgo Company, where the Minister praised at the beginning of the meeting the fruitful cooperation with Talgo International Company, where a number of 6 luxury Talgo passenger trains entered service and provide the highest levels of service to the passenger public. A contract was also signed between the Spanish Railways Authority and Talgo to manufacture and supply (7) new luxury sleeper trains.
And during The meeting emphasized the pressure of the timetable for supplying trains due to the Authority’s need to provide a distinguished service for domestic and foreign tourism.
The Minister stressed the importance of This deal, which will contribute to supporting the current fleet of sleeper trains on the railway, will constitute a huge qualitative leap in providing a luxury service worthy of the traveling public, Egyptians and tourists. It will also contribute to increasing the number of trips for these trains on the network’s lines, stimulating domestic tourism, and meeting the demands of the public of railway users to keep pace with the need. The growing transportation sector is capable of creating development and contributing to increasing railway resources.
Discussions between the two sides touched on the latest developments regarding the establishment of the Egypt Talgo factory for the manufacture of trains to cover the needs of the authority. And exporting surplus production capacity outside the country – In the Kom Abu Radi area, within the framework of implementing the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, to localize various industries in Egypt to transform Egypt into a regional industrial center It was emphasized that the company should study cooperation with the SEMAF factory In the current stage of producing railway trains at the SEMAF factory.
The Minister concluded his meetings with the leaders of the Italian Railway Company, where the possibility of the company submitting an offer to manage and operate the high-speed electric train network in Egypt was discussed.
