Egypt

[Roderick Smith]

I travelled on an overnight from Aswan to Cairo, departing at 18.35 on
Thurs.3.1.91.
The train was 3186-powervan-4xsleeper-club-3xsleeper-powervan.

I don't have any details handy about the loco class: IIRC a GM diesel, with
a wide body and two cabs.
My photos don't help much with the livery: they were taken in harsh light.
The outline was contemporary European RIC.
The livery was a cream window band, light brown below the windows,
separated by a dark brown broad stripe.

There was more than one overnight train, of like style.
The meals were served on trays to my cabin.

Other trains in Egypt were silver (main trains) and green (local and minor
ones).
Locos were silver (modern ones) and green (older ones).

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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

From: RikyJnSATX (rikyj...@aol.com)
Subject: Egyptian 1st class rail travel???
Newsgroups: misc.transport.rail.misc
Date: 2002-02-09 09:32:28 PST

I am trying to recreate the train I traveled on from Cairo to Aswan
overnight.
Does anyone have pictures of this train? I am not sure of the engine type
or
color scheme and need help!! Thanks, RICK

[Ulf Kutzner]

Sorry for being very, very late. Carriages can be found here although it's extra-european:
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/ne/Egypt/car/pix.html

> I am not sure of the engine type
> or
> color scheme and need help!!

For locos:
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/ne/Egypt/diesel/pix.html

Regards, ULF