PHOTOS, VIDEO: Hungary makes trains for Egypt: Russians thrown out of the business!

The largest order ever received by Hungary’s transport industry raises hopes of wide-ranging cooperation and tapping opportunities in African markets, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after talks with Egyptian transport minister Kamel al-Wazir in Budapest on Thursday.

Railway carriages for the Egptian market are already being manufactured in Dunakeszi, near Budapest, Szijjártó said. Originally a Russian-Egyptian-Hungarian cooperation, the project is now fully in the hands of Hungary’s Ganz-Mávag due to recent geopolitical changes, he said. So far Hungary has delivered 255 carriages, with another 314 under manufacture, he said. “Delivery is ongoing, and we will be ready by the deadline,” he said.

The project has contributed to the significant expansion of exports, a key element of Hungary’s economic performance, he said. “Today we started talks on expanding this cooperation and on the manufacturing of joint Hungarian-Egyptian rolling stock,” Szijjártó said. The ministers have also agreed to train Egyptian railway engineers and technicians in Hungary using a grant system already in place, he said.

Here are some photos of the trains. The first four carriages arrived in Alexandria in 2021:

Here are the four ENR carriages still in Hungary: