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Kinki Sharyo Alexandria #121
Details
| Name | Kinki Sharyo Alexandria (Kinki Sharyo) /Kinki Sharyo Cairo | |
| VIN | ||
| Build Number | ||
| Built | 1982 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 1982 | APTA الإسكندرية (al-Iskandariyya) | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1982 | 121 / APTA الإسكندرية (al-Iskandariyya) | |
| Other Information | ||
| Single deck twin car, city lines. Trolley pole only. | ||
Photos
21 february 2010 - Alexandria (EG) - Midan el Tahrir. 121+122. A non-pantograph set at the war memorial in central Alexandria. Trams also ran from here inland, but this short link was closed a few years ago, as traffic conditions made progress along the street almost impossible. In the background, a Chinese double-deck bus runs along the sea front.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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21 february 2010 - Alexandria (EG) - Ramleh Station. A Kinki Sharyo city tram set waits at the interurban station, with one of the main mosques in the background and an interurban train approaching. These trolley-pole equipped city trams can't go any further, as the interurban line uses only pantographs.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
21 february 2010 - Alexandria, Egypt - Midan el Tahrir: Back on the Alexandria city lines, a non-pantograph equipped Kinki Sharyo tram tries to make progress across Tahrir Square with the Mediterranean Sea in the background. The traffic is murderous in the city, making you wonder how long the trams can continue - apart from the Ramleh interurban lines, this is entirely a street-running system, with narrow and awkward street layouts. Priority to allow the trams to go first is unheard of, so they must try to push their way through, but the average Egyptian driver is a mad lunatic....
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar