Mohamed Aly Viceroy of Egypt,was reluctant to sign up for the proposed Railway from Cairo to Suez. It is recorded that he was reluctant to bring in foreign influence. The same can be said abouthis reluctance on deciding on the building of the suez canal.
Later Khedive Abbas Helmy 1,was convinced by the British to approve the Railroads.
The first leg was from Alexandria to Kafrel Zayat,and it was Stephensons Company that delievered the first Locomotives
Later Khedive Abbas Helmy 1,was convinced by the British to approve the Railroads.
The first leg was from Alexandria to Kafrel Zayat,and it was Stephensons Company that delievered the first Locomotives
This is shown on Nile TV International ,in the Bi weekly Program Civilisation and Technology,Produced,Presented and Images Dr Yusef Mazhar
ReplyDeleteThis series is composed of 6 episodes well worth watching,and include te first steam locomotives inEgypt, onlya few year after Stephensons locomotives in England
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