Alstom Derby-built Cairo Monorail begins commercial service in Cairo; first UK rolling stock export in two decades
Alstom Derby-built Cairo Monorail begins commercial service in Cairo; first UK rolling stock export in two decades Derby-built monorail enters commercial service in Cairo | Alstom 13 May 2026 FY 2025 Derby-built monorail enters commercial service in Cairo Press contact United Kingdom & Ireland UK’s first rolling stock export in nearly two decades welcomes first passengers in Egypt 6 May 2026– Earlier this morning, the Cairo Monorail began carryingpassengerswith trains assembled and tested at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is the first time a British factory has exported rolling stock since 2008, when Derby last put trains on a ship, bound for the Gautrain rail network in South Africa’s Gauteng province. ...