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Could Egypt's planned high speed rail line make trains safer?

A new high speed rail line in Egypt could transform safety, while creating many new jobs.

The multi-billion dollar project to build a new electric train line, to link Egypt’s Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts, is being described as β€œThe Suez Canal on rails."

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Mike Johnson hears more about the project from Roland Busch, the chief executive of the German train manufacturer Siemens and Mohamed El Aassar of Fortune magazine.

(Picture credit: Siemens.)

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