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Kinki Sharyo #6134
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| Name | Kinki Sharyo (Kinki Sharyo) /Kinki Sharyo Heliopolis (1967-1989) | |
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| Build Number | ||
| Built | 1981 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 1981 | CTA القاهرة (al-Qāhirah) | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1981 | 6134 / CTA القاهرة (al-Qāhirah) | |
| Other Information | ||
| Based at Helwan | ||
Photos
14 february 2010 - Another tramway system which closed down recently was at Helwan, near Cairo and operated by the same city transport authority. Cairo didn`t show much interest in the Helwan operation, however - when we went to see the manager of Cairo tramways to ask whether the Helwan trams were still operating, he said that he didn`t know and we would have to go there to find out! Anyway, they WERE running (just) and we found probably the most decrepit system anywhere in the world, with everything totally broken and scarcely able to move. The revolution in Egypt closed the system for good.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
Comments: 4
17 february 2010 - Helwan, Omar Ibn Abd El Aziz street. And so ends our little trip around Helwan. On our way from the depot we talked our friendly driver into going onto the other branch, but after about a kilometre from the junction he gave up saying something's not right further ahead. We therefore decided to go back to the centre of Helwan, arranging an impromptu tram driver's course. We all passed, but airbrakes are definitely not my thing - I nearly crashed into a minibus at a crossing :)
Author: straphan
Author: straphan
Comments: 6
17 february 2010 - Helwan (EG) – El Saif El Sehy. An amazing sight in Helwan – TWO tram sets on the line at the same time! In actual fact, 6134+6133 were just sitting there with the crew taking a little siesta, while 6006+6005 in the distance were heading for the southern terminus. Note the usual state of dereliction everywhere.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
Comments: 10