Egypt's 'lost' train rescued

[Bombay]

A train left stranded in the Egyptian desert for nine years is being moved to Cairo by lorry, media reports say.
The train was originally part of a line opened in 1999 linking Egypt's Western Desert with a port on the Red Sea.
The line, subject to shifting sands, was forced to close due to difficulties maintaining it and after thieves stole some 93 miles (150km) of tracks.
The train, unable to move, was left stranded and forgotten in the Kharga oasis, west of Luxor.
Now, engineers from a private haulage firm have finally begun dismantling it and loading it piece by piece into lorries destined for the capital.
According to reports, they were initially detained by local police, who thought the engineers were trying to steal the train.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34726120

[Who2]

Iv'e seen that train, but the derelict station is something else to behold marvellous architecture...

[BBLUX]

According to reports, they were initially detained by local police, who thought the engineers were trying to steal the train.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34726120

What a pity the police did not stop the track being stolen in the first place!

[Bombay]

According to reports, they were initially detained by local police, who thought the engineers were trying to steal the train.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34726120

What a pity the police did not stop the track being stolen in the first place!

What police you can remember that far back Barry people were stealing any metal they could drain lids the lot after the revolution v1.0

[BBLUX]

Not forgetting the phone and power cables!