TIL that #Alexandria (EG) operates the oldest tramline in the #MiddleEast and #Africa. Operations started on January 8th, 1863.

It is also one of the very few networks that uses double-deck cars.

https://railway-news.com/hitachi-rail-to-modernise-oldest-tramline-in-middle-east/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Alexandria

Photo credit: Mark Fischer/CC BY-SA 2.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandria_Tram_218.jpg

#RailwaySunday #TIL #technology #infrastructure #tram #Egypt