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Court sentences after major train disasters: who was actually tried?
Four major disasters: defendants were always operational staff
Upper Egypt train fire, 2002
Acquittal
Eleven junior and middle-ranking employees were referred to trial; the court acquitted them all
Al-Ayyat train collision, 2009
6 months – 3 years
Eight railway workers were convicted and given varying sentences
Manfalut bus, 2012
10 years
Level-crossing worker and block supervisor: 10 years each (48 pupils killed)
Ramses Station fire, 2019
3–15 years
Fourteen defendants had their appeals rejected; sentences ranged from 3 to 15 years
⚠ In every case, the defendants were operational staff: no managers or decision-makers in the dock
Source: Court judgments; multiple press sources