A track from Cairo to Alexandria was built in 1851, so yes. The railway was heavily expanded after the Suez Canal was built, and Cairo as a whole was fairly heavily modernized during the 1860's. They even had gaslights and a sewer system.
There was also a distinct Western population during the later half of the nineteenth century, and I'm willing to bet that most of that was still around through the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Date: 2006-01-28 09:01 pm (UTC)There was also a distinct Western population during the later half of the nineteenth century, and I'm willing to bet that most of that was still around through the beginning of the twentieth century.