Qa'dah 17, 1431, Oct 25, 2010, SPA -- Saudi Railway Company (SAR) and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) signed an agreement Sunday to carry out research in the field of technology transfer. “Railways is a new industry that needs technical support and assistance by an organization like ours,” Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel, president of KACST, told newsmen following the signing ceremony at the KACST headquarters here. Al-Suwaiyel and Mansour Al-Mayman, president of SAR, signed the research agreement that would run for a period of five years. KACST Vice President Prince Turki bin Saud was also present, according to a press statement published today.
