Wagon Pars
| Industry | Rail engineering |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Arak, Iran |
| Products | Rail vehicles |
| Website | wagonpars.com |
Wagon Pars is an Iranian train manufacturing company established in 1974,[1] in Arak, Iran.[2]
Products include locomotives, trains, metros, freight and fuel wagons, and equipment for passenger boarding of aircraft.[1]
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[edit] History
The organisation began rolling stock manufacturing in 1984,[3] in 1999 the factory reached an agreement with GEC-Alstom to produce under license the AD43C mainline locomotives.[4][5][6]
In 2007 the company manufactured Iran's first express train, a four coach, 252 passenger, 160 km/hr train.[7] In 2009 the company had a production capacity of 1800 vehicles per annum, and was operating at 20% of that figure.[3]
In the first decade of the 21 century the company received export orders for Cuba, including a 60 billion rial order for 550 freight wagons,[8] (completed Sept. 2009[9]) and 200 passenger vehicles [10] Also in 2009 the company obtained a €80 million contract with Vietnam Railways for the supply of 200 passenger vehicles - 40 of which would be produced by Wagon Pars, the remainder assembled in Vietnam as part of a technology transfer agreement.[11]
In 2009 and 2010 workers at the Wagon Pars factory stage protests due to lack of payment of wages; the company is thought to be in financial difficulties due to mismanagement; the acquisition by Iran Khodro during the 2005-2010 privatisation of Iranian industries is claimed to have contributed to the company's poor financial state.[12]
In May 2010 the company announced it was to help set up a rolling stock factory in Syria. The plant is to have a production capacity of 300 wagons, and also be able to repair passenger coaches.[13][14]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Wagon Pars Company". investing.businessweek.com. Bloomberg. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=54095031. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Wagonpars Company - About Us". www.wagonpars.com. http://www.wagonpars.com/en/About-Us.html.
- ^ a b "Iran: 17 Billion Euro Foreign Investment in Rail Industry". www.payvand.com. Payvand. 19 August 2009. http://www.payvand.com/news/09/aug/1165.html.
- ^ "Iranians to build AC diesels". www.railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette International. 1 February 1998. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/iranians-to-build-ac-diesels.html.
- ^ "Main line Locomotive AD43C (Under License of Alstom)". www.wagonpars.com. Wagon Pars Co.. http://www.wagonpars.com/cd/Loco%20AD43C.pdf.
- ^ ALSTOM to supply 100 diesel-electric locomotives in Iran. . www.alstom.com (Alstom). 27 October 1999. http://www.alstom.com/news-and-events/press-releases/ALSTOM-to-supply-100-diesel-electric-locomotives-in-Iran-19991027/.
- ^ "Iran Manufactures 1st Express Train". www.iran-daily.com. Iran Daily. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090602043154/http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2772/html/economy.htm#s206883.
- ^ "Wagon Pars sells 550 wagons to Cuba". Tehran Times. 10 August 2009. http://en.iccim.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1607:wagon-pars-sells-550-wagons-to-cuba&catid=103:iran-economy-bulletin.
- ^ "World rolling stock market September 2009". www.railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette International. 17 September 2009. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/world-rolling-stock-market-september-2009.html. "Iranian firm Wagon Pars has supplied 100 covered vans to Cuba under a 60bn rial contract, completing an order for 550 wagons"
- ^ "Wagon Pars selling 200 passenger rail cars". www.cubastandard.com. 28 May 2010. http://www.cubastandard.com/2010/05/28/wagon-pars-selling-200-passenger-rail-cars/.
- ^ Sources:
- "Finalizing contract to build 200 train wagons for Vietnam", IDRO English Bulletin (Industrial development and renovation organisation of Iran (IDRO)) (7): 4, Aug 2009, http://www.idro.org/enidro/IDRO%20English%20Bulletin/IDRO%20English%20Bulletin-No07.pdf
- "Iran to Export Passenger Cars to Vietnam.", www.highbeam.com (Moj News Agency), 18 Jun 2009, http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-202034479.html
- "Iran to Build Wagons for Vietnam", english.farsnews.com (Fars News Agency), 6 Jun 2009, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8803161353
- ^ Sources:
"Crisis at Wagon Pars". iranlaborreport.com. Iran Labor Report. 3 February 2010. http://iranlaborreport.com/?p=6.
"Workers of the Wagon Pars Factory on Strike". hopoi.org. Hands Off the People of Iran. 31 August 2009. http://hopoi.org/?p=599.
"Iran: Wagon Pars workers stage sit-in over unpaid wages". www.marxistcom. 3 September 2009. http://www.marxist.com/iran-wagon-pars-workers-sit-in.htm.
"1700 Iranian workers on hunger strike". hopoi.org. 13 October 2009. http://hopoi.org/?p=699. - ^ "Iran's Wagon Pars to open factory in Syria". www.menafn.com. 16 May 2010. http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=1093334401.
- ^ "Iran to Establish Wagon Production Plant in Syria", IDRO English Bulletin (Industrial development and renovation organisation of Iran (IDRO)) (11): 4, Sep 2011, http://www.idro.org/enidro/IDRO%20English%20Bulletin/IDRO%20English%20Bulletin-%20No%2011.pdf
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