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While passenger trains are operated by private operators, motive power is generally provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) . Additionally, Alborz Niroo Equipment & Railway Fleet Company runs freight train using privately owned diesel locomotives.[1]
Electric locomotives
Class
Numbers
Type
Manufacturer
Introduced
Weight
Power
Electric brake power
Tractive Effort
Top speed
Length
Width
Height
Comments
651-658
RC4
ASEA
1985
80 t
3440 kW
2400 kW
218 kN
100 km/h
[2]
Diesel locomotives
This is an incomplete list of diesel locomotives used in Iran.
Class
Numbers
Type
Manufacturer
Introduced
Weight
Power
Dynamic brake power
Tractive Effort
Top speed
Length
Width
Height
Comments
40
001-137
G12
EMD
1957
963 kW
115 kN
105 km/h
[2]
40
138-178
G22W
EMD
1975
1103 kW
116 kN
105 km/h
[2]
40
401-414
G8
EMD
1959
643 kW
158 kN
105 km/h
[2]
40
451-452
G18W
EMD
1968
735 kW
95 kN
105 km/h
[2]
60
301-320
G16
EMD
1959
1323 kW
253 kN
105 km/h
[2]
60
501–569, 801–914, 975-984
GT26CW
EMD
1971
120 t
2205 kW
1500 kW
235 kN
123 km/h
[2]
60
915–974, 985-994
GT26CW-2
EMD
1984
132 t
2205 kW
235 kN
132 km/h
[2]
60
351-360
LDE626 CL-2
Electroputere/ALCO
1986
1385 kW
234 kN
100 km/h
[2]
60
? (total 10)
060-DA
Electroputere/Sulzer
1959
1546 kW
100 km/h
[2]
60
? (total 77[3] )
GT26CW
EMD
2009-2015
120 t
2205 kW
1500 kW
235 kN
123 km/h
[4] Former Korail class 7100 and 7500, now used by AlborzNiroo.
60
2001-2021
U30C
GE
1992
120 t
2400 kW
2400 kW
240 kN
107 km/h
17.7 m
3.02 m
4.06 m
[5] Serial numbers 47055-47075
60
2022-2055
C30-7i
GE
1993
132 t
2400 kW
2400 kW
340 kN
113 km/h
18 m
3.15 m
4.2 m
[5] Serial numbers 4756.1-4756.34, built in Montreal
60
2056-2062
C30-7i
GE
1994
132 t
2400 kW
2400 kW
340 kN
113 km/h
18 m
3.15 m
4.2 m
[5] Serial numbers 47773-47779
40
601-638 (total 37)
HD10C
Hitachi
1970
68 t
709 kW
122 kN
100 km/h
[2]
? (total 5)
2M62U
Luhansk
1997
2942 kW
100 km/h
[2]
60
201-230 (total 30)
AD43C
Alstom
2002
123 t
3160 kW
3000 kW
480 kN
150 km/h
[2] Passenger variant
60
231-299(total 69)
AD43C
Alstom
2002
123 t
3160 kW
3000 kW
480 kN
110 km/h
[2] Freight variant
DF8
CSR
2008
138 t
3680 kW
3700 kW
369 kN
100 km/h
22.2 m
2.95 m
4.75 m
40
1501-1650 (total 150)
IranRunner
Siemens
2010
t
2400 kW
-kW
120 km/h
18.6 m
2.9 m
4.3 m
Steam locomotives
Steam locomotives have been phased out by Iran Railways.
Class
Image
Manufacturer
Introduced
Top speed
Comments
kkStB 80
10 locomotives
Krupp, Henschel, MF Esslingen
Axle 1'D. 49 locomotives.
Henschel
Axle 1'E. 16 locomotives.
Class 52
Vulcan Foundry
1952
2-10-2. Freight locomotives, 64 built. Total weight 175 tons[6]
2-8-0
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Diesel multiple unit
Class
Image
Type
Top speed
Number
Remarks
Built
mph
km/h
Turbotrain
First Class Train
99
160
Exported from SNCF
1967
DH4 IRAN (Pardis)
First Class Train
99
160
20
Built by Siemens
2005
Rotem 4 (Railbus)
Suburban Train
Exported from Hyundai Rotem
Electric multiple unit
High-speed trains
Carriages
References
Sources: from World's Main locomotives and railfaneurope[10] and traction dep. of RAI.[11]
^ "Links - Institutional Websites" , iranrail.net , retrieved 21 June 2016
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "RAI stock" , railfaneurope.net , retrieved 21 June 2016
^ "Engineering and technical services" , AlborzNiroo , retrieved 26 June 2016
^ "Locomotive Supply" , AlborzNiroo , retrieved 26 June 2016
^ a b c "Comment on RAI U30C at Yazd" , John Whittingham , retrieved 26 June 2016
^ Flickr
^ Flickr
^ HaRakevet: Rothschild PhD, Rabbi Walter (September 2004), Iran: IX New rolling stock orders. Series 17:3 issue 66
^ HaRakevet: Rothschild PhD, Rabbi Walter (December 2004), Iran: IV More second-hand coaches from Denmark. Series 17:4 issue 67
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