List of stock used by railways in Iran explained

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.

Current

Diesel locomotives

This is an incomplete list of diesel locomotives used in Iran.

ClassNumbers(Qty)TypeManufacturerIntroducedWeightPowerDynamic brake powerTractive EffortTop speedLengthWidthHeightComments
40001-137(137)G12EMD1957963 kW115 kN105 km/h
40138-178G22WEMD19751103 kW116 kN105 km/h
40401-414(14)G8EMD1959643 kW158 kN105 km/h
40451-452(2)G18WEMD1968735 kW95 kN105 km/h
60301-320(20)G16EMD19591323 kW253 kN105 km/h
60501–569, 801–914, (183)GT26CWEMD1971120 t2205 kW1500 kW235 kN123 km/h
60915–994(80)GT26CW-2EMD1984132 t2205 kW235 kN132 km/h
60351-360(10)LDE626 CL-2Electroputere/ALCO19861385 kW234 kN100 km/h
60? (10)060-DAElectroputere/Sulzer19591546 kW100 km/h
60? (77)GT26CWEMD2009-2015120 t2205 kW1500 kW235 kN123 km/h Former Korail class 7100 and 7500, now used by AlborzNiroo.
602001-2021(21)U30CGeneral Electric1992120 t2400 kW2400 kW240 kN107 km/h17.7 m3.02 m4.06 m Serial numbers 47055-47075
602022-2055(34)C30-7iGeneral Electric1993132 t2400 kW2400 kW340 kN113 km/h18 m3.15 m4.2 m Serial numbers 4756.1-4756.34, built in Montreal
602056-2062(7)C30-7iGeneral Electric1994132 t2400 kW2400 kW340 kN113 km/h18 m3.15 m4.2 m Serial numbers 47773-47779
40601-638 (37)HD10CHitachi197068 t709 kW122 kN100 km/h
? (5)2M62ULuhansk19972942 kW100 km/h
60201-230 (30)AD43CAlstom2002123 t3160 kW3000 kW480 kN150 km/h Passenger variant
60231-299(69)AD43CAlstom2002123 t3160 kW3000 kW480 kN110 km/h Freight variant
DF8CSR2008138 t3680 kW3700 kW369 kN100 km/h22.2 m2.95 m4.75 m
401501-1650 (150)IranRunnerSiemens2010t2400 kW-kW160 km/h18.6 m2.9 m4.3 mPassenger

Diesel multiple unit

ClassImageTypeTop speedNumberRemarksBuilt
mphkm/h
TurbotrainFirst Class Train99160Exported from SNCF1967
DH4 IRAN (Pardis)First Class Train9916020Built by Siemens2005
Rotem 4 (Railbus)Suburban TrainExported from Hyundai Rotem

Carriages

ClassImageTypeTop speedNumberRemarksBuilt
mphkm/h
Green TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt by SGP[1]
Simorgh TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in Germany
Tus TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in Germany
Green Pleurisy TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in Romania
Delijan TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in France
Persian Gulf TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and delivered in Germany
Parsi TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt by Wagon Pars2007
Raad TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in Spain
First Class Spanish TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in Spain
Chinese 1st class sleeping carriages(Ghazal Train)First Class Train[2] 150Built and Delivered in China2004
First Class East Germany TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in Germany
Maral TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in France
Safir TrainFirst Class TrainBuilt and Delivered in China
Fadak TrainFirst Class TrainCIWL
Mahtab TrainFirst Class Train
Milad TrainFirst Class Train
N-wagen (Otubusi)Second Class TrainSecond hand from Germany.
SRZ125Z (Double Decker Otubusi)Second Class TrainExported from Chinese Railway.
Normal Otubusi TrainSecond Class TrainSecond Hand from Germany2007
Scandia Litra B, ABns(Alborz Train)Second Class Train[3] 166Bought from DSB1998
Third Class West Germany Tabdili TrainThird Class TrainSecond Hand from Germany
Zagros TrainThird Class Train

Former

Steam locomotives

Steam locomotives have been phased out by Iran Railways.

ClassImageManufacturerIntroducedTop speedComments
Class 30.0 (de)Krupp19292 locomotives[4]
Class 31.0 (de)Krupp19295 locomotives
Class 300 (de)Baldwin Locomotive Works19324 locomotives[5]
Class 41.0 (de)Beyer, Peacock & Company19345 locomotives[6]
Class 42 (de)NOHAB193612 locomotives[7]
Class 86 (de)Beyer, Peacock & Company19364 locomotives[8]
kkStB 80 (de)Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, Lokomotivfabrik der StEG and ČKD193710 locomotives[9]
Krupp, Henschel, MF EsslingenAxle 1'D. 49 locomotives.
HenschelAxle 1'E. 16 locomotives.
Class 52.1 (de)Vulcan Foundry19522-10-2. Freight locomotives, 64 built. Total weight 175 tons[10] [11]
2-8-0Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

References

Sources: from World's Main locomotives and railfaneurope[12] and traction dep. of RAI.[13]

  1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124446949@N06/23481244704/in/album-72157654112126260/ Flickr
  2. HaRakevet: Rothschild PhD, Rabbi Walter (September 2004), Iran: IX New rolling stock orders. Series 17:3 issue 66
  3. HaRakevet: Rothschild PhD, Rabbi Walter (December 2004), Iran: IV More second-hand coaches from Denmark. Series 17:4 issue 67
  4. Book: Hugh . Hughes . Middle East Railways . 1981 . Continental Railway Circle . 0-9503469-7-7.
  5. Web site: Imperial Government of Persia 2-6-0 Locomotives in Iran. 2022-08-17.
  6. Web site: Iranian State Railways 2-8-0 Locomotives . 2022-09-03.
  7. Web site: Railways in Iran – Part 10 – Motive Power . 30 June 2020 . 2022-08-27.
  8. Web site: Iranian State Railway Beyer-Garratt Locomotives in Iran . 2022-08-26.
  9. Web site: Tw12 . 2022-08-17.
  10. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124446949@N06/32104989575/in/album-72157654112126260/ Flickr
  11. Web site: Iranian State Railways 2-10-2 Locomotives in Iran. 2022-08-16.
  12. Web site: Railfaneurope.net . 2009-07-14 . 2020-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214718/http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/iran/iran_rai.html . dead .
  13. Web site: اداره کل نيروي کشش . 2010-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110319063516/http://keshesh.rai.ir/site.aspx . 2011-03-19 .

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