Iranian locomotives

Locomotives used by the Iranian railway system (Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI)).

Locomotive specifications

Rank Des. Man. No. Type Y. W. A.L. P. T.E. D.B. S. Ad. Load L. W. H.
1 AD43C ALSTOM 100 DE, AC 2002 123 20.5 3200 480 3000 150 35 2500
2 GT26CW EMD 150 DE, DC 1971 120 20 2400 240 1500 120 20 2000
3 IR22 Siemens 150 DE, AC 2010 120 21 2400 180 1000 160 20 1500
4 RC4 ASEA 8 E, DC 1985 80 20 3600 230 2400 100 30 2000
5 U30C GE 32 DE, DC 1992 120 20 2400 240 2400 107 26 1600 17.7 3.02 4.06
6 C30-7 GE 29 DE, DC 1985 132 22 2400 340 2400 113 26 2800 18 3.15 4.2
7 DF8 CSR 1 DE, DC 2008 138 23 3680 369 3700 100 26 3000 22.2 2.95 4.75

co.= Railway company, Des.=designation, Man.= manufacturer, No.= Number, Type= diesel or electric and traction motor type, Y.= Year introduced, W.= weight, A.L.= Axle Load P.= Power, T.E.= Tractive effort D.B.= Dynamic brake power S.= Speed
Sources: from World's Main locomotives and railfaneurope [1] and traction dep. of RAI.[2]

Diesel multiple unit fleet

About 1940 the first railbus operation in Iran was started and in 1976 four turbotrains from France ANF with turbomeca turbines were introduced between Tehran Mashhad with 160 km/h (99 mph) speed (at that time max commercial non high speed in rail) with U33 rails, non welded, wooden sleeper, screw fastening, single track with manual switches. Nine two car British Rail Class 141 were bought in 1998, the Paradise DMU from Siemens in 2005 and Rotem 4 cars railbuses from Hyundai Rotem.

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