The IranRunner, also known as the ER24PC and Iran Safir is a single cab diesel electric passenger locomotive manufactured by the
Mapna Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company
MAPNA Locomotive Engineering and Manufacturing Company (MLC) is an Iranian manufacturing company which was established in 2006. The company's manufacturing plant was officially inaugurated in 2012Sources
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Siemens.
History and design
In 2006
Siemens,
Mapna
MAPNA Group ( fa, گروه مپنا) is a group of Iranian companies involved in development and execution of thermal and renewable power plants, oil & gas, railway transportation and other industrial projects as well as manufacturing main equipme ...
and the
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
, majoroperators =RAI, Tooka rail, Samand rail
, ridership =21 million
, passkm =13 billion
, freight =31 million tonnes
, tonkm =22 billion tonnes
, infrastructure =
, length =
, doublelength = 142 ...
agreed a contact for the supply of 150 four axle Bo'Bo' locomotives for passenger train use. 30 of the locomotives were to be manufactured in Germany (Siemens. Munich), and the remaining 120 locomotives manufactured in Iran under a technology transfer agreement. The value of the contract was $450 million (€294 million).
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The first locomotive was manufactured by Siemens in early 2010.
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See also
*Eurorunner
The Eurorunner family of locomotives are a series of medium- to high-power diesel-electric locomotives built by Siemens for the European market. Introduced from 2002 onwards, they share design characteristics with the successful Eurosprinter ran ...
* Iranian locomotives
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 die ...
References
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*{{citation, url = http://www.siemens.ir/en/Transportation.shtml, title = Siemens Iran - Mobility, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627081234/http://www.siemens.ir/en/Transportation.shtml, archivedate = 27 June 2009, work = www.siemens.ir
Diesel-electric locomotives of Iran