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 and Siemens.
History and design In 2006 Siemens, Mapna and the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways 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).Sources:
The first locomotive was manufactured by Siemens in early 2009., alternative link
Depot Number Quantity Bandar Abbas 1577-1581, 1596-1600, 1602-1604 13 Isfahan 1571-1576 6 Kerman 1582-1586, 1601, 1605-1606 8 Mashhad 1591-1595 5 Shiraz 1610-1650 41 Tehran 1501-1570 70 Zahedan 1587-1590, 1607-1609 7
See also Eurorunner Iranian locomotives
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