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Iran Joins Club of World’s Locomotive Diesel Engine Manufacturers

mahla — Tue, 14 May 2024 21:17:01 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The domestically produced 4,000 horsepower (hp) locomotive diesel engine was unveiled at MAPNA Holding Group in Fardis County, Alborz province in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Abbas Aliabadi and CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Miad Salehi.

The diesel engine, with the tradename “MP610”, has been designed and manufactured by expert Iranian engineers at MAPNA Industrial Group.

By unveiling the 4,000 hp diesel engine, Iran joined the club of the world’s locomotive diesel engine manufacturers.

Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Miad Salehi expressed hope that these locomotive types will be produced in large numbers in order to remove the shortcomings in this sector.

He put the number of companies in the country producing locomotives at 10.

The deputy roads minister said that Iran has high potential and capacity in the field of manufacturing locomotives, and expressed hope that the experience of manufacturing locomotives will expand in other fields.

Salehi put the number of freight locomotives in the country at 350, noting Iran needs 300 more freight and passenger locomotives.

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70 Iranian Train Cars, Locomotives Added to Rail Fleet

reporter 1222 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 05:16:14 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A total of 70 new domestically-made or renovated locomotives and train cars were added to the Iranian rail fleet on Monday.

As the fifth phase of a plan for the renovation of the country’s rail fleet in the current Iranian calendar year (which started on March 20), 59 freight cars, two renovated passenger cars and nine locomotives joined the fleet in a ceremony on the same day, IRNA reported.

In the first phase, in late April, the fleet received 56 new domestically-made locomotives and train cars.

According to the Roads and Urban Development Ministry, about $29.7 million were invested by six domestic companies in the production of the train cars and locomotives.

During the second phase, 88 train cars and locomotives were added to the fleet. The figure stood at 65 and 50 in the third and fourth phases respectively.

Since the beginning of the current year, a total of 778 train cars and locomotives worth over $302 million were added to Iran’s rail fleet.

In an address to the ceremony, Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said all of the locomotives and train cars were made by domestic companies.

In April, Eslami said the Iranian government is making efforts to boost infrastructure spending and plans to launch 1,200 kilometers of new railway lines.

The minister added the construction of the new rail tracks will be completed before the end of the current administration’s tenure in August 2021.

He expressed hope that the country would have a highly developed and functional railway in the next calendar year.

Iran has significantly increased spending on rail infrastructure development over the past years as it seeks to use the network for increased freight transportation inside the country and to the neighboring states.

The country aims to increase the total length of its railway network to 16,000 kilometers by the summer of 2021. Achieving this would help Iran rank among top 20 countries in the world in terms of railway network length.

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Iran, China ink €70m deal for co-manufacturing freight locomotives

reporter 1222 — Tue, 15 May 2018 07:50:31 +0000

TEHRAN – Iran and China signed a deal worth €70 million on Monday to collaborate on manufacturing 50 electro-diesel freight locomotives in Iran.

According to the Ministry of Transportation news portal, the trilateral deal was signed between Wagon Pars and Alborz companies from Iran and the Chinese giant locomotive manufacturer CRRC Dalian Co.

The Iranian Transport Minister Abbas Akhoundi and representatives of the Iranian and Chinese companies attended the signing ceremony.

As reported the contract is comprising three sub-contracts, including one on technology transfer from CRRC Dalian to Wagon Pars Company.

Earlier in March, Chinese rolling stock company CRRC Nanjing Puzhen also signed a deal with Iran’s Industrial Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO) for financing the joint manufacturing of 450 subway wagons in Iran.

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Russian firms sign contract to make railcar, locomotive in Iran

reporter 1222 — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:08:21 +0000

Two Russian firms signed a contract with the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday to allocate 3 billion Euros for joint production of railcars and locomotives.

Trade Promotion Center of Russia, the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR), and the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a contract on Monday.

According to the contract, the Russian firms will provide 3 billion Euros for joint production of railroad wagons, locomotives, and the rail grid equipment.

“To develop the rail network of the country and the infrastructures, $28 billion is to be invested according to the six program of development, and currently with two contracts $5 billion of it has been put into effect,” said Abbas Akhoundi, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Construction, on the sidelines of the signing ceremony.

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