TEHRAN (Iran News) –The inaugural ceremony was attended by Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash and CEO of Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran Miad Salehi.

More than 100 domestic companies and five foreign companies from China, Russia, India, and the Republic of Azerbaijan have participated in this exhibition to showcase their latest achievements and technologies in the railway industry.

Concurrent with organizing this exhibition, the 15^th Meeting of the Heads of Railway Authorities of the ECO Member States and the 9^th Rail Committee Meeting of the ECO Transit Transport Coordinating Council will be held with the participation of Iran, Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, IRNA reported.

The domestically-manufactured GM locomotive engine, Model GT26, and Locomotive Microprocessor Control System (LCS) will also be unveiled in the exhibition, the report added.