ER24PC
IranRunner
Type and origin
Power typediesel electric
Build date2009-2013[1]
Total produced150
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo´Bo´
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length18590mm
Axle load21.375t
Loco weight85.5t
Prime moverMTU 16V 4000 R43L
Engine typeV16
Cylinders16
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output2,400 kW (3,200 hp)
Career
OperatorsRAI
Numbers1501–1650
Sources :[2] except where noted

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' 2.4 MW (3,200 hp) 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).[3]

The first locomotive was manufactured by Siemens in early 2009.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "(SIEMENS has completed the first of ..)", International Railway Journal, 50 (3): 5, March 2010, archived from the original on 2016-01-27 – via HighBeam Research, alternative link
  2. ^ "RAI diesel locomotives and shunters", www.railfaneurope.net, archived from the original on 11 November 2020, retrieved 21 April 2012
  3. ^ Sources: