Siemens and Iranian industrial group Mapna have signed an agreement which will see 50 'Safir' diesel locomotives being assembled at Mapna's Karaj plant. 'Safir' is the name given by Mapna to the ER 24 PC, which we know better as the single-cab 'IranRunner', part of the Siemens EuroRunner family.
In 2008, Siemens signed a deal with Mapna for 150 IranRunners, of which the first 30 were built in München-Allach and the remaining 120 in Iran. Thanks to the new agreement, the number of Safir diesels in service for RAI will increase to 200.
