BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. There are currently 900 locomotives in Iran, of which 450 are not operating, Chairman of Iran’s Guild of Rail Transport Companies and Affiliated Services Babak Ahmadi told reporters, Trend reports referring to ILNA.
According to Ahmadi, the activities of 200 out of 450 locomotives have been suspended in the last three years, while the rest stopped operating in previous years.
The chairman also added that the locomotives were taken out of operation due to lack of the needed funds and not being repaired on time.
“Some 230 of operating locomotives are freight locomotives and 130 are passenger locomotives. About 30 percent of freight locomotives belong to the private sector, while 70 percent to the public sector. However, all passenger locomotives are owned by the public sector,” he said.
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