Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Following extensive high-level negotiations by Bernd Seiler of FarRail Tours, permission was granted to take photographs and video of main line diesel hauled passenger and freight trains in Iran. Unaccompanied access was also granted to the main loco depot in Tehran. Because many of the locations we wanted to use were completely inaccessible by road, the railway authorities took us by PW maintenance railcars (Draisine) and returned to pick us up at the end of the day’s shooting. This took place on busy single-track mainline railways used by regular passenger and freight trains. The tour started with locations on the Transiranian Railway. Everyone treated us with kindness and courtesy. The RAI staff were most accommodating to our needs.
Special thanks to Bernd Seiler for negotiating filming permissions and for researching suitable locations.
The following loco classes were seen in action during the tour:
Siemens IR22 (ER24PC) Bo’Bo’ most built in Iran 2010/11
EMD G22W Bo’Bo’ built USA 1975
EMD G22W Bo’Bo’ built Đuro Đaković, Yugoslavia 1982
GMD GT26CW-2 Co’Co’ built Canada 1984
EMD GT26CW Co’Co’ built USA 1970-76
EMD GT26CW-2A Co’Co’ built Hyundai, Korea 1984/5
EMD G12 Bo’Bo’ build USA 1956-62
HD10C Bo’Bo’ built Hitachi 1971-75
Following extensive high-level negotiations by Bernd Seiler of FarRail Tours, permission was granted to take photographs and video of main line diesel hauled passenger and freight trains in Iran. Unaccompanied access was also granted to the main loco depot in Tehran. Because many of the locations we wanted to use were completely inaccessible by road, the railway authorities took us by PW maintenance railcars (Draisine) and returned to pick us up at the end of the day’s shooting. This took place on busy single-track mainline railways used by regular passenger and freight trains. The tour started with locations on the Transiranian Railway. Everyone treated us with kindness and courtesy. The RAI staff were most accommodating to our needs.
Special thanks to Bernd Seiler for negotiating filming permissions and for researching suitable locations.
The following loco classes were seen in action during the tour:
Siemens IR22 (ER24PC) Bo’Bo’ most built in Iran 2010/11
EMD G22W Bo’Bo’ built USA 1975
EMD G22W Bo’Bo’ built Đuro Đaković, Yugoslavia 1982
GMD GT26CW-2 Co’Co’ built Canada 1984
EMD GT26CW Co’Co’ built USA 1970-76
EMD GT26CW-2A Co’Co’ built Hyundai, Korea 1984/5
EMD G12 Bo’Bo’ build USA 1956-62
HD10C Bo’Bo’ built Hitachi 1971-75
