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Some details of the diesel locomotives of Iraqi Republic Railways, and its forerunners. <\/p>\n

This listing is inevitably far from complete, so do send me a message if you have any more information or can help to fill in the gaps. <\/p>\n

\n\"Arabic A guide to reading Arabic numbers<\/a> can be handy.\n<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT<\/em> I do not sell spare parts<\/strong> for trains, or bid to supply them. I don’t have any locomotives for sale either. I’m just a railway enthusiast, and these pages are completely unofficial. They are mostly compiled from secondary sources, so I can’t offer any guarantees about accuracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Type<\/th>\nQuantity built<\/th>\nSupplier<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\nDate supplied<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DHS100<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>\n<\/td>\n

3, 6, 7<\/td>\n\n

DHS 101-103 Nippon Sharyo 2559-2561 of 1968 (Model DHL40TBB)<\/p>\n

DHS 111-113 Nippon Sharyo 3095-3097 of 1974 (Model DHL50TBB)<\/p>\n

DHS 121-127 Nippon Sharyo ?-? of 1982<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

40 tonne flame-proof diesel-hydraulic B-B, GM 608PS engine<\/td>\n1968-1982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DHS 131 – 144<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco]\"<\/a>\n<\/td>\n

14<\/td>\nTülomsas<\/a>, Turkey<\/td>\nType DH10000, 1050 hp diesel-hydraulic Bo-Bo<\/td>\n6 in 2002,
\n2 in 2003 (before the war)
\n6 held in Eskisehir until after the war and delivered in late 2003\/January 2004.
\nOne written off in accident; locos in Iraq during war were damaged by looters:
\none of the first locomotives to be delivered was stripped of all the smaller items. Sand then got into the engine, transmission, cooling system and hydrostatic system. I think it was towed back to Turkey to be completely overhauled.<\/q> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DHL 151-162<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto: Mark W Hemphill<\/span><\/td>\n

12<\/td>\nTülomsas<\/a>, Turkey<\/td>\nType DH12000, 1200 bhp diesel-hydraulic Bo-Bo. Common profile with DH10000 (DHS131)<\/td>\nDecember 2004 – March 2005<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

501 – 502<\/h3>\n


\n\"[500<\/a>
\nPhoto: Railway Gazette International<\/span><\/p>\n

\nColour picture<\/a> in Czech factory.
\nPhoto: Vladislav Borek<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2<\/td>\nCKD type BN 150, nos.5398-9<\/td>\n0-4-0
\nOutput 150 HP, top speed 40 km\/h<\/p>\n

\nSimilar to Czech T211.0<\/a>. Also
\nexported to China, Bulgaria, Germany, USSR, Poland, Romania, Egypt, Albania and India.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2001 – 2020<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto: Railway Gazette International<\/span>\n<\/td>\n

20<\/td>\n\n

DEM2001-2010 CKD 5657-5666 of 1963<\/p>\n

DEM2011-2020 CKD 5802-5811 of 1964<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Co-Co. 2016-2020 120km\/h, others 100km\/h.<\/p>\n

\nSimilar to Czech T678.0<\/a> freight and T679.0<\/a> passenger locos.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1963. OOU by before 1991 Gulf War. Last reported in service in 1975.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2101 – 2105<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto:Basil Roberts, 1967-03-13, Restoration & Archiving Trust<\/a><\/span>\n<\/td>\n

5<\/td>\nAlco 3416-01 to 05 of 1965<\/td>\nCo-Co DL500D<\/td>\n1965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2201 – 2220<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>\n<\/td>\n

5<\/td>\nBrissonneau et Lotz and MTE<\/p>\n

DEM2201-2213 15\/69-01 to 13 of 1970<\/p>\n

DEM 2214-2220 BetL 15\/69-14 to 20 of 1971<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

B-B, BB67000 type<\/td>\n1971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2301 – 2361<\/h3>\n


\n\"[DEM<\/a>
\nPhoto:ALCOworld<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n

61<\/td>\nMLW<\/td>\nCo-Co MXS620<\/td>\n1975-77. Now out of service.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2401 – 2454<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto: Rick Degman, World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/td>\n

54<\/td>\nMacosa<\/td>\nJ26CW\/AC EMD 16-645E engine 2200hp diesel-electric<\/td>\n1981. Only work on western lines, owing to weight. All are out of service (Feb 2004).\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2501 – 2582<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto: Railway Gazette International<\/span><\/p>\n

\nMore photos: GM Export pages<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

82<\/td>\nThyssen-Henschel\/EMD<\/td>\nJT22CW 12-645E3B engine 2250 hp. Passenger locos, 120km\/h.
\n2559-2561 were formerly dedicated to Saddam Hussein’s private train<\/td>\n		1983-84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

? 26xx<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\nThere seems to be a gap in the number series here – did this class exist?<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2701 – 2750<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto:Mike Jackson<\/span><\/td>\n

50<\/td>\nDalian Locomotive works<\/a>, China<\/td>\nCo-Co DF10FI. 1840 kW, 140 km\/h.<\/td>\n2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 2801 – 2830<\/h3>\n


\n\"[DEM2803]\"
\n<\/a>
\nPhoto:Rick Degman<\/span><\/td>\n

30, ordered under the UN Oil For Food Program<\/td>\nLugansk Locomotive Works<\/a>, Ukraine, (with Russian-made power plant)<\/td>\n\n

Co-Co. 2630hp, 24-26GD-T2 diesel generator, V12 four stroke engine. Max speed 140km\/h. UIC 505-3 loading gauge.<\/p>\n

Manufacturer’s description<\/a>.<\/p>\n

the body of a TE109, the front ends of a M62 and the roof fixtures of a 2TE121<\/q> according to a 2004-01-02 posting on www.drehscheibe-online.de<\/a> Auslandsforum, quoting Russian magazine Lokotrans<\/cite>.<\/p>\n

News report about commissioning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos of DEM2815<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

February 2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DES 3001 – 3036<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto: Vladislav Borek<\/a><\/span>\n<\/td>\n

36<\/td>\n\n

DES 3006-3008 CKD 5734-5736 of 1963<\/p>\n

DES 3009-3022 CKD 7723-7736 of 1969<\/p>\n

DES 3023-3034 CKD 8469-8480 of 1973<\/p>\n

DES 3035-3036 CKD 8801-8802 of 1973<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Bo-Bo<\/p>\n

Similar Czech locos<\/a><\/p>\n

Similar Czech locos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

First eight 1961-62, 464 kW, similar to CSD T435.0 (class 720) and USSR ChME2001\/002. 750 HP diesel electric Bo-Bo<\/p>\n

Others 1970-73, similar to CSD T458.1 (class 721) and remainder of ChME2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

DES 3101 – 3200<\/h3>\n


\n\"[DES3100<\/a>
\nPhoto: Rick Degman, World Diesel Loco<\/a><\/span>\n<\/td>\n

100<\/td>\nCKD. More details of these locos<\/a>, a tropicalised variant of the T669.0<\/td>\nCo-Co<\/td>\n1979-82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DES 3301-06<\/h3>\n


\n\"[DES3302]\"<\/a>
\nRick Degman\/On Track On Line<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n

6<\/td>\nBryansk Locomotive Works<\/a>, Russia<\/td>\nTEM18<\/td>\nDelivery 2003\/2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

DEM 4001 – 4011
\nDEM 4101 – 4161<\/h3>\n


\n\"[Loco<\/a>
\nPhoto: Railway Gazette International<\/span>
\nLocopage.net<\/a> has photos and details of testing.
\nMore photos<\/a><\/td>\n

72<\/td>\nFrancorail<\/td>\nAlco 16 cylinder 251F 3600hp Co-Co CSE 26-21. 61 for freight (110 km\/h), 11 for passenger (150 km\/h).
\nArticle and drawing Railway Gazette International May 1982 p366<\/td>\n		36.3m dinar order May 1980. Delivery from June 1982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
?
Used by the Grain Board<\/td>\n		At least 7<\/td>\nUnilok<\/td>\nShunters<\/td>\n2 ordered in 1982, when 5 were already in use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"[Jenbacher<\/a>
\nPhoto:MOD<\/span><\/td>\n		At least 2<\/td>\nJenbacher<\/td>\nDH200B26, 4-wheel shunter<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Al-Quaim Cement
\n\"[Loco<\/a> Photo: Railway Gazette International<\/span><\/td>\n		3<\/td>\nFaur?<\/td>\nLDH125. Similar to a Romanian class 69<\/a><\/td>\n1982-1983<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Railfan Europe<\/a> loco lists and photos.<\/p>\n

\n

\nOther Faur<\/strong> (U23Aug) locomotives exported to Iraq:
\n40 in 1975 of model group L25H, LDH25, DH30M, LDH30 (see note*)
\n2 in 1975 of Model L45H, exported to Samawah Cement in Iraq\n<\/p>\n

\n*40 small shunting tractors seems rather many to me, but that is what Faur reference list from 1985 says. The models given above are grouped together, but I do not know whether one or more models were included in exports to Iraq.
\nEljas Pölhö<\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Nick Lawford for information on eastern European diesels, and Jean-Patrick Charrey at Trains of Turkey<\/a> for the DHS131.<\/p>\n

\nGordon Mott reports in December 2003: “The Chinese-built 2700’s are the current mainstay of the mainline fleet, though they are not particularly well-liked by their crews. The popular favorites are the EMD\/Henschel 2500’s, including 2559 which was one of three (2559-2561) which were exclusively dedicated to Saddam Hussein’s private train — thus they are VERY low-mileage! The 2343 is one of very few (only three that I know of, all in Mosul) MLW units still operational. There may be the odd EMD\/Macosa unit operational somewhere, possibly Samawah, and a small number of heavy-haul Francorails are, or soon will be, operational to haul phosphate to the fertilizer plant at Al Qaim when it reopens.\n<\/p>\n

Mark W. Hemphill, Deputy Senior Consultant for Railways writes (June 2005) On the locomotive side, the 2800s (Chinese) are the backbone of the fleet. A few Henschels are running, too, and perhaps a few Macosas and MLWs. All of the Francorails are out of service and I doubt they will ever come back. None of the new Russian locomotives are running.<\/q>\n<\/p>\n