Israel Railways - Rolling Stock

Rolling Stock

Israel Railways will possess approximately 120 diesel-electric locomotives in its fleet by the end of 2012. Virtually all of its locomotives are manufactured by EMD or by other companies using components from EMD. As Israel Railways' electrification program begins implementation in the mid-2010s decade, the company will start placing orders for new electric locomotives.

All of Israel Railways' passenger trains are operated in push–pull configuration.

Israel Railways employs the following passenger trains and locomotives (partial list):

  • ABB Scandia IC3 passenger DMUs introduced in 1992.
  • EMD G12 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives. Israel imported 23 from EMD 1954–62 and captured four more from Egyptian National Railways in the 1967 Six-Day War. Some have been withdrawn and one is now in the Israel Railway Museum in Haifa.
  • EMD G16 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives, all built for Egyptian National Railways 1960–61 and captured in the Six-Day War. There were originally three but one is now in the Israel Railway Museum.
  • 12 EMD G26 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives introduced 1971–82.
  • Vossloh Euro (EMD) locomotives introduced in 2011.
  • Alstom/EMD JT42BW and JT42CW diesel locomotives introduced in 1996.
  • GEC Alstom push-pull trainsets introduced in 1996, assembled in Israel by Haargaz.
  • Bombardier Double-deck Coaches since 2001.; further coaches were ordered from Bombardier in 2010.
  • Siemens Viaggio Light (configured as "ISR SDPP train") passenger coaches introduced in 2009.
  • Alstom GA-DE900 AC locomotives.

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