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Wagons are for goods. I believe the 791 refers to cars in train terminology, or carriages.
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In the context of the Iran International article, the term "trains" refers to both motor and trailer cars (wagons on the Wikipedia page), which would be combined to form a trainset (trains on the Wikipedia page). The term "wagons" could have been something that didn't really translate well into English, but they were probably trying to say "cars". It's most likely referring to the individual cars of an electric multiple unit rather than entire trainsets because, assuming that each trainset is 7 cars each which is the standard on most lines from what I can gather, it would mean 113 trainsets which is a lot more realistic than 791 trainsets. While Tehran Metro does operate a commuter rail service on line 5 using TM3 locomotives with bilevel cars in a 2M10T formation, I couldn't find any sources on their numbers or if they're even included in the total train/wagon count.
Train =/= locomotive. I didn't use the term "locomotive" anywhere. and the wagon is a separate section of the train.
The train is not made as a whole; separate sections are made, which are then combined into a train. This train may have more or fewer wagons. but they are usually the same except for the first and last. The number of these sections is 791. It does not matter whether it is the first wagon, the last wagon, or the wagon from the middle. It doesn't matter what they look like. It is important that there are 791 of them.
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Found the original higher-res images, plus a video of the power car in action. It was seen at CRRC Dalian's new factory in Lushun. This will be the first high-speed centralized power trainset to be put into operation since 2003 when the China Star train was retired.
DJJ2, China Star
