Electric double locomotive IORE 134 + 113 of Luossavaara
Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB).
Update!
■ For the first time with the PluX22 interface
■ Both locomotive halves connected via a new electric coupling
■ Windscreen wipers separately applied
■ High tractive effort provided by two motors
■ Fine-scale pantographs
The IORE is considered one of the most powerful electric
locomotives in the world. With a power output of more than 10
megawatts, the twelve-axle, nearly 46-metre-long double locomotive
IORE from the company Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation) took
iron ore transport on the 536-kilometre railway line between
Kiruna, Lula and Narvik to the next level. By 2014, a total of 17
machines of this class had been put into operation, drastically
reducing transport costs thanks to higher speeds and greater
hauling capacity.
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