Electric double locomotive IORE of the Luossavaara Kiirunavaara
Aktiebolag (LKAB).
■ Anniversary model - "60 years of Roco"
■ Two motors ensure high tractive effort
■ Finely detailed pantographs
The IORE is considered to be one of the most powerful electric
locomotives in the world. With a power output of more than 10
megawatts, the twelve-axle, nearly 46-meter-long double locomotive
IORE from the company Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation) took
the iron ore transportation on the 536-kilometer 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 and
drastically reduced transport costs thanks to the higher speed and
more trailer loads.
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