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Together with our long-standing partner Amsted Rail, Kiruna Wagon has participated in MassMin 2024, the international conference and exhibition on mass mining.  The event, which was held in Kiruna on September 17–19, brought together around 400 delegates from 20 countries, making it one of the most important mining conferences in the world. Hosted by LKAB in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology, the conference showcased the latest advancements in [...]

MassMin is one of the world's most important mining conferences. This year, it will be held in Kiruna from September 17-19 and is organized by LKAB in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology. Conference and networking for the mining industry will be in focus in Kiruna this fall. The entire world's mining expertise will gather for the ninth edition of MassMin, which has been held every four years since [...]

Kiruna Wagon celebrates 20 years during 2024. It has been two decades of an uncompromising promise to our customers: to provide wagons of higher quality and sustainability, and with better transport efficiency than our competitors can offer.  Our journey could have ended many years ago. For example, if we had compromised on quality and only competed on low CAPEX. Or if we had delivered substandard maintenance, and at the [...]

In the world of railway logistics, requirements are high regarding safety and quality. The price tag for transportation companies who want to meet the demands could therefore be expensive. But through preventive maintenance it is possible to decrease disruptions, while at the same time optimising the quality of rail wagons and reducing wear costs to a minimum. Those companies who succeed often work according to similar concepts. They have [...]

Simplified maintenance through modularisation and lower life-cycle costs are two cornerstones of Kiruna Wagon’s offering. Our proprietary TBU adapter is an example of products that reduce costs and increase the availability of railway wagons. TBU adapters offer an effective way to move from earlier bearings and bearing boxes to using modern, inexpensive and accessible TBUs that are mounted on the wheel axle and connect to the simple adapter. This [...]

Kiruna Wagon's new wagon, Side Loader XL, manufactured for market pulp producer Södra Cell Värö, lives up to its name. The entire 20-metre-long side opens vertically into a revolutionary large loading door that enables efficient loading of pallets or other cargo by wheel loader or forklift. High-strength steel and a lightweight truss construction enable the entire three-sectioned length of the wagon to be opened hydraulically. The durable, flexible material [...]

Kiruna Wagon is currently developing and manufacturing prototype doors for bottom-dumping grain wagons for an Egyptian company. The prototype doors will be in operation on a wagon in Egypt before the summer and form part of an agreement where a large number of doors will be delivered following a successful evaluation period. In the assignment, Kiruna Wagon’s experience in demanding bottom-dumping systems for ore and blasted rock is combined [...]

Kiruna Wagon to exhibit at conference on infrastructure and logistics in the Barents on February 17–18, 2020. The conference takes place in Kiruna, Sweden and brings together major players in rail logistics in the Barents area: LKAB, Norrbottniabanan (The North Bothnia Line) and Port of Narvik. Also participating in the conference are the non-profit organisation Georange, North Sweden, North Norway and North Finland – European Offices and Barents Euro-Arctic [...]

Together with our co-owner NMV Group, Kiruna Wagon has built a service wagon for operation on both roads and rail tracks. The service wagon was commissioned by LKAB and is used for salvage work and track clean-up after derailments above and underground, among other things. A flexible construction makes it possible to operate the wagon both on roads and on rail tracks. The rail wheels are lowered through a [...]

LKAB’s fleet of 162 underground wagons is currently being refurbished and upgraded by Kiruna Wagon. The wagon fleet operates on the mine’s main haulage level, 1,365 metres below ground, in the Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, which is the world's largest and most modern underground iron ore mine. During the work, a new type of easy-to-use manual for inspection, service and service intervals will be developed by Kiruna Wagon in [...]

4 years and 18 million tonnes of iron ore have passed since Kiruna Wagon delivered the first of 40 Bottom Dumper ore wagons to Rana Gruber in Norway. The time has now come to refurbish the wagon doors. Norwegian iron ore producer, Rana Gruber, operates the wagons on short, but intensive, transport distances of some 40 km from the mine in Ørtfjell to the concentration plant at the port [...]

As silver sponsor of the 2019 International Heavy Haul STS Conference in Narvik, two of Kiruna Wagon's wagon systems will be showcased live. The conference is hosted by the International Heavy Haul Association and Nordic Heavy Haul in Partnership with Bane NOR and Trafikverket at the Arctic University of Norway in Narvik. The programme, including the Technical Workshop and the Technical Tour, runs from June 10th to June 15th. [...]

We are pleased to announce that following the restart of the Kaunisvaara iron ore mine, Helix Dumpers from Kiruna Wagon are back in operation on the Iron Ore Line. Kaunis Iron took over the mine near Kaunisvaara in Pajala municipality, previously held by Northland Resources, in 2017. The mining production commenced this summer and the first train with Helix Dumpers left the transhipping terminal in Pitkäjärvi in mid August, [...]

Kiruna Wagon has been commissioned to refurbish 50 bottom dumpers for raw material transport between LKAB sites. “This project calls for a lot of customisation, since we’re renovating and reusing undercarriages from old UADK wagons and fitting them with new baskets,” says Pawel Karas, Project Manager at Kiruna Wagon. The new basket is developed by LKAB, based on experiences with the basket of ore wagon F050, and is a [...]

Kiruna Wagon has delivered two out of four custom made apparatus wagons to the Swedish Transport Administration. The three-axle apparatus wagons will be used for transport and storage of instruments that are used during work at substations along the track. In the project, Kiruna Wagon has reconstructed the Swedish Transport Administration’s older model of apparatus wagon with new suspension equipment and running gear, among other things, to make the [...]

On April 4th – 6th 2017, the Intermodel Project Consortium, consisting of 14 selected partners from 8 different countries, gathered for a meeting in Kiruna. The consortium consists of 14 selected partners from 8 different countries, who work together with the goal of promoting BIM (Building Information Modelling) as tomorrow’s way of designing railway terminals. The main goal of the meeting was to discuss the work packages included in [...]

The wagon and unloading station produced by Kiruna Wagon for ICL Iberia (Iberpotash) in the EU-funded HERMES project have undergone initial testing with excellent results. During the trials, the performance of the load carrier and unloading station was tested without the wagon’s undercarriage and bogie. Authentic trials of the complete wagon, loaded with Iberpotash salt commodity, will be carried out in April. The initial tests were very satisfying, said [...]

Kiruna Wagon has won the tender for the manufacture of two apparatus wagons for the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). Kiruna Wagon will build the chassis and bodies for the wagons that will accommodate and transport electrical equipment, including a transformer. The wagons will have three solo axles and a modernised design that is adapted to the new electrical engineering solution. Kiruna Wagon was chosen for the assignment due to [...]

The new service agreement extends the previous agreement, initiated in 2010, and covers Boliden’s fleet of 47 Side Dumpers. "Since our first wagon order from Boliden in 2009, our relationship has strengthened and Boliden has developed from a client into a partner that is a great support in our continued product and service development work. We are happy to announce that we have continued confidence from Boliden by demonstrating [...]

Kiruna Wagon has won the procurement contract for relining when Rana Gruber now for the first time relines its wagon fleet since it was taken into production two years ago. Rana Gruber uses 40 Bottom Dumpers to transport primary sized crude ore, 0–300 mm in size and with a high quartz content, from the Kvannevann underground iron ore mine and satellite open pit deposits in the Ørtfjell area to [...]

Kiruna Wagon’s Helix Dumper system has attracted interest overseas. During August the company reached agreement with Australian RCR Tomlinson on the principal terms of an exclusive licencing arrangement. Perth based RCR is a major player in engineering and infrastructure with approximately 3,000 employees in Australia and overseas. The company has a long history in the design and supply of technology and equipment for mines and railways and through the [...]

In the current phase of the EU-funded HERMES project, Kiruna Wagon is constructing a demonstrator wagon and unloading station for ICL Iberia's salt transports in Spain. The objective of the project is to bring European rail freight to an unprecedented level of reliability, flexibility and productivity. While rail freight transport has the advantage of being comparatively environmentally friendly, rail has lost much of the freight business to road transport [...]

Kiruna Wagon’s Side Dumper has been commended by Sweden’s largest rail freight and logistics company, Green Cargo. Green Cargo operates Boliden’s trains with Side Dumpers from Kiruna Wagon, from the Boliden Aitik mine in the north of Sweden to the Rönnskär copper smelter by the Bothnian Bay. Mats Hellsten, Operate Account Manager at Green Cargo, said: “We are extremely happy with the Side Dumper and its performance. It is [...]

Kiruna Wagon has been awarded a contract by Boliden to deliver 14 additional ore wagons. Since 2009, Kiruna Wagon has manufactured and delivered 33 Side Dumpers to Boliden and the new contract represents a continued vote of confidence from the mining company. The high carrying capacity and the tightly sealed body of Kiruna Wagon’s Side Dumper make it the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly transport option for Boliden’s fine-grained [...]

Kiruna Wagon has been selected to develop Europe's next generation of bulk wagons in an international project that is part of the EU's major investment in a competitive European industry, Horizon 2020. Also participating from Sweden are SSAB and the Division of Mechanics of Solid Materials at Luleå University of Technology, with particular focus on Solid Mechanics. The goal of the project, which is carried out as a collaboration [...]

The 40th and final Bottom Dumper wagon has been delivered to Norwegian iron ore producer Rana Gruber. The first wagon marked Alfa was delivered in January 2014, and today we delivered the last wagon marked Omega. "We are very happy with this project and our Bottom Dumper wagon. It is a robust and proven solution that we have managed to produce with really low tare weight and good flexibility [...]

The final-year Sirius project course conducted at Kiruna Wagon in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology (LTU) has been completed with great success. The project resulted in technological advances that will greatly benefit our second-generation Side Dumper. Through the help of LTU’s technically skilled and creative students we have managed to reduce the weight of the Side Dumper and improve its opening mechanism. In addition, the number of components [...]

Kiruna Wagon has signed an extension of the existing contract with Boliden for the maintenance of its fleet of 32 Side Dumpers. Kiruna Wagon has since 2010 managed the maintenance for Boliden and we continue to develop wagon maintenance as a strong feature of our own portfolio, demonstrating to the market that the most modern wagon technology, in combination with the most modern maintenance philosophy, delivers the lowest cost [...]

LKAB has signed an agreement with Kiruna Wagon to purchase an additional 21 underground wagons for the Kiruna Mine's new main level. The new order is an extension of a previous order for 121 wagons, which was signed in 2010. "It is of major importance to us that we have been trusted to deliver to the world’s most modern mining company. The wagon project is an important long-term project [...]

Type approval has been granted on schedule for FAMMRR121manufactured for Northland Resources. The wagon, which is of the Helix Dumper type, has been in traffic since 2013 on a temporary permit and has now been given its permanent approval by the Swedish Transport Administration for operation on Swedish railways, and by Norwegian Jernbaneverket for operation on railways in Norway. The type approval means that the Helix Dumper system is [...]

A milestone was passed today with the delivery of the 1000th ore wagon F050 to LKAB, in the major industrial project that began in June 2004. LKAB's ore wagon F050 is constructed and built in Sweden. Kockums Industries in Malmö manufactures the frame, braking systems and assembles the bogies, while the basket and hatch are manufactured by Kiruna Wagon, which also carries out the final assembly of the wagon [...]

Sweden's Minister for Trade, Mrs. Ewa Björling, has visited Nybergs Mekaniska Verkstad and Kiruna Wagon in Kiruna. The special focus of the Minister’s trip to Kiruna was Sweden-Norway trade relations but during her visit to Kiruna Wagon the consortium’s broader international focus was also discussed. The Minister for Trade, Mrs. Ewa Björling, asserted her firm commitment to facilitating Swedish companies’ trade on the international market. Minister Ewa Björling was [...]

LKAB will increase its order for 760 pellets wagon F050 with an additional 74 wagons – meaning another complete set of trains. Behind the order is a growing transportation need, as LKAB continues to work towards the goal of delivering 37 million tonnes of finished products per year. For Kiruna Wagon the wagon order means a continued series production of pellets wagon F050 until spring 2011. Pellets wagon [...]

We are now almost halfway through the serial production of 25 Concentrate Cagons SA 36 destined for Boliden. The production line for Concentrate Wagon SA is made up of 15 stations assigned to the manufacturing of frame, basket, bogie, roof, hatch and brake system. The welding work on this project is carried out according to the requirements of SS EN 15085-CP C2. After final assembly has been completed on [...]

Kiruna Wagon's ore wagon F050 is nominated for the Swedish Steel Prize 2008. SSAB annually awards the Swedish Steel Prize, often called "The Nobel Prize of Steel", to companies, institutions, organisations and individuals who open new paths towards development and improvement. Among the nominees for the 2008 award is Kiruna Wagon and ore wagon F050, manufactured for LKAB. The Swedish Steel Prize nomination motivation: "More slender but stronger wagons [...]

Kiruna Wagon has introduced a new graphic profile. The graphic profile is inspired by the iron ore's path through history and its significance in the present. The core elements of the new logotype are two stylised iron ore wagons. One wagon is blue, representing the subarctic light of our local region, the other wagon is brown, representing the wagon's protecting coat of oxide. Both the railroad and the iron [...]

The new welding robot from IGM is one of the largest in Europe. It has a 4x4x10 metre working area and capacity for weights up to 20 tonnes. The investment of just over SEK 9 million will further reinforce Kiruna Wagon’s position as a supplier of the most cost-efficient products for transporting iron ore. By taking advantage of the quality enhancement effects offered by the robot welder, Kiruna Wagon [...]