Communications

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 wagon compatible with modern wheel axles, bearings and springs, etc. For the body, modern lightweight materials in sandwich elements were chosen instead of a heavier welded construction. The wagon project was [...]

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 project and to coordinate efforts. Kiruna Wagon’s role in the project is to provide information on rail transport and the possibilities provided by advanced and innovative systems to further improve [...]

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’s supervising engineer, Martin Malmelöv: “We are very happy with the outcome. The mechanical principles operated entirely as expected and we will now be looking at details, such as adjusting [...]

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 its genuine rail expertise. “We have a strong team of engineers and skilled production personnel that allow us to be competitive and win new business. We are very pleased to welcome [...]

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 a cost-effective maintenance," said Kiruna Wagon's Managing Director, Fredrik Kangas. Boliden’s Side Dumpers transport copper concentrate from the Aitik Mine, Sweden’s largest copper mine, to the Rönnskär smelter by [...]

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 the dressing plant and port in Mo i Rana. The fleet carries about 3.7 million tonnes of crude iron ore per year and this tough challenge calls for the wagons 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 licencing agreement, which extends for an initial term of 10 years, RCR plans to manufacture and distribute Kiruna Wagon’s Helix Dumper and associated unloading station throughout Australia, New Zealand and Southeast [...]