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Type approval for FAMMRR121

2022-01-07T13:05:41+00:00

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 now fully developed and approved for these markets. The Helix Dumper combines high productivity with simplicity; due to the fine particle size of Northland Resources’s magnetite concentrate, the loading cube is [...]

Type approval for FAMMRR1212022-01-07T13:05:41+00:00

Kiruna Wagon delivers first wagon to Rana Gruber

2022-01-07T15:27:16+00:00

Kiruna Wagon has delivered the first of 40 Bottom Dumpers to Norwegian mining company Rana Gruber AS. The wagon was presented at a delivery ceremony in Mo i Rana, which was attended, among others, by Lisbeth Berg-Hansen who is a Nordland representative to the Norwegian Parliament. To mark the occasion, the wagon was decorated with a symbolic text which conveyed that Rana Gruber, through the purchase of Kiruna Wagon’s Bottum Dumper, is ready for the upgrade of the Dunderland Line to 30-tonnes axle load, a case which is currently pending before the Norwegian National Rail Administration. "We are very happy [...]

Kiruna Wagon delivers first wagon to Rana Gruber2022-01-07T15:27:16+00:00

Kiruna Wagon signs export agreement to Norway

2022-01-07T15:22:45+00:00

Kiruna Wagon has been chosen to produce 40 ore wagons for Norwegian mining company Rana Gruber AS. The contract was signed on May 23, at the Meyergården in Mo i Rana, Norway. "That we have reached beyond the borders of Sweden is a milestone for us, and we are very proud to continue working with leading mining companies that have the highest standards of modern ore logistics," saids Fredrik Kangas, Managing Director at Kiruna Wagon. The wagons will be of the Bottom Dumper type and will transport raw goods from Rana Gruber's underground mine and open pit in Ørtfjell to [...]

Kiruna Wagon signs export agreement to Norway2022-01-07T15:22:45+00:00

Celebration to mark 1000 wagons delivered to LKAB

2022-01-07T13:26:09+00:00

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 in Kiruna. The delivery of 1000 wagons entails a total of 10.3 km train and 21,000 tonnes of steel. No equivalent manufacturing of freight wagons has taken place for the past [...]

Celebration to mark 1000 wagons delivered to LKAB2022-01-07T13:26:09+00:00

Kiruna Wagon signs wagon order with Northland Resources

2022-01-07T13:34:23+00:00

Kiruna Wagon has signed an order for 150 iron ore wagons with international mining company Northland Resources. The wagons are scheduled for delivery between January 1, 2013 and May 5, 2014. “With this order we consolidate our position as a top supplier to modern mining companies that demand cost-effective ore transport solutions of world-class,” said Fredrik Kangas, Operations Manager at Kiruna Wagon. The wagons, which load approximately 98 tonnes, will transport ore concentrate of the pellet feed type from Northland’s transshipment terminal in Pitkäjärvi in Sweden, to the ice-free port of Narvik in Norway, a distance of 226 kilometres. Constructed [...]

Kiruna Wagon signs wagon order with Northland Resources2022-01-07T13:34:23+00:00

Kiruna Wagon to produce underground wagons for LKAB

2022-01-07T13:49:17+00:00

Kiruna Wagon has received an order to produce 121 iron ore wagons for LKAB's new main level, located on 1,365 meters below ground. The wagons will be produced between 2011–2015 and means another long-term project for Kiruna Wagon. When completed, the fleet is expected to transport more than 30 million tonnes crude ore annually, from the ore passes to the crushing plant and hoisting station. "Choosing Kiruna Wagon as our supplier feels very natural. It is all about price and competence. They also did a very good job delivering over 800 Pellets Wagon F 050, which operate the Narvik and [...]

Kiruna Wagon to produce underground wagons for LKAB2022-01-07T13:49:17+00:00

Kiruna Wagon welcomes Sweden’s Minister for Trade

2022-01-07T13:52:53+00:00

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 welcomed by Niklas Pääjärvi, co-owner of Nybergs Mekaniska Verkstad, and Kiruna Wagon's Technical Manager Bengt Bolsöy, who gave a guided tour of the facilities. "To meet with the Minister for Trade [...]

Kiruna Wagon welcomes Sweden’s Minister for Trade2022-01-07T13:52:53+00:00

Extended production of pellets wagon F050 for LKAB

2022-01-07T14:00:09+00:00

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 F050 is a Bottom Dumper that transports iron ore from the LKAB Kiruna Mine in Sweden to the Port of Narvik in Norway.

Extended production of pellets wagon F050 for LKAB2022-01-07T14:00:09+00:00

Kiruna Wagon builds copper concentrate wagons for Boliden

2022-01-07T15:28:17+00:00

Kiruna Wagon has signed an agreement with Boliden for the manufacturing of 25 concentrate wagons. The wagon will be a closed, environmentally safe solution with a carrying capacity of 73 tonnes. When Boliden's Aitik Mine increases the production of copper concentrate, the new transport volume will reach levels of about 375,000 tonnes per year, which is equal to 1,075 tonnes per day. Kiruna Wagon’s assigment is to develop a new type of wagon to increase the transport capacity in an environmentally safe way. The new 4-axel bogie wagon will measure a little over twelve metres, and have a capacity of [...]

Kiruna Wagon builds copper concentrate wagons for Boliden2022-01-07T15:28:17+00:00

Ore wagon F050 nominated for Swedish Steel Prize

2022-01-07T00:41:25+00:00

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 that can carry 20 percent more ore than their predecessors, in spite of an unchanged gross weight, and also improved maintainability. This is one of the keys that have opened the [...]

Ore wagon F050 nominated for Swedish Steel Prize2022-01-07T00:41:25+00:00
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