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Train Recognition Guide Super High Speed Main Manufacturers European Countries Austria Belgium Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Russia > Sweden Gallery Electric Multiple Units X60 EMUs X3 EMUs Diesel Multiple Units Electric Locomotives IORE Rc/Rd Dm3 Diesel Locomotives > Malmbanan Malmbana Locos Malmbana Line Malmbana Stations Stockholm traffic Switzerland United Kingdom North America	Welcome to Sweden and Norway Malmbana (English: Ore Railway) Main Page. Please pick the category or article below! Malmbana Today Malmbanan ("the Ore Railway") is undoubtedly the most fascinating heavy railroad line in Scandinavia. The rail link connects Kiruna in the northernmost Sweden to both Narvik, Norway in the northwest and Luleå south of Kiruna. Both cities are on the coast and provide capacity for shipping ore worldwide. Luleå also has large metal refinery so the ore can be manufactured to raw iron and steel again shipped on rail to buyers throughout Europe. However, Narvik is ice free in winter too and this has become the main consideration in battle for reducing the shipping costs. Every day some 20 - 30 huge trains pulled by the IORE and Dm3 locos are shipped from the several mines operated by the LKAB mining company. Most of the ore is currently shipped to Narvik across the mountain range, because the harbor in Narvik is ice free year round and directly on the ocean front. The scale of the operation is enormous: the city of Kiruna alone has the largest underground mine in the whole world!	Created for 4rail.net by John McKey and Hannu Peltola. Pictures by Ilkka Siissalo, Hannu Peltola and John McKey. Also in this section IORE-locomotives of MTAB/LKAB are the strongest electric locos in Europe. These were purpose built for year round use in the harshest conditions of the northern climate. Like with any busy mainline, also the Malmbanan sees a multitude of locomotive models, all equipped for tough winter conditions. Swedish Electric Locomotives Page brings you majority of the electric locomotives, also the new ones.
	Malmbanan Rolling Stock "the Ore Railway" has rolling stock of many extremes, size being just one factor. Electric Locomotives of the LKAB/MTAB, Green Cargo and SJ/SSRT... IORE Electric Locomotives Page of MTAB/LKAB... Dm3 Classical Electric Locomotives Page of MTAB/LKAB... Diesel Switchers of the LKAB/MTAB/MTAS and GC... Ore Cars Used on Malmbanan... Passenger Train Operations on Malmbanan... Intermodal Train Operations on Malmbanan... Maintenance of the Way Equipment Used on Malmbanan...
	Organizations around Malmbanan Read more about the mighty LKAB, MTAB, MTAS, Green Cargo, SSRT, SJ, Northland Resources, VR Track, Infranord, etc.
	Malmbanan, Track, Stations and Scenery The Geographics of the route, line and scenery... The Stations of the Malmbanan... Some of the Wilderness Around the Track...
	LKAB, The Main Operator of Mining and Railroads
	The Future of the Malmbanan




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Heavy Switching on Malmbana

For the heavier than usual traffic also some heavy switching with unique locomotives is provided. In Kiruna and used for the Swedish mines you can find the T46-2 beside plus its three older unrebuilt T46 sisters. On the Norwegian side the pulling power is just as impressive, although much smaller in outer appearance.

To operate the mines, bentonite, concrete, and lot of other materials are also needed. This seems to be separate operation handled by Swedish ever present T44 / Td locomotives.

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