Sweden is going ahead with significant investments in the Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan). The far-north railway is crucial for the logistics operations of mines…
The Swedish government has given the go-ahead for various major rail projects around the country. Notably, construction works on parts of the Iron Ore Line…
The derailment on Sweden’s Iron Ore Line on 24 February 2024 was caused by strong winds, temperature difference between the ground and air, and a…
The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan) is a 398-kilometre long single track railway line in Sweden. The first section of the line opened in 1888. The trains hauled by Iore-class locomotives are 68 cars long and weigh 8,600 tonnes.
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Two derailments in short succession on the Swedish Malmbanan, or Iron Ore Line in English, sparked suspicions of sabotage. Now that the investigations for the…
Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, has published its rail plan for 2025. As part of the largest planned works, the agency intends to upgrade the…
The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan), now has ERTMS installed on a part of its length. Between Gällivare and Kiruna in northern Sweden, trains have…
The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan), now has ERTMS installed on a part of its length. Between Gällivare and Kiruna in northern Sweden, trains have…