IORE - biggest in the world

[HelgeK]

IORE (Iron Ore) is the name of a new elctric loco to be used for transportation of iron ore between Kiruna in Sweden and the atlantic harbour Narvik in Norway. Built by Adtranz in Germany. Short data: length 46 meter, weight 360 tons, 15000 Horsepower, will haul over 8000 tons of ore.
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Helge

Some links for those interested (unfortunatelly most in swedish but a lot of pictures from Adtranz during production)

http://hem.passagen.se/plf66/typer-sv/mtab-iore-ram.html

http://hem.passagen.se/plf66/typer-sv/typer-sv-ram.html

[watash]

Helge, that IORE is a fastinating engine! Look at the size of the driven gear on the driver wheels! Those electric motors must scream when that engine is pulling under load. Don't you know that one is going to dim your lights when he goes by? WOW! The electrics are a mystery to me. Judging by the numbers for the tractive force, I'll bet that one would have made short work of Sand Patch grade over here. I went through all the other engines too. Great photos Helge. Thanks!

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Watash

[Rappannahock Terminal]

Hi Helge that monster has some strange type of buffers on the front.

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[Gats]

Twin 7500hp units? Looks like 12 axles all up.

Gary.

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[HelgeK]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rappannahock Terminal:
Hi Helge that monster has some strange type of buffers on the front.
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Paul, the buffers in the front are used if they have to pull ordinary cars. When haul iron ore cars, the buffers are moved into the front, and the central coupler is used (similar to the american knuckle coupler).
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Helge

[HelgeK]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gats:
Twin 7500hp units? Looks like 12 axles all up.

Gary.
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Yes Gary, all 12 axles are driven by its own
electric motor. By the way, the maximum load allowed on the tracks are increased from 25 to 30 tons on each axle.
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Helge

[Art Winter]

Hi Helge.

What Voltage do they use on IORE and do you have many steep grades on there runs to the coast? It sure is an impressive piece of equipment.

Art

[Art Winter]

Watash.

IORE would look kinda silly on Sand Patch Grade! I can see it now this monster on the mountain dragging an extension cord behind it.

Art

[HelgeK]

Art.

The voltage used is 16.000 Volt at 16 1/3 p/s AC.

I agree with you about how silly it would look if IORE tried to run at Sand Patch without electricity http://www.trainboard.com/biggrin.gif

I will come back with info about the grade for this line over the mountain between Sweden and Norway.

I have followed all your discussions about pulling a Big Boy with a DE (?).
Really amusing stuff.

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Helge

[HelgeK]

Art.

Here comes some more info.
The whole line going from Lulea on the East Coast of Sweden to the harbour in Narvik at the atlantic coast in Norway has a length of 473 km (about 760 miles).

There are many different grades along this line, often between 0.6 to 1 percent. The heaviest steep is at downhills to Narvik where it is about 1.25 percent. This is no problem because the cars are empty when the train returns.

The highest point is at 550.9 meter above see level.

More info is to be found on two URLs as follow.

http://www.lkab.se/
(the mine company´s own home page)

http://www.lulea.se/mbv
(a private RR society)

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Helge

Sandy River & West Forrest RR (http://members.tripod.com/hkri1938)

[Art Winter]

Helge.

Thanks for the information.I believe that electrics are the way to go. But what is the best doesn't work over here. General Motors seems to have total controle of motive power and won't give it up. When Diesel fuel gets up to $5.00 a gallon things will change.

Art

[ChrisDante]

Awsome locos, gotta tell ya, I've always been enamored with the Old Pennsy GG1, but after seeing that Iore loco, I don't know. Its a mitghty fine looking machine and you can just feel the power lurking underneath.

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[HelgeK]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ChrisDante:
.... I've always been enamored with the Old Pennsy GG1, ....
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I´m not sure I know the history behind the GG1, but as I know it was Amtrak that first decided to exchange the old GG1 from 1934 to the modern loco AEM7 (an upgraded version of the swedish RC4 in the 80s).

Is there anyone that can show a pic of the old GG1?

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Helge

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