Empty ore-train waiting for a crossing.

This loaded ore train was riding over the windswept Sösterbekk plain in the Norwegian mountainrange. Temperature was as low as -10 centigrade in this subarctic environment. After passing the "Sø... (more)

Side-rod Dm3-class electric rolls towards Vassijaure with a iron ore train bound for the harbour at Narvik, Norway. This part of the Luleå-Kiruna-Narvik line is north of the Artic Circle.

Iron ore train bound for the port of Narvik, Norway. Old side-rods still in use today.

Dm3 1211-1236-1212 "Konsuln" with an empty 52 cars ore train from Narvik to Kiruna is leaving the snow shed and entering Bjørnfjell station.

Dm3 1224-1241-1223 "Baron" with loaded ore train 9914 and about 5200 tons between Vassijaure and Katterjåkk on the way to Narvik.

IORE locomotives 106 "Kiruna" and 101 "Polcirkeln" with the empty ore train 19909 Narvik-Kiruna near Abisko Oestra.

Dm3 1202-1231-1201 "Kunigunda" with ore train 9930 from Kiruna to Narvik is passing a little lake between Vassijaure and Katterjåkk near the swedish/norwegian border, in the background Lake Váss... (more)

IORE 117 "Boden" and 115 "Stenbacken" with empty ore train 19909 from Narvik to Kiruna. The bright material in the first few cars is Olivine, a mineral used for the ore pellets production. In the ... (more)

Near the little stop of Søsterbekk another heavy ore train of 52 cars is pulled by Dm3 1202-1231-1201 "Kunigunda" down the grade towards the sea and the port of Narvik for shipping.

Dm3 1217-1238-1218 "Hermelin" is reaching Bergfors with the empty ore train from Narvik to Kiruna. A few cars behind the locomotive are loaded with Olivine, a mineral of the magnesium iron silicat... (more)

IORE 106 "Kiruna" and 101 "Polcirkeln" with 68 empty ore cars from Narvik to Kiruna near Rensjön.

Dm3 1225-1242-1226 "Alliansen" is pulling the 5200 ton ore train 9932 from Kiruna to Narvik through Abisko Oestra station. The station building is typical for the "ore line" (Malmbana in swedish),... (more)

Dm3 "Konsuln" (1211-1236-1212) with 52 loaded ore cars between Kaisepakte and Stordalen along Torneträsk lake. With a power of 7200 kW and a tractive force at starting of 940 kN the Dm3 were the ... (more)

The two IORE locomotives 109 "Abisko" and 113 "Bergfors" from Bombardier Kassel with a power of 5400 kW each are pulling an empty ore train with 68 cars and about 700 metre length along the Tornet... (more)