IORE

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**Bombardier IORE**
Power type	electric

Builder	Bombardier Kassel
Build date	2000–2004
Total production	18
AAR wheel arr.	Co-Co
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Length	25,000 mm
Total weight	180 t
Top speed	80 km/h
Power output	5,400 kW
Tractive effort	700 kN
Locale	Sweden

Note that the above is for a single unit, while normal operation is with two units. ^[1]

IORE engine refers to the electric railway locomotives owned by the Swedish mining company LKAB, used to transport iron ore from the mines in Kiruna to the shipping stations in Narvik and Luleå. IORE is an acronym of "iron ore", as well as it is an intentional close-match of the name carried by the fictional donkey Eeyore (Swedish: Ior). The 18 engines were produced by Bombardier Transportation, in Kassel, Germany between 2000 and 2004. They operate in pairs pulling up to 8160 metric tons on a relatively mountaineous railway at a maximum speed of 80 km/h.

With 14.600 HP, they are reported to be the strongest cargo locomotives in the world. ^[2]

[edit] Naming

number	name
101	Polcirkeln
102	Malmberget
103	Luleå
104	Gällivare
105	Narvik
106	Kiruna
107	Svappavaara
108	Torneträsk
109	Abisko
110	Björkliden
111	Katterat
112	Vassijaure
113	Bergfors
114	Rautas
115	Stenbacken
116	Stordalen
117	Boden
118	Murjek