Update from Nordic Heavy Haul

Per-Olof Larsson-Krik, Swedish Rail Administration

Thomas Nordmark, LKAB R&D

Need for increased capacit

Swedens 10 year strategic national

transport plan
Parliament and Government;
All transport modes calls for 417
billion
SEK
The state budget framework embracing all means

417

of transportations
Operation and maintenance of roads
Operation and maintenance of the national
railway network
Investments for constructing roads, railways, locks
(maritime) and navigable waterways:

136
64
217

An additional 65 billion SEK in cofinancing and 15.6 billion SEK

in track access fees (railway)
1 USD$ = 0.8 Euro = 7 SEK

Capacity constraints
80 % increase in iron ore
transportations
Lule Riksgrnsen

The
capacity
situation
2010-2020, most of it before 2015

in the North is now

Minor
operations are
the plan,
stretched
to inthe
max

new meeting stations and extension

of existing stations

Low punctuality and

New forecast 2015 capacity
hardover
to get
ore
utilizition
100%more
on Malmbanan
trains with today's
infrastructure
Capacityconstraints
constraintson
onthe
theSwedish
Swedishrailway
railway2015
2010
Capacity
(Source:
Trafikverket
Region
Nord,
2011)
(Source: Trafikverket Region Nord, 2011)

Expansion plans for

LKAB

2013 - 2020

Increase haulage from 27 Mton to 50 Mton

Increase no. of train pairs from 14 to 23 per day
Increase axle load from 30 to 32,5 ton
Reduce cycle time

Efficient Train Operation

On Line Driver Assistance System in operation since summer of 2012

Energy saving trend

Maintenance some
challenges

More traffic need for more track possession time

for maintenance gives less capacity!
More maintenance outside the summer period.
Technical solutions that minimalize maintenance.
Technical solutions that is easy to maintain.
Keep the track forces as low as possible.
Are the superstructure, 54 kg rail and wooden
sleepers, strong enough?
Friction management in cold climate?
Controlling the wheel/rail interface.
New double track - 40 tons axel load & 16 ton/m?
Research and development will be important!

Rfid
Vertical static
forces

Maintenance Condition

Vertical
dynamic forces

Safety limit

Maintenance limit

Time

Latera
l
forces

Data

Service

Process

eMaintenance Railway
Cloud

Remaining
Useful Life

Wheel
Query
Service

MS

Wheel
Profile

Dynamic
Maintenan
ce
Programm
e

Performan
ce
Measurem
ent

Context
Adaptation
Service

MS
Force Data
Analysis
Service

ID
Flange (height,
thickness,
Wheel
slope)
Forces
Rim thickness
Tread hollow
MD

Maintenan
ce
Support

Maintenan
ce
Planning

MS

MS

ID
Vertical
Horizontal
Vehicle
Angle-of-attack
Data

MD

Data
Fusion
Service

ID
Mileage

MD

Thanks for the attention!