‘Basket turning’ high capacity ore wagons ordered

The Northland wagons will use a ‘basket turning’ body to achieve a 98 tonne payload within the 30 tonne axleload limit.

SWEDEN: Northland Resources has ordered a fleet of custom-designed wagons for its Kaunisvaara iron ore development which will use a ‘basket turning’ body to achieve a 98 tonne payload within a 30 tonne axleload limit, and has placed contracts for the transport of magnetite concentrate to the port of Narvik.

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