[SE / Expert] Railcare to run trains for LKAB from the Svappavaara mine [updated]

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Railcare Group AB has recently signed an agreement to haul 600,000 tons of raw iron ore for the Swedish mining giant LKAB. They will operate on Svappavaara to Kiruna line for a period of three months. Why are these trains needed and which (extra) locomotives will be used?

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