Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway
| Altsevo peat railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Narrow gauge railway | ||
| Locale | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Pizhma | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1962 | ||
| Operator(s) | ООО «Альцево-торф» | ||
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| Line length | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Coordinates: 57°52′12″N 47°06′37″E / 57.8699°N 47.1103°E The Altsevo peat railway is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1962, and has a total length of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) is currently operational, track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).
Current status
The Altsevo peat railway emerged in the 1962s in the area Tonshayevsky District, from the village Pizhma to the swamp "Altsovsky Moss". The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2005.[1]
Rolling Stock
Locomotives
- TU6A - № 0310
- TU8 - №***
- ESU2A - № 671
- TD-5U "Pioneer" - Transportation local residents
Railroad car
- Flatcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Crane (railroad)
- Tank car - fire train
- Passenger car (rail)
- Track laying cranes
- Open wagon for peat
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery
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Peat railway
See also
References and sources
External links
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- interactive map (English language)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (Russian language)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (Russian language)
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