Dymnoye peat narrow gauge railway
Dymnoye peat railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Type | Narrow gauge railway | ||
Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia | ||
Termini | Svetlopolyansk | ||
Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru | ||
Operation | |||
Opened | 1967 | ||
Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» | ||
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Line length | 79 kilometres (49 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Coordinates: 59°25′14″N 52°22′34″E / 59.42065°N 52.37607°E The Dymnoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 79 kilometres (49 mi) is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1]
Current status
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locomotive TU4 - № 2790
Dymnoye peat railway emerged in the 1967s, in the area Verkhnekamsky District, in a settlement named Svetlopolyansk. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. Peat is transshipped on broad gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu to a Combined heat and power (CHP).[2]
Rolling Stock
Locomotives
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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Building
References and sources
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dymnoe peat narrow gauge railway. |
- Official Website (Russian)
- The scheme of the railway (Russian)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (Russian)
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