Narrow gauge railways in Russia

The Imperial Russian narrow gauge railway track gauge was 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), the current track gauge is predominantly 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in). In Soviet Russia narrow gauge railways were mostly common in forestly and peat industry in low inhabited places. Usually they have a one mainline and number of temporary branches. There was common a passenger services to villages and towns for workers. In mid 2010-s a number of industrial railways survive in places with bad roads, but every year some railways still closing. A government railway operator, RZD closed all own common 750 mm railways, but still have much count of children railways with standart rolling stock.

Most well known narrow gauge railways are Alapayevsk narrow-gauge railway (municipal passenger), Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway (mointain industrial railway with passenger service), Karinskaya narrow-gauge railway (suburban passenger private railway). Also Children railways located in many big cities.

Kp4-469, Pereslavl Railway

Overview

D2-002, Sakhalin Railway
Snowplow, Apsheronsk railway
TU7A–3042, Kirov Oblast
Log Train, Udimskaya railway

1067mm

750mm

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References

  1. ↑ "Kulebaki Factory Railway".
  2. ↑ "Alapayevsk railway".
  3. ↑ "Apsheronsk railway".
  4. ↑ "Tourist Railway".
  5. ↑ "Kudemskaya railway Forbes".
  6. ↑ "Pereslavl Railway Museum".
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