Mesherskoye Peat Narrow-gauge Railway
The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46 kilometres (29 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).
55°03′05″N 40°05′26″E / 55.05131°N 40.09051°E
Current status
Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.
Rolling stock
Locomotives
- TU6A – № 2540
- TU4 – № 2314, 2314, 2054
- ESU2A – № 1003, 997, 684
- Draisine – PMD3
- TD-5U "Pioneer"
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
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Tank car – fire train
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Locomotive TU4-2535
Gallery
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Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
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Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
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Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
References and sources
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mesherskoye peat narrow-gauge railway.
- Official Website (in Russian)
- Photo – project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)