58°50′16″N 34°59′43″E / 58.83785°N 34.99539°E The Kushaverskoye peat railway is located in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) and is operational as of 2016[update]. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1]
| Kushaverskoye peat railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Novgorod Oblast, Russia |
| Termini | Yubileyny |
| Website | www.ruspeatland.ru |
| Service | |
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Operator(s) | LLC «Kushavera peat» |
| History | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Current status
editThe Kushaverskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1967, in the area of Khvoyninsky District, Novgorod Oblast from the village Yubileyny to the swamp peat fields. The peat railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. The total length of the Kushaverskoye peat narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 60 kilometres (37 mi), of which 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) is currently operational.[2]
Rolling stock
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Locomotives
editRailroad car
edit- Flatcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Tank car – fire train
- Passenger car
- Open wagon for peat
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Work trains
editGallery
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See also
editReferences and sources
editExternal links
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- Official Website LLC «Kushavera peat» (in Russian)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko[permanent dead link] (in Russian)