58°18′16″N 48°37′56″E / 58.30443°N 48.63222°E The Pishchalskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1963[1] and has a total length of which 35 kilometres (22 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).
| Pishchalskoye peat railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Mirnyi | ||
| Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1963 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 35 kilometres (22 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status
editPishchalskoye peat railway emerged in the 1963s, in the area Orichevsky District, in a settlement named Mirnyi. The railway was built for hauling peat and carrying workers to and from the peat extraction. The railway runs 3–4 cargo runs every day from two peat deposits.[2] 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).[3]
Rolling stock
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Locomotives
edit- TU4 – № 2170, 2620, 3076, 2129, 2273
- ESU2A – № 786, 434, 921, 102
- TU6A – № 2172
- TU6D – № 0159
- TU8 – № 0426
- PMD3 – № 156, 116 (№ 405)
Railroad car
edit- Flatcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Tank car – fire train
- Passenger car
- Open wagon for peat
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Work trains
edit- Crane GK-5
- Track UPS-1- № 31
- Track laying cranes PPR2ma
Gallery
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Locomotive TU4-2170 with freight train -
Locomotive TU4-2620 with passenger train -
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Draisine PMD3-116 (№ 405)
See also
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editExternal links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pishchalskoye peat railway.
- Official Website (in Russian)
- Photo – project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)