Pishchalskoye peat railway

58°18′16″N 48°37′56″E / 58.30443°N 48.63222°E / 58.30443; 48.63222 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+12 in).

Pishchalskoye peat railway
Overview
LocaleKirov Oblast, Russia
TerminiMirnyi
Websitewww.vyatkatorf.ru
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)ЗАО «ВяткаТорф»
History
Opened1963
Technical
Line length35 kilometres (22 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)
Route map

Current status

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Pishchalskoye 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+2732 in) rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu to a Combined heat and power (CHP).[3]

Rolling stock

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TU4-2129 with passenger train

Locomotives

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  • TU4 – № 2170, 2620, 3076, 2129, 2273
  • ESU2A – № 786, 434, 921, 102
  • TU6A – № 2172
  • TU6D – № 0159
  • TU8 – № 0426
  • PMD3 – № 156, 116 (№ 405)

Railroad car

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Work trains

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See also

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References and sources

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