61°08′35″N 45°55′14″E / 61.143084°N 45.9205748°E The Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1938 and currently operates year-round.[1] The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and the railway has a total length of 61 kilometres (38 mi).
| Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Udimsky | ||
| Website | www.ilimgroup.com | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Operator(s) | OJSC «Ilim Group» | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1938 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 61 kilometres (38 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status
editThe Udimskaya forestry railway first line narrow-gauge railway emerged in the 1938, in the area of Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Udimsky. The total length of the Udimskaya railway at the peak of its development exceeded 81 kilometres (50 mi), of which 61 kilometres (38 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Udimsky, used for forestry tasks for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.[2] In 2009, completed construction of a new locomotive depot.[3]
Rolling stock
editLocomotives
edit- TU6D – No. 0336
- TU6A – No. 2313, 3076, 3078, 3146, 3271, 3438, 3487, 3841
- TU8 – No. 0323
- TD-5U "Pioneer"
Railroad car
edit- Boxcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Dining car
- Passenger car
- Railway log-car and flatcar
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery
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Locomotive TU6D – No. 0336 -
Log Train -
New locomotive depot -
Railway log-cars -
Udimskaya railway -
Freight station
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Болашенко, С. (25 February 2007). УДИМСКАЯ УЗКОКОЛЕЙНАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА СХЕМЫ И ТОПОГРАФИЧЕСКИЕ КАРТЫ [Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway schematics and maps] (in Russian).[permanent dead link]
- ^ Болашенко, С. (11 January 2006). УДИМСКАЯ УЗКОКОЛЕЙНАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА [Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway] (in Russian).[permanent dead link]
- ^ Новое депо Удимской УЖД [New locomotive depot]. ЭМБ (in Russian).
External links
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- Ilim Group
- Photo – project Steam Engine (in Russian)
- Udimskaya railway[usurped] (interactive map)