Gorokhovskoye peat narrow gauge railway
| Gorokhovskoye peat railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Narrow gauge railway |
| Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia |
| Termini | Komsomol |
| Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru |
| Operation | |
| Opening | 1960 |
| Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 35 kilometres (22 mi) |
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Coordinates: 58°10′45″N 48°00′42″E / 58.17906°N 48.01180°E The Gorokhovskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1960, 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).[1]
Current status
Gorokhovskoye peat railway emerged in the 1960s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Komsomolthe. Operations consists of peat and passenger transport. 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).[2]
Rolling Stock
Locomotives
- TU4 - № 818, 1323, 2961, 2594
- ESU2A - №***
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
Gallery
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Map Gorokhovskoe peat
See also
References and sources
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gorokhovskoe peat narrow gauge railway. |
- Official Website (Russian language)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (Russian language)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (Russian language)