Otvorskoye peat narrow gauge railway
| Otvorskoye peat railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Narrow gauge railway |
| Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia |
| Termini | Svetlyi |
| Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru |
| Operation | |
| Opening | 1964 |
| Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 32 kilometres (20 mi) |
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Coordinates: 58°04′31″N 47°40′17″E / 58.0752729°N 47.6715059°E The Otvorskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1964 and has a total length of which 32 kilometres (20 mi) is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1]
Current status
Otvorskoye peat railway emerged in the 1964s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Svetlyi. The railway was built for hauling peat and carrying workers to and from the peat extraction. 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 - № 1335, 1387, 2187, 2188, 2923
- TU6D - № 0201
- ESU2A - № 436
Railroad car
- Boxcar
- 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
See also
References and sources
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otvorskoe peat narrow gauge railway. |
- Official Website (Russian language)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (Russian language)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (Russian language)