Gusevskoye peat narrow gauge railway

Gusevskoye peat railway
Overview
Type Narrow gauge railway
Locale Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Termini Gusevskiy
Mezinovskiy
Website www.vladtorf33.ru
Operation
Opened 1920
Operator(s) Bioenergy (Vladimir-Peat)
Technical
Line length 25 kilometres (16 mi)
Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Route map

Coordinates: 55°28′56″N 40°24′36″E / 55.48234°N 40.40992°E / 55.48234; 40.40992 The Gusevskoye peat railway is located in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1920, and has a total length of which 25 kilometres (16 mi) is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).

History

Gusevskoye peat railway emerged in the 1920s, in the area Gus-Khrustalny District, in a settlement named Gus-Khrustalny in 1931 became a town. The railway had a maximum length of about 100 kilometres (62 mi) at their peak.[1] Gusevskoye railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. At present only 25 kilometres (16 mi) of the railway is operational, current operations include passenger traffic (workers-tourists) and freight traffic, transportation of peat. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2010 in a settlement named Gusevskiy.[2] A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2011 in a settlement named Mezinovskiy.[3] About 2011 half of the railroad was dismantled. Formed two separate railway network.

Current status

There was two separated railways, operated by different companies.

Transportation of peat briquette plants is going.

Rolling stock

Locomotives

TU6D-0202 with freight train
TU6D-0202

Locomotive Depot - Mezinovskoye:

Engine Shed - Gusevskoye:

Railroad car

Work trains

See also

References and sources

  1. ↑ Gusevskoye peat railway
  2. ↑ Briquette factory 2010
  3. ↑ Briquette factory 2011
  4. ↑ GMD4 rail lorry 2013
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